Cloud Migration & DevOps for Australian SaaS, Healthtech, and Regulated Teams
MicroPyramid is a 14-year-old senior-led team that migrates Australian 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 Australian data residency in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney), AUD billing via Stripe, and afternoon overlap during AEST working hours.
Australian cloud work has real constraints: Privacy Act 1988 and APP obligations overseen by the OAIC, data residency expectations from enterprise and government clients, and AWS bills that creep up if nobody owns them. We have built and run cloud infrastructure for product teams across AU, US, and beyond, and plan every migration around zero or low downtime, not a risky big-bang cutover.
Why Australian Teams Migrate With Us
Four reasons Australian founders and engineering leads choose MicroPyramid for cloud migration and DevOps over a local agency or a generic offshore team
Standups During Your AEST Afternoon
AEST runs 4–5 hours ahead of IST, giving a dependable afternoon overlap with Australian working hours. During a migration that means live standups, same-day cutover decisions, and pipeline reviews before you sign off — with end-of-day handoffs waiting for your next morning, not a status update you chase.
Privacy Act, OAIC & Data Residency
We understand the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), regulated by the OAIC. Migration architecture, storage, and third-party choices are made with compliance in mind, and AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) keeps Australian data in-country — with ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne) available where it genuinely fits.
AUD Billing & AWS Spend Control
Our invoices are in Australian dollars, collected via Stripe — no currency-conversion friction and GST-compliant invoicing available on request. We also help you read and control your AWS bill in AUD 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 Australian 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. Australian data stays in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) where residency matters.
- Lift-and-shift or re-platform
- AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) 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 Australian 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 Australian SaaS and healthtech 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 Australian 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 Australian team already works.
- Terraform-managed infrastructure
- Reproducible environments
- Reviewable, audited changes
Cost Optimisation & Managed Cloud
Get your AWS spend under control in AUD terms — right-sizing, reserved capacity, and ongoing monitoring. We keep the lights on after go-live with senior support during the AEST afternoon overlap, not a faceless queue.
- AWS spend control in AUD terms
- Right-sizing and reserved capacity
- Ongoing monitoring and support
Australian Teams We Work Best With
If any of these situations match where your Australian team is right now, a cloud conversation is worth having
Australian 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.
Australian SaaS Outgrowing Its Hosting
Your fintech, healthtech, or SaaS product is hitting scaling limits or over-provisioned to handle spikes. You need cloud-native architecture that auto-scales without burning budget.
Regulated Industries Needing Data Residency
You handle personal or health data and need Australian data residency, audit trails, and OAIC-aware architecture. AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) keeps your data in-country where it must stay.
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 AUD, 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 standups during your AEST afternoon.
Best Fit For
- Australian fintech, healthtech, govtech, resources-tech, and SaaS 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 AUD 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 Australian Product Engineering.
Public proof of our 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 an Australian 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 Australian data residency in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) 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 Australian team — with senior ownership, not a ticket queue.
The Stack Behind Australian Cloud Delivery
AWS-native compute and data, with Terraform and GitHub Actions for repeatable delivery — deployed to ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) for Australian data residency, or ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne) where it fits
Compute & Containers
Data & Storage
IaC & CI/CD
How to Get Started as an Australian Team
We recommend starting with a Cloud Assessment — a senior audit, migration roadmap, and AWS cost projection before any move. All engagements billed in AUD via Stripe.
Cloud Assessment
A senior audit of your current infrastructure with a migration roadmap, AWS cost projection in AUD, and a clear residency plan — before you commit to a full move.
- Infrastructure and dependency audit
- Migration strategy and roadmap
- AWS cost projection in AUD
- Australian 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 Australian 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 your AEST afternoon.
- Monitoring and incident response
- Cost optimisation in AUD terms
- Retainer or time-and-material
Selected Cloud and DevOps Work
Products we have hosted, migrated, and run on the cloud for startups, SMBs, and international teams, including Refactored.ai and Bough Digital.
Bough Digital
Digital agency platform — campaign management, client dashboards, and analytics, with cloud infrastructure built and run for a demanding international agency client.
See portfolio
Refactored
Interactive Python learning platform with AI-assisted exercises and assessments — cloud-hosted, containerised, and scaled for concurrent learners.
Read case study
PRO Music Tutor
Premium online music learning platform connecting students with world-class instructors — full-stack delivery on managed cloud infrastructure.
See portfolio
CREDITABLE
Employee financial wellness platform for savings, loans, and workplace financial services — fintech-adjacent product on secure, scalable cloud.
See more workMove Your Australian Workloads to the Cloud — Without the Chaos
If you need a senior-led team with AEST afternoon overlap, AUD billing, and data residency in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) — we are ready to talk. We start with a clear assessment and a migration plan built around low downtime, not a leap of faith.