Cloud Migration & DevOps for Australian SaaS, Healthtech, and Regulated Teams
MicroPyramid is an established engineering 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).
Why Australian Teams Migrate With Us
Three reasons Australian founders and engineering leads choose MicroPyramid for cloud migration and DevOps over a local agency or a generic offshore team
Privacy by Design & Data Residency
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, with no currency-conversion friction. We also help you read and control your AWS bill in AUD terms, so cloud cost stays predictable rather than creeping up quietly.
Clear Ownership, Zero-Drama Cutovers
The engineers who scope your assessment are the ones who plan and run your zero or low-downtime move to AWS. You will not be handed to a junior delivery layer mid-cutover.
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 ongoing support, not a faceless queue.
- AWS spend control in AUD terms
- Right-sizing and reserved capacity
- Ongoing monitoring and support
AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud? How to Choose for an Australian Workload
The question most Australian buyers actually ask, and the one most providers dodge. Here is the straight version, mapped to data residency, compliance, and the stack you already run.
Amazon Web Services
Recommended for most AU teams
AWS runs two Australian regions, ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) and ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne), with the widest catalogue of managed services and the largest local hiring pool. It is the safe default for most Australian startups and regulated teams.
Choose it when
You want the widest Australian data-residency coverage, the deepest managed-service catalogue, and the biggest local talent market.
Microsoft Azure
Azure runs Australia East (Sydney) and Southeast (Melbourne) plus the Australia Central regions in Canberra built for government and critical infrastructure. It is the natural fit if you already live in Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and the Microsoft enterprise stack.
Choose it when
You are a Microsoft-centric or government-adjacent team, or you need Azure’s Canberra government regions.
Google Cloud
Google Cloud runs Sydney and Melbourne regions and is strongest for data-analytics and Kubernetes-first workloads: BigQuery, Dataflow, and GKE. A good fit when analytics or ML is the centre of gravity, not an afterthought.
Choose it when
Your workload is data-analytics-heavy or Kubernetes-first, or you are building around BigQuery and ML.
Our take: AWS is where most of our work runs and where our depth is, and we run Australian production on ap-southeast-2 (Sydney). We also migrate to Azure and Google Cloud when your stack or contracts point there. Most Australian teams land on AWS for its residency breadth and talent pool; Microsoft-stack and government-adjacent teams often land on Azure. Either way, you get our recommendation in writing, with the trade-offs spelled out, before any migration begins.
Best Fit For
- Australian 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 the engineers who scope it
- 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
How an Australian Cloud Migration Runs
A structured 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 directly, not through 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
Every engagement starts with a fixed-scope Cloud Assessment: an audit, migration roadmap, and AWS cost projection before any move. All engagements billed in AUD via Stripe.
Cloud Assessment
Every engagement starts here
A fixed-scope 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).
- Monitoring and incident response
- Cost optimisation in AUD terms
- Retainer or time-and-material
Platforms We Build and Run on AWS
Production platforms we built and operate on AWS. They are product builds rather than migration projects; each links to the full case study.
RunCode
Our cloud-based coding platform with multiple language support, collaboration workflows, and AI-assisted coding, running on Django, Docker, and Kubernetes on AWS.
Read the case studyOnlineCompiler.io
Sandboxed code execution for 12 languages with a REST API, WebSocket support, an embeddable widget, and containerized execution on Docker and Kubernetes on AWS.
Read the case studyRefactored.ai
Multi-tenant upskilling, assessment, and interview practice platform with AI-driven audio and video feedback, running on Kubernetes on AWS.
Read the case studyAustralian Cloud Migration FAQs
Straight answers to what Australian founders and CTOs ask us most about moving to the cloud.
What is cloud migration, and what does it involve?
Cloud migration is the process of moving applications, databases, and infrastructure off on-premise servers or a costly current provider onto a cloud platform like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. A typical migration involves assessing your current stack, designing the target architecture, migrating data with a low-downtime cutover, defining the environment as Infrastructure as Code so it is reproducible, and wiring up CI/CD so future deploys are automatic. Done well, it cuts capital cost, improves reliability, and makes scaling on demand routine.
Where does our data live if we migrate, and does it stay in Australia?
Yes. For Australian workloads we deploy to AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney), with ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne) available where a second in-country region helps. Your data, backups, and processing stay on Australian soil. Where the most sensitive data must never leave your own environment, we can design hybrid or on-premise-adjacent setups too.
Can you migrate with zero or low downtime?
For most workloads, yes. We use change-data-capture (CDC) replication to keep your old and new databases in sync, rehearse the cutover end to end, and keep a tested rollback plan, so the switch happens in a short, controlled window, often with no user-facing downtime at all. High-risk or regulated systems get a staged, phased cutover rather than a big-bang move.
How do you handle security and compliance during a migration?
We design migrations with compliance in mind from day one: data residency in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney), encryption in transit and at rest, least-privilege IAM, and audit trails your risk and compliance teams can review. For enterprise and public-sector work, we align the architecture to the security controls your own team specifies. We sign NDAs before work begins.
You are offshore: how does that work for an Australian cloud migration?
You talk to the engineers doing the work on Slack, not an account manager and a delivery pyramid. We bill in Australian dollars via Stripe.
What drives the cost of a cloud migration?
The main cost drivers are how many applications you move, how much you re-architect versus lift-and-shift, your data volume, and your compliance and uptime requirements. Rather than quote blind, we start with a fixed-scope cloud assessment that gives you a concrete estimate in AUD and a migration roadmap before any migration begins. Ongoing savings come from right-sizing over-provisioned servers, reserved capacity, and shutting down idle resources; how much you save depends on how over-provisioned you are today, and we model it in the assessment.
Do we own our infrastructure, and do you stay on after go-live?
You own everything: all Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, application code, and data are yours, and we hand over full documentation. Staying on is your choice: every migration includes a post-go-live support window, and if you want ongoing help, our Managed Cloud engagement covers monitoring, incident response, cost optimisation in AUD terms, and security on a continuing basis.
Move Your Australian Workloads to the Cloud, Without the Chaos
If you need a team with 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.