Infrastructure design

Our experience shows that poor infrastructure design can significantly impede engineers' productivity.

Avoiding this pitfall — while designing for failure, scalability, and security — is what defines a robust infrastructure, and we can help you achieve it.

Methodologically, infrastructure design is similar to architecture design but involves different requirements and technologies. Additionally, since infrastructure supports architecture, a deep understanding of both is necessary to spot architectural improvements that enable a better overall design.

Our approach includes the following steps:

• Gather Requirements: we gather your requirements, i.e. SLO, your engineers’ needs, anticipated scale, reliability guarantees, security requirements, and budget constraints.
• Existing Infrastructure Discovery: we learn extensively about all the components within your infrastructure. From our experience this is an essential step to avoid surprises affecting timelines and migration procedures.
• Generate Design Ideas: We approach the design phase with an open mind, thoroughly exploring all feasible options. We then evaluate each solution against the requirements to identify the best fit for your specific use case.
• Collaborate with Engineers: We involve your senior engineers in refining the design, gathering feedback, identifying any potential flaws, and considering additional requirements or preferences to fine-tune the solution.
• Iterate as Needed: We repeat these steps as often as necessary, though typically one or two iterations suffice.
• Document the Design: Finally, we create a comprehensive document that not only outlines the finalized architecture but also explains why it was chosen over other options. It details the key advantages, the conscious compromises made, and the rationale behind each decision.