DevOps Audit (1–2 weeks) + External DevOps Retainer

German-market scope and pricing. Faster releases, fewer incidents, clearer costs — with measurable deliverables.

• Audit with executive summary + prioritized 30/60/90-day roadmap
• CI/CD, reliability, security baseline, cost governance
• Optional external DevOps subscription + 24/7 on-call add-on
• Practical approach — focused on production outcomes

What you buy (not “DevOps buzzwords”)

A clear, prioritized plan — plus quick wins and optional ongoing ownership.

If releases are stressful, alerts are noisy, and cloud/VPS costs creep up, you don’t need more tools — you need clarity and control.

Our DevOps Audit delivers an executive-ready report and a technical roadmap your team can execute. We also implement safe quick wins during the audit (where agreed).

After the audit, most clients move to an External DevOps retainer so improvements don’t stall and production stays predictable.

What the audit covers

Delivery, reliability, security, cost — with concrete actions.

  • CI/CD & release safety

    Build/deploy/rollback, environments, release patterns, failure modes.

  • Observability

    Metrics/logs/alerts, dashboards, alert hygiene, runbooks.

  • Security baseline

    IAM & secrets, hardening, dependency & container hygiene (as applicable).

  • Backups & DR

    Backup verification, restore checks, DR gaps and practical recommendations.

  • Cost governance

    Quick savings, rightsizing, budgets/limits, reducing waste.

  • Roadmap you can execute

    Prioritized plan with impact and effort — 30/60/90 days.

How it works (1–2 weeks)

Low disruption, high clarity.

  1. 1) Kickoff & access

    Scope, goals, read-only access where possible, context collection.

  2. 2) Review & testing

    CI/CD, infra, monitoring, security baseline, costs; identify quick wins.

  3. 3) Report & priorities

    Executive summary + technical findings + a prioritized roadmap.

  4. 4) Handover / retainer

    Implementation handover or move into monthly External DevOps plan.

Packages & Pricing (Germany-aligned)

EUR first. BGN is shown for reference (fixed rate).

  • DEVOPS AUDIT — START (SMB)

    €8000.00

    1–2 week audit with actionable roadmap. Focus: delivery speed, reliability, security baseline, and cost governance.

    • CI/CD review (build, deploy, rollback, environments)
    • Observability baseline (metrics/logs/alerts) + quick wins
    • Access & secrets review (IAM, least privilege, rotation)
    • Backup/restore sanity check + DR gaps
    • Cost hotspots + quick savings recommendations
    • Executive summary + prioritized 30/60/90-day plan
  • EXTERNAL DEVOPS — Monthly Retainer

    €4000.00

    We act as your DevOps team: maintenance, releases, monitoring, security improvements and cost control — monthly plan & report.

    • Monthly work plan + weekly progress updates
    • CI/CD maintenance & improvements
    • Monitoring/alerts tuning + log visibility
    • Security hardening tasks + secret hygiene
    • Cloud/VPS cost governance (budgets, rightsizing, cleanup)
    • Best-effort incident help within agreed rules
  • ON-CALL ADD-ON — 24/7 (optional)

    €2000.00

    Optional on-call coverage for critical incidents (SLA defined in contract).

    • 24/7 escalation channel
    • Defined response targets (SLA)
    • Post-incident review + preventive actions

Client outcomes

Predictable releases and fewer surprises.

  • "The roadmap was actionable — we fixed the highest risks fast and releases stopped being stressful."

    Nicolas, CTO

  • "Costs became predictable and we finally had monitoring that tells us what matters."

    Maria, Product

FAQ

Short and practical.

Do you only audit or also implement fixes?

Both. We deliver a report and can implement safe quick wins during the audit. Larger changes go into the roadmap or the monthly retainer.

What access do you need?

Preferably read-only/limited access to CI/CD, cloud/VPS, monitoring. Scope is agreed at kickoff.

Can you support Kubernetes/Terraform?

Yes — where applicable. We review and improve IaC and cluster operations as part of scope.

Do you offer 24/7 support?

Optional. We can add an on-call SLA add-on depending on criticality.

Want predictable releases and lower risk?

Send your stack + hosting info and we’ll propose a fixed-scope audit.

Minimum: what you run (stack), where it runs (cloud/VPS), how you deploy today, and how many environments you have.

We usually reply within 1 business day.