Boutique consultancy · South Brisbane

Technology should get simpler, not more complicated.

Professional cloud, AI and infrastructure work, cut down to what actually ships. We take on only what can be done well in a few days, deliver it, and hand it over — so you get what you asked for, on time and on budget.

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20
Years experience
722
Cups of coffee
37
Projects completed
4
Countries
What we do

Small, fixed-scope solutions that actually get finished.

No enterprise overhead. No vendor lock-in. No surprises — just focused engineering that solves the problem in front of you.

01

AWS Cost Optimisation

Most companies on AWS overspend by 20–40% without realising it. A former AWS Solutions Architect runs a free audit showing exactly where the money goes — priced on a share of what you save.

02

Backup & Data Safety

Data that needs to be securely backed up and easily recoverable? We design and implement a reliable backup solution that fits your needs and your budget.

03

Local AI Models

Run your own AI models without leaning on expensive cloud APIs. We set up open-source models that run on your own hardware, keeping data in your hands.

04

Business Foundations

Solid technical groundwork to scale on — websites, databases, and cloud services set up properly the first time, so they don't need babysitting.

05

Workflow Automation

Seen a repetitive task and thought "there must be a better way"? We automate the mundane with scripts and tooling that give you your time back.

06

Penetration Testing

We simulate real attacks to find the vulnerabilities in your infrastructure before someone else does — then help you close them.

How we work

We never bite off more than we can handle.

Every engagement is scoped to around three days of focused work — small enough to finish, big enough to matter. Larger goals get broken into pieces that each stand on their own.

01

Understand

We start with the actual problem — not a discovery phase, a conversation. What needs to be true when we're done.

02

Design

The simplest solution that holds up. Fewer moving parts, nothing you'll maintain that you didn't ask for.

03

Build

Built and documented as we go, so the finished thing is clear enough for you to own without us.

04

Hand over

You get a working solution and the understanding to run it. No lock-in, no dependency on a retainer.

Recent work

A few of the things we've built.

Aquainnis audited our AWS environment and found savings we'd completely missed — our monthly bill dropped significantly with zero disruption.

— Reece Denne · CEO Altitude Code · AWS cost optimisation
Working with
AWS Dropbox Mater Research Red Hat Synology Thoughtworks Ubuntu University of Queensland
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Professional technology, priced like a laptop.

Tell us the problem — we'll tell you the simplest way to solve it.