Who do you typically work with?

We work with mid-market and enterprise teams, and growth-stage companies, that need help building software, modernizing platforms, or improving how they deliver technology. Most clients have an internal team and want a partner who integrates quickly and communicates clearly.

How does an engagement usually start?

Most projects begin with a short discovery conversation about your goals, constraints, and current systems. From there we outline scope, approach, and timeline options. If there is a fit, we formalize the work in a statement of scope or proposal before development begins.

How is pricing structured?

Pricing depends on scope, team size, and engagement type. We typically work on fixed-scope projects, monthly retainers for ongoing support, or time-and-materials for early discovery. We share estimates upfront and flag changes before they affect budget or timeline.

How long does a typical project take?

Smaller builds or focused improvements often run a few weeks to a few months. Platform modernization, cloud migration, or multi-team programs can take longer. We set milestones early so you can see progress and adjust priorities as needed.

Can you work alongside our in-house team?

Yes. We regularly embed with internal engineering, product, and IT teams, handling defined workstreams, augmenting capacity, or leading specific initiatives while your team owns the broader roadmap.

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Cloud Infrastructure•Production Release

Automated CI/CD & cloud infrastructure modernization

Engineered declarative infrastructure-as-code and container orchestration pipelines, automating testing and compliance across multi-cloud environments.

Industry

Healthcare Technology

Architecture

Kubernetes & Infrastructure-as-Code

Timeline

5 Months

Deploy downtime

40%

Cloud cost savings

The Technical Challenge

Navigating Constraints and Legacy Bottlenecks

An enterprise healthcare software provider struggled with manual release procedures, configuration drift across disparate cloud regions, and spiraling compute expenditures. Deployments required multi-hour maintenance windows, and compliance audit preparation consumed weeks of senior engineering time.

Engineering & Architecture

Disciplined Architecture & Incremental Execution

Spadeworks implemented an automated GitOps delivery workflow using Terraform and Kubernetes. We containerized application workloads, established declarative infrastructure definitions with policy-as-code security gates, and configured automated Prometheus/Grafana observability with predictive autoscaling.

Technology Stack

KubernetesTerraformGitHub ActionsGCPPrometheus

Delivery Impact

Measurable Production Outcomes

Completely eliminated maintenance window downtime with blue-green automated deployments

Reduced annual cloud compute and egress spend by 40% through intelligent resource right-sizing

Compressed release cycles from 3 weeks to under 15 minutes

Automated SOC 2 and HIPAA infrastructure compliance audit evidence collection

Direct Engineering Partnership

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