Cloud consulting
AWS, GCP, and Azure consulting for Singapore SMEs and startups. Independent. No reseller commission. No "you need a multi-region active-active architecture" when you have 50 users.
Why independent matters
AWS, GCP, and Azure all have authorised partner programs. Those partners earn commission on the cloud spend they drive. That is fine when the recommendations are independent, but it is hard to get independent advice from someone whose income depends on you spending more. I do not take a commission on cloud spend. My recommendation will sometimes be "you do not need this service", which is a sentence the partners struggle to say.
Greenfield infrastructure for a new application. VPC design, compute and storage choices, CI/CD pipeline, monitoring, secrets management. You end up with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Pulumi) that your team can extend.
Your AWS or GCP bill has crept up. I find where the money is going, identify the savings that do not break anything, and rank them by effort to impact. Typical first-time audit saves 20-40% of monthly spend.
On-prem or single-server to a real cloud setup. Or moving from one provider to another. Pragmatic lift-and-shift first when that fits, modernisation later when the team is ready.
IMDA-aligned or general security baseline for a cloud workload. IAM, encryption, audit logging, backup strategy, secrets handling. For SG businesses that need to prove to a customer or auditor that the basics are right.
Stacks I work with
Most SG businesses get pushed toward whichever cloud their partner sells. That is not always the right cloud. Below is when each one is actually a good fit.
Default for most Singapore startups and SMEs. Biggest ecosystem, most local talent if you ever hire, mature ap-southeast-1 region. Best when you want optionality and a large set of managed services.
Best for data-heavy and AI-heavy workloads. BigQuery is genuinely class-leading, Cloud Run is the cleanest serverless container model, Vertex AI integrates ML cleanly. Smaller SG talent pool but improving.
Default if your organisation already runs on Microsoft (Active Directory, Office 365, Dynamics). Strong on enterprise integration and compliance certifications relevant to MNCs and government-adjacent work.
Pricing posture
From S$3,000
Fixed-price 1-2 week engagement. Typical first-time audits identify 20-40% savings on monthly cloud spend.
From S$8,000
Greenfield infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, monitoring baseline. Quoted after a free scoping call.
From S$10,000
Sized by what you are moving and how. Typical SaaS migration from on-prem or single-VPS lands around 4-8 weeks.
From S$200/hour
For ad-hoc cloud questions, second opinions, or troubleshooting. Min 1 hour.
All prices SGD, exclude GST. Free 30-minute scoping call before any engagement.
Send me your current architecture and what is bothering you. I will give you an honest read on what is worth changing and what is not.