LTK Soft

Cloud & DevOps on AWS, Azure & Google Cloud

Lower cloud costs, less downtime, faster releases — without losing control of your infrastructure.

AWS Partner Network member, working across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. You get a right-sized, secure cloud environment that costs less and runs better. We handle the migration complexity.
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  • AWS Partner Network member
  • Phased migrations · Rollback plan first
  • HIPAA-eligible and SOC 2 aligned

Every environment in code

  1. 01CommitGit push
  2. 02TestAutomated checks
  3. 03StagingProd parity
  4. 04ProductionBlue-green release
AWSAzureGoogle Cloud

Terraform · CI/CD · Rollback plan before every cutover

18 yrs

Delivering software since 2008

300+

Projects delivered

IaC

Every environment in code

Senior

Engineers on every project

01The problem

Why most cloud migrations cost more and deliver less than expected

Many cloud migrations go over budget or miss their performance targets. Here's what we see most often:

Common mistake 01

Lift-and-shift without optimization

Moving workloads as-is gets you to the cloud faster—but you inherit legacy architecture and often pay more than on-premise.

Common mistake 02

Hidden costs and sprawl

Without right-sizing, reserved instances, or cost governance, cloud bills balloon. Unused resources and over-provisioning are common.

Common mistake 03

Manual deployments and configuration drift

Clicking through a cloud console isn't repeatable or auditable. Environments drift, deployments fail, and rollbacks take hours.

Common mistake 04

Security and compliance gaps

Cloud security is different. Misconfigured storage buckets, open network rules, and missing audit trails create risk—especially for HIPAA or SOC 2.

02Methodology

How we eliminate cloud migration risk

We use a proven cloud migration methodology: assess, plan, migrate, optimize. No surprises, no cowboy deployments.
  1. 01

    Week 1–2

    Know exactly what you have and what it costs

    Full infrastructure audit, cost baseline, and application dependency mapping. We tell you what to migrate first, what to refactor, and what to leave behind — before touching a single server.

  2. 02

    Week 3–5

    Architect for cost and compliance before writing code

    Security review, architecture design, and migration strategy decided upfront. HIPAA and SOC 2 alignment built into the architecture, not retrofitted later. Clear milestones and budget — no mid-project surprises.

  3. 03

    Week 6–18

    Phased migration, planned for zero downtime

    Phased migration with testing and validation at every step. We don't cut over until you've signed off. Rollback plan ready before we begin.

  4. 04

    Ongoing

    Cost and performance improve over time

    Right-sizing, reserved capacity strategy, and automated cost governance, so savings are tracked against the baseline rather than guessed. Full runbooks and monitoring — or we manage it for you.

What makes us different

A senior engineering team with hands-on leadership that has delivered production software since 2008. We combine cloud expertise with compliance experience (HIPAA, SOC 2) so security is never an afterthought. Your environment, your runbooks, your team trained — no dependency on us.

03What we deliver

Outcomes we've delivered by solution

Live in 4–12 weeks

Cloud Migration

Problem

On-premise limits scale and flexibility. Legacy infrastructure is costly to maintain. You need to move to the cloud but don't want downtime or cost surprises.

Solution

Phased migration with assessment, planning, and a cutover planned for zero downtime. We rehost, refactor, or rearchitect based on your goals.

What you get: Typical migration: 4–12 weeks, with a cost baseline up front so savings are measured, not guessed.

First pipeline live in 2–3 weeks

DevOps & CI/CD

Problem

Manual deployments are slow and error-prone. Release cycles take days or weeks. No automated testing or rollback.

Solution

Full CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins. Automated testing, blue-green or canary deployments, and monitoring.

What you get: Faster, safer releases — automated tests, one-click deployments, and quick rollbacks instead of hours of manual steps.

Full IaC in 3–6 weeks

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Problem

Manually provisioning resources leads to drift, inconsistency, and audit risk. Recreating environments is tedious and error-prone.

Solution

Terraform or CloudFormation to codify infrastructure. Version-controlled, repeatable, and auditable. Dev/staging/prod parity. No more clicking through consoles.

What you get: Repeatable deployments, disaster recovery in minutes, audit trails for compliance, multi-environment consistency. Typical timeline: 3–6 weeks to implement.

Monitoring active within 1 week

Managed Services

Problem

You don't have the bandwidth to manage cloud infrastructure around the clock. Incidents happen off-hours. Cost and performance need ongoing attention.

Solution

Continuous monitoring and alerting, incident response, security patches, cost optimization, and monthly reports, on a monthly retainer sized to your environment.

What you get: Peace of mind. Focus on product, not infrastructure.

Savings report in weeks

Cost Optimization

Problem

Cloud bills are higher than expected. Unused resources, over-provisioned instances, no reserved capacity strategy.

Solution

Complete cost audit, right-sizing, reserved capacity and savings plan strategy, unused resource cleanup, architecture optimization.

What you get: A clear cost baseline, a list of savings ranked by effort, and the changes implemented — so savings are measured against a clear baseline.

Not sure where to start?

See what you could cut from your cloud bill.

A senior architect reviews your current spend and shows where the savings are — before you commit to anything.

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04How we build it

Cloud environments that stay optimized

Compute & Containers

Your workloads run on the right compute model — not the most expensive one.

We help you choose the right compute model: virtual machines for legacy apps, Kubernetes or managed containers for modern services, and serverless where it fits. We don't force-fit everything into one model—we match workloads to optimal compute.

Infrastructure as Code

Your environments are reproducible in minutes — disaster recovery included.

All infrastructure codified in Terraform (or your cloud's native tooling if you prefer). Reproducible environments, version control for infrastructure, and zero configuration drift.

CI/CD & Automation

Your team ships daily instead of monthly — bugs caught in staging, not production.

Automated pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins. Deploy as often as you need instead of monthly. Catch bugs in staging, not production.

Cost Management

You know what your cloud costs before the bill arrives.

Real-time cost dashboards, budget alerts, automated rightsizing recommendations. Know exactly what each team or project costs before month-end.

Cloud Security & Compliance

Designed for HIPAA and SOC 2 audit readiness — security designed in, not added after.

We design for security from the start. Least-privilege access, encryption at rest and in transit, network isolation, and comprehensive audit logging.

  • Role-based access — no long-lived access keys
  • Encryption with managed keys for storage and databases
  • Private networks, subnets, and tightly scoped network rules
  • Audit logging, configuration monitoring, and threat detection
  • HIPAA and SOC 2 alignment for regulated workloads
  • Government cloud regions and on-premise hybrid options

05Deliverables

What you walk away with

  • A right-sized cloud environment designed to cost less to run than your current infrastructure — with documentation and runbooks your team can actually use
  • CI/CD pipelines that take deployments from hours to minutes, so you can release as often as the business needs
  • Infrastructure as Code in Terraform or your cloud's native tooling — version-controlled, repeatable, zero configuration drift
  • Real-time cost visibility — right-sizing, reserved capacity, budget alerts. Know exactly what each team costs before month-end
  • Security and compliance built in — least-privilege access, encryption at rest and in transit, HIPAA and SOC 2 alignment where required
  • 90-day post-migration support included — your team is fully trained before we hand off
  • You own everything — infrastructure code, documentation, runbooks. No lock-in to us

06Engagement

From first call to optimized cloud

1–2 weeks

Assessment

Infrastructure audit, cost baseline, migration strategy

2–3 weeks

Planning

Architecture design, security review, timeline

4–12 weeks

Migration

Phased migration; small apps 4–8 weeks, enterprise 3–6 months

3–8 weeks

DevOps / IaC

CI/CD pipeline, Terraform, automation

Cloud engagements are scoped individually based on infrastructure size, migration complexity, and compliance requirements. Detailed proposals after assessment — no obligation.

Monthly retainer · Sized to your environment

Managed Cloud

After migration, your cloud environment needs ongoing care. Our monthly managed cloud retainer covers cost optimization, security patching, monitoring, and architecture reviews — so your bill stays lean and your environment stays audit-ready.

Quoted after a free review of your environment size and compliance requirements.

  • Ongoing cost optimization and rightsizing
  • Security patching and vulnerability remediation
  • Infrastructure monitoring and alerting
  • Monthly architecture and compliance reviews
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07FAQ

Questions we hear most

We start every engagement with a cost baseline and a realistic savings projection before you commit to anything. Savings depend on how your environment is set up today, so we show you the numbers for your account — not an industry average. We don't start migrating until the business case is clear.

Our approach is phased — we test and validate at every step, and we don't cut over until you've approved the test results. We have a rollback plan ready before we begin any migration. Zero-downtime cutover is standard for most workloads.

Yes. We've delivered healthcare work under HIPAA requirements and 16 years of law enforcement software built to CJIS Security Policy requirements, so regulated workloads are familiar ground. We use HIPAA-eligible cloud services, implement the required controls from day one, and can provide the documentation your compliance team needs. SOC 2 alignment available for financial workloads.

We've seen this many times. Our approach is to start with a small, visible win — usually a CI/CD pipeline for one service that reduces a 4-hour manual deployment to 10 minutes. When the team sees the result, adoption follows. We also do full knowledge transfer so your team owns and understands everything we build.

No — this is by design. We hand off with complete runbooks, infrastructure code, and trained engineers on your side. 90-day post-migration support is included. After that you can manage it yourself or engage our managed services on a monthly retainer. Your code, your infrastructure, your team. No lock-in.

Small applications migrate in 4–8 weeks. Enterprise estates take 3–6 months. DevOps and IaC implementations run 3–8 weeks in parallel or standalone. Engagements are priced after assessment based on your specific environment — we don't do generic pricing because every migration is different.

Ready to see how much you could cut from your cloud bill?

Get a free cloud cost assessment. We'll analyze your current cloud spend, identify waste, and show you exactly what savings are possible — before you commit to anything.

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