Cloud Migration & DevOps for Australian SaaS, Healthtech, and Regulated Teams
MicroPyramid is a 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).
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.
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 IRAP-assessed 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: We are deepest on AWS and run Australian production on ap-southeast-2 (Sydney), but we stay cloud-agnostic in the assessment: we recommend the platform that fits your stack, compliance obligations, and team, not the one we would prefer to sell. 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 that recommendation in writing, with the trade-offs spelled out, before any migration begins.
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 workAustralian 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, which keeps you aligned with the Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principle 11 (security of personal information) and supports IRAP-aware architecture. Where the most sensitive data must never leave your own environment, we can design hybrid or on-premise-adjacent setups too.
AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud: which should an Australian team choose?
AWS is the safe default for most Australian startups and regulated teams: two local regions (Sydney and Melbourne), the widest catalogue of IRAP-assessed services, and the largest local hiring pool. Azure fits Microsoft-centric or government-adjacent teams and offers the Canberra Australia Central regions built for government and critical infrastructure. Google Cloud is strongest for data-analytics and Kubernetes-first workloads. We are deepest on AWS but stay cloud-agnostic in the assessment and recommend the platform that fits your stack and compliance needs, not the one we prefer to sell.
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 APRA, IRAP, and Privacy Act compliance during a migration?
We design migrations with Australian 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. For financial-services teams we build to APRA CPS 234 information-security expectations; for government-adjacent work we architect with IRAP and the relevant security frameworks in view; and across the board we respect the Privacy Act 1988, the Australian Privacy Principles, and OAIC guidance. We sign NDAs before work begins and you retain full ownership of all code, infrastructure, and data.
You are offshore: how does that work for an Australian cloud migration?
AEST runs about 4.5-5 hours ahead of our team, which gives a dependable afternoon overlap for standups, cutover decisions, and pipeline reviews, and means migration prep often progresses overnight, so you wake up to completed work rather than a status update you have to chase. You work directly with senior engineers on Slack, not an account manager and a delivery pyramid. We bill in Australian dollars via Stripe, and you own every line of Terraform, every pipeline, and all of your data from day one.
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. Most teams also see their ongoing cloud bill fall by around 30% after migration: from right-sizing over-provisioned servers, reserved capacity, and shutting down idle resources.
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, with senior ownership, not a ticket queue.
Move 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.