Cloud Migration & DevOps for UAE Fintech, Logistics, and Regulated Teams
MicroPyramid is a 14-year-old senior-led team that migrates UAE startups and SMBs to AWS and runs the DevOps that keeps them there. We handle the full move — assessment, low-downtime cutover, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD — with UAE data residency in me-central-1 (UAE), AED billing via Stripe, and live overlap during GST working hours.
UAE cloud work has real constraints: PDPL obligations, data residency expectations in DIFC and ADGM, and AWS bills that creep up if nobody owns them. We have built and run cloud infrastructure for international teams — including Refactored.ai and Bough Digital — and plan every migration around zero or low downtime, not a risky big-bang cutover.
Why UAE Teams Migrate With Us
Four reasons UAE founders and engineering leads choose MicroPyramid for cloud migration and DevOps over a local agency or a generic offshore team
Standups During GST Working Hours
GST (UTC+4) sits just 1.5 hours behind IST, so our India-based team has near-complete daily overlap with your UAE working hours. During a migration that means live standups, same-day cutover decisions, and pipeline reviews inside your Monday–Friday week — not a status update you read the next morning.
UAE PDPL & Data Residency
We understand the UAE PDPL (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021) and the role of the UAE Data Office. Migration architecture, storage, and third-party choices are made with compliance in mind, and AWS me-central-1 (UAE) keeps UAE data in-country — including DIFC and ADGM workloads, with me-south-1 (Bahrain) available where it genuinely fits.
AED Billing & AWS Spend Control
Our invoices are in AED, collected via Stripe, with 5% VAT-compliant invoicing — no currency-conversion friction. We also help you read and control your AWS bill in AED terms, so cloud cost stays predictable rather than creeping up quietly.
Senior Ownership, Zero-Drama Cutovers
Founders and senior engineers own every migration directly. You will not be handed to a junior delivery layer mid-cutover. The person who scopes your assessment is the person planning your zero or low-downtime move to AWS.
Cloud & DevOps Services for UAE Teams
Six services covering the full journey — from AWS migration and data moves to Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and ongoing cost control
Cloud Migration to AWS
Move workloads off ageing on-premise servers or a costly current provider onto AWS — lift-and-shift, re-platform, or re-architect, scoped to your risk appetite. UAE data stays in me-central-1 (UAE) where residency matters.
- Lift-and-shift or re-platform
- AWS me-central-1 (UAE) residency
- Dependency and TCO mapping
Database & Data Migration
Migrate PostgreSQL, MySQL, and managed databases with low-downtime cutovers and full validation. We use change-data-capture replication so UAE production data moves without data loss or extended outages.
- CDC replication for low downtime
- RDS and Aurora managed migration
- Validation and rollback plans
Containerisation & Re-architecture
Repackage applications into Docker containers and run them on ECS or EKS — or move targeted workloads to serverless. Cloud-native architecture that auto-scales for UAE fintech, logistics, and ecommerce traffic patterns.
- Docker and ECS/EKS
- Serverless where it fits
- Auto-scaling and high availability
CI/CD Pipelines
Replace manual deploys with automated GitHub Actions pipelines — build, test, and ship on every merge. Your UAE team gets repeatable releases, faster cycles, and far fewer late-night deployment incidents.
- GitHub Actions pipelines
- Automated testing and rollbacks
- Staging and production parity
Infrastructure as Code
Define your whole cloud estate in Terraform so it is versioned, reviewable, and reproducible. No more snowflake servers nobody dares touch — every change goes through code review, the way your UAE team already works.
- Terraform-managed infrastructure
- Reproducible environments
- Reviewable, audited changes
Cost Optimisation & Managed Cloud
Get your AWS spend under control in AED terms — right-sizing, reserved capacity, and ongoing monitoring. We keep the lights on after go-live with senior support during GST working hours, not a faceless queue.
- AWS spend control in AED terms
- Right-sizing and reserved capacity
- Ongoing monitoring and support
UAE Teams We Work Best With
If any of these situations match where your UAE team is right now, a cloud conversation is worth having
UAE Teams Still on On-Premise
You are paying for servers, cooling, and hardware refresh cycles. You want to move to AWS to cut capital cost and stop firefighting infrastructure — without a risky big-bang cutover.
UAE Platforms Outgrowing Their Hosting
Your fintech, logistics, or ecommerce product is hitting scaling limits or over-provisioned to handle spikes. You need cloud-native architecture that auto-scales without burning budget.
Regulated Teams Needing Data Residency
You handle personal or financial data and need UAE data residency, audit trails, and PDPL-aware architecture. AWS me-central-1 (UAE) keeps your data in-country where it must stay, including DIFC and ADGM workloads.
Teams With Manual, Fragile Deploys
Releases are manual, scary, and infrequent. You want CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code so deploys become routine — not an event the whole team dreads.
Companies With Runaway AWS Bills
Your cloud spend has crept up and nobody is quite sure why. You need a senior review, right-sizing, and ongoing cost discipline measured in AED, not vague promises.
Teams With Limited DevOps Bandwidth
Your engineers are busy shipping product, not managing infrastructure. You need a senior external partner to own migration and DevOps with morning standups during GST hours.
Best Fit For
- UAE fintech, logistics, real estate, ecommerce, and government teams moving to AWS with data residency in mind
- startups and SMBs that need a low-downtime migration owned end-to-end by senior engineers
- teams that want CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and repeatable deploys instead of manual releases
- companies that need their AWS spend brought under control and kept there in AED terms
Not the Right Fit When
- one-off server tweaks with no migration, automation, or architecture work behind them
- engagements looking only for hands to run an existing pipeline without ownership
- multi-cloud strategies where AWS is explicitly off the table from the start
- teams wanting a cloud badge rather than measurable cost, reliability, or residency outcomes
If you also need new product features built on top of the migrated stack, see UAE Product Engineering.
Public proof of cloud delivery: Refactored.ai shows containerised, cloud-hosted delivery at scale, and Bough Digital is an agency platform we built and ran cloud infrastructure for.
How a UAE Cloud Migration Runs
A structured, senior-led process that minimises downtime and risk — assessment and architecture before anything moves to AWS
Discovery & Assessment
We audit your current infrastructure, map dependencies, and calculate total cost of ownership and realistic AWS savings before anything moves.
Architecture & Residency Design
We design the target AWS architecture with high availability, disaster recovery, and UAE data residency in me-central-1 (UAE) baked in from the start.
Migrate With IaC & Low Downtime
We provision with Terraform, migrate data with CDC replication, wire up CI/CD, and run a controlled cutover that keeps downtime to a minimum.
Optimise & Support
After go-live we monitor, right-size for cost, tune performance, and support your UAE team — with senior ownership, not a ticket queue.
The Stack Behind UAE Cloud Delivery
AWS-native compute and data, with Terraform and GitHub Actions for repeatable delivery — deployed to me-central-1 (UAE) for UAE data residency, or me-south-1 (Bahrain) where it fits
Compute & Containers
Data & Storage
IaC & CI/CD
How to Get Started as a UAE Team
We recommend starting with a Cloud Assessment — a senior audit, migration roadmap, and AWS cost projection before any move. All engagements billed in AED with 5% VAT-compliant invoicing.
Cloud Assessment
A senior audit of your current infrastructure with a migration roadmap, AWS cost projection in AED, and a clear residency plan — before you commit to a full move.
- Infrastructure and dependency audit
- Migration strategy and roadmap
- AWS cost projection in AED
- UAE data residency plan
Full Migration
End-to-end migration to AWS with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, low-downtime cutover, and a defined post-go-live support window for your UAE team.
- End-to-end AWS migration
- IaC and CI/CD set up
- Low-downtime cutover and post-go-live support
Managed Cloud & DevOps
Ongoing management of your AWS estate — monitoring, cost optimisation, security, and pipeline maintenance — with live standups aligned to GST working hours.
- Monitoring and incident response
- Cost optimisation in AED terms
- Retainer or time-and-material
Selected Cloud Work
Products we have hosted, migrated, and run on the cloud for international teams, including Refactored.ai and Bough Digital.
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Interactive Python learning platform with AI-assisted exercises and assessments — cloud-hosted, containerised, and scaled for concurrent learners.
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Bough Digital
Digital agency platform — campaign management, client dashboards, and analytics, with cloud infrastructure built for a demanding agency client.
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PRO Music Tutor
Premium online music learning platform connecting students with world-class instructors — full-stack delivery on managed cloud infrastructure.
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CREDITABLE
Employee financial wellness platform for savings, loans, and workplace financial services — fintech-adjacent product on secure, scalable cloud.
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If you need a senior-led team with GST working-hours overlap, AED billing, and data residency in me-central-1 (UAE) — we are ready to talk. We start with a clear assessment and a migration plan built around low downtime, not a leap of faith.