Cloud Migration & DevOps for UK SaaS, Fintech, and Regulated Teams
MicroPyramid is a 14-year-old senior-led team that migrates UK 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 UK data residency in eu-west-2 (London), GBP billing via Stripe or GoCardless, and live overlap during UK working hours.
UK cloud work has real constraints: ICO obligations, data residency expectations from enterprise clients, and AWS bills that creep up if nobody owns them. We have built and run cloud infrastructure for UK teams — including Bough Digital — and plan every migration around zero or low downtime, not a risky big-bang cutover.
Why UK Teams Migrate With Us
Four reasons UK founders and engineering leads choose MicroPyramid for cloud migration and DevOps over a local agency or a generic offshore team
Morning Standups During UK Hours
We maintain approximately 4.5 hours of daily overlap with UK working hours. During a migration that means live standups, same-day cutover decisions, and pipeline reviews before your afternoon — not a status update you read the next morning.
UK GDPR, ICO & Data Residency
We understand the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (regulator: the ICO). Migration architecture, storage, and third-party choices are made with compliance in mind, and AWS eu-west-2 (London) keeps UK data in-country — with eu-west-1 (Ireland) available where it genuinely fits.
GBP Billing & AWS Spend Control
Our invoices are in GBP, collected via Stripe or GoCardless Direct Debit — no currency-conversion friction. We also help you read and control your AWS bill in GBP 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 UK 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. UK data stays in eu-west-2 (London) where residency matters.
- Lift-and-shift or re-platform
- AWS eu-west-2 (London) 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 UK 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 UK SaaS and proptech 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 UK 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 UK team already works.
- Terraform-managed infrastructure
- Reproducible environments
- Reviewable, audited changes
Cost Optimisation & Managed Cloud
Get your AWS spend under control in GBP terms — right-sizing, reserved capacity, and ongoing monitoring. We keep the lights on after go-live with senior support during UK working hours, not a faceless queue.
- AWS spend control in GBP terms
- Right-sizing and reserved capacity
- Ongoing monitoring and support
UK Teams We Work Best With
If any of these situations match where your UK team is right now, a cloud conversation is worth having
UK 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.
UK SaaS Outgrowing Its Hosting
Your fintech, proptech, 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 financial data and need UK data residency, audit trails, and ICO-aware architecture. AWS eu-west-2 (London) 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 GBP, 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 UK hours.
Best Fit For
- UK fintech, proptech, SaaS, and regulated 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 GBP 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 UK Product Engineering.
Public proof for UK teams: Bough Digital is a UK client we built and ran cloud infrastructure for, and Refactored.ai shows containerised, cloud-hosted delivery at scale.
How a UK 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 UK data residency in eu-west-2 (London) 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 UK team — with senior ownership, not a ticket queue.
The Stack Behind UK Cloud Delivery
AWS-native compute and data, with Terraform and GitHub Actions for repeatable delivery — deployed to eu-west-2 (London) for UK data residency, or eu-west-1 (Ireland) where it fits
Compute & Containers
Data & Storage
IaC & CI/CD
How to Get Started as a UK Team
We recommend starting with a Cloud Assessment — a senior audit, migration roadmap, and AWS cost projection before any move. All engagements billed in GBP.
Cloud Assessment
A senior audit of your current infrastructure with a migration roadmap, AWS cost projection in GBP, and a clear residency plan — before you commit to a full move.
- Infrastructure and dependency audit
- Migration strategy and roadmap
- AWS cost projection in GBP
- UK 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 UK 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 UK working hours.
- Monitoring and incident response
- Cost optimisation in GBP terms
- Retainer or time-and-material
UK Clients and Selected Work
Products we have hosted, migrated, and run on the cloud for UK clients and international teams, including Bough Digital and Refactored.ai.
Bough Digital
UK-based digital agency platform — campaign management, client dashboards, and analytics, with cloud infrastructure built for a demanding UK agency client.
UK client story
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 UK Workloads to the Cloud — Without the Chaos
If you need a senior-led team with UK working-hours overlap, GBP billing, and data residency in eu-west-2 (London) — we are ready to talk. We start with a clear assessment and a migration plan built around low downtime, not a leap of faith.