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Implementation Process

Your Setup Journey

From kickoff to production-ready infrastructure in 2-3 weeks

A structured, proven process that delivers enterprise-grade AWS infrastructure with minimal disruption to your business

Implementation Timeline

Week 1
Foundation & Planning
  • Kickoff call and requirements gathering
  • AWS account setup
  • Network architecture implementation
  • IAM and SSO configuration
Week 2
Platform Implementation
  • Container platform deployment
  • CI/CD pipeline setup
  • Monitoring integration
  • Security baseline implementation
Week 3
Testing & Handoff
  • End-to-end testing
  • Documentation review
  • Knowledge transfer sessions
  • Production handoff

Detailed Setup Process

Six detailed phases covering every aspect of your AWS infrastructure

Phase 1
Foundation Setup
Week 1

1
AWS Organization & Multi-Account Structure

  • AWS Organization creation
  • Account creation (Dev, Staging, Prod, Security, Logging)
  • Service Control Policies (SCPs)
  • AWS Control Tower setup

2
Identity & Access Management

  • AWS SSO / IAM Identity Center setup
  • Permission sets and policies
  • MFA enforcement
  • Role-based access control

3
Network Architecture

  • VPC design and creation
  • Subnet allocation (public/private/data)
  • Route53 DNS setup
  • Transit Gateway / VPC Peering
Phase 2
Infrastructure as Code
Week 1-2

1
Terraform Setup

  • Remote state configuration (S3 + DynamoDB)
  • Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise
  • Module structure and organization
  • Workspace strategy

2
GitOps Implementation

  • GitHub / GitLab repository structure
  • Branch protection rules
  • Code review workflows
  • Pull request templates

3
Infrastructure Modules

  • Reusable Terraform modules
  • Environment configurations
  • Variable management
  • Output documentation
Phase 3
Container Platform
Week 2

1
Container Registry

  • AWS ECR setup
  • Repository policies
  • Image scanning configuration
  • Lifecycle policies

2
EKS / ECS Setup

  • Cluster creation and configuration
  • Node groups / Fargate profiles
  • Cluster autoscaling
  • Load balancer integration

3
Container Security

  • Pod security policies
  • Network policies
  • Secrets management
  • RBAC configuration
Phase 4
CI/CD Pipelines
Week 2

1
Pipeline Setup

  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI configuration
  • Build pipelines
  • Test automation
  • Deployment workflows

2
Deployment Strategies

  • Blue-green deployments
  • Canary releases
  • Rollback procedures
  • Environment promotion

3
Quality Gates

  • Code quality checks
  • Security scanning
  • Test coverage requirements
  • Approval workflows
Phase 5
Observability & Monitoring
Week 2

1
Monitoring Setup

  • Datadog / SigNoz installation
  • Application instrumentation
  • Custom metrics configuration
  • Dashboard creation

2
Logging Infrastructure

  • Centralized logging setup
  • Log aggregation
  • Log retention policies
  • Search and analysis

3
Alerting

  • Alert rules configuration
  • Notification channels (Slack, PagerDuty)
  • On-call schedules
  • Incident response playbooks
Phase 6
Security & Compliance
Week 2

1
Security Baseline

  • AWS Security Hub setup
  • GuardDuty threat detection
  • AWS Config compliance rules
  • CloudTrail logging

2
Compliance Framework

  • SOC 2 / ISO 27001 controls
  • Automated compliance checks
  • Audit logging
  • Evidence collection

3
Secret Management

  • AWS Secrets Manager setup
  • Secret rotation policies
  • Application integration
  • Encryption at rest

What You'll Receive

Complete Documentation
  • Architecture diagrams
  • Runbooks and procedures
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • Best practices documentation
Infrastructure Code
  • Terraform modules and configurations
  • CI/CD pipeline definitions
  • Deployment scripts
  • Configuration templates
Knowledge Transfer
  • Live walkthrough sessions
  • Screen recordings
  • Q&A sessions
  • Ongoing support access
Configured Systems
  • Production-ready infrastructure
  • Automated deployments
  • Monitoring and alerts
  • Security controls

Technologies & Tools

Infrastructure
  • AWS (Multi-account, Multi-region)
  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
  • AWS Control Tower
  • CloudFormation
CI/CD & Containers
  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
  • Amazon EKS / ECS
  • AWS ECR (Container Registry)
  • Docker & Kubernetes
Monitoring & Security
  • Datadog / SigNoz
  • AWS Security Hub
  • GuardDuty & Inspector
  • CloudWatch & CloudTrail

Ready to Start Your Setup?

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