--- title: "Cloud & AWS Services for SMBs | Bytes Unlimited" description: "AWS migration, architecture, cost optimization, and infrastructure-as-code for small and medium businesses. Delivered by an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner with experience supporting RackSpace, AWS, and SiteGround." canonical: https://www.bytesunlimited.com/services/cloud-aws/ --- CLOUD & AWS # Cloud Architecture & AWS Services Cloud migration, AWS architecture, cost optimization, and infrastructure-as-code rollouts that grow with the business — from an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner with operational experience across AWS, RackSpace, and SiteGround. [Get Started](/contact/) [All Services](/services/) WHAT'S INCLUDED ## Core capabilities * ![](/icons/icon-cloud.svg) ### Migration planning Lift-and-shift versus refactor decisions, dependency mapping, cut-over runbooks. Migrations that finish on schedule and on budget. * ![](/icons/icon-cloud.svg) ### Cost optimization Right-sizing, reserved capacity, savings plans, and tag-driven cost attribution so the AWS bill actually reflects what is being used. Most clients save 20-40% in the first review. * ![](/icons/icon-managed-it.svg) ### Infrastructure as code CloudFormation or Terraform pipelines so environments are reproducible, reviewable, and not stored in someone’s head. Day-2 operations get dramatically easier. * ![](/icons/icon-cloud.svg) ### Hybrid environments When everything cannot move at once — clean network bridges, identity federation between on-prem AD / Entra ID and AWS, and observability that spans both sides. WHY IT MATTERS ## Lift-and-shift is rarely the right answer Most on-prem-to-cloud migrations leave money on the table because they preserve every infrastructure decision that made sense on-prem and ignore the ones that make sense in the cloud. EC2 instances that are 5% utilized 23 hours a day. RDS instances bigger than they need to be because that was the cheapest hardware tier four years ago. Snapshots no one is responsible for retiring. We size the move to the workload. What gets refactored, what gets lifted unchanged, what gets retired. The result is a smaller bill and an environment with fewer moving parts that is easier to keep running — and easier to hand back if you change your mind. HOW WE DECIDE ## Migration calls we make with you * ![](/icons/icon-cloud.svg) ### Lift everything as-is? Rarely the right answer. We size to the workload — refactor what benefits, lift what doesn’t, retire what shouldn’t move at all. * ![](/icons/icon-speed.svg) ### Bigger instances = safer? Usually just a bigger bill. Right-sizing, savings plans, and reserved capacity trim 20–40% in the first review. * ![](/icons/icon-managed-it.svg) ### CloudFormation or Terraform? CloudFormation for single-cloud AWS teams; Terraform when multi-cloud or third-party providers (Cloudflare, GitHub) are in play. * ![](/icons/icon-compliance.svg) ### Sort out cost later? No — tagging, AWS Budgets, and anomaly alerts ship on day one. FinOps is a Day-1 discipline, not a Year-2 cleanup. COMMON QUESTIONS ## Frequently Asked Questions AWS vs Google Cloud vs Azure — which should we use? Depends on the workload, your existing tooling, and your team. AWS is the deepest catalog and our primary practice; Google Cloud is strong for data and Kubernetes; Azure is the obvious fit when you are already deep in Microsoft 365 / Entra ID. We do AWS and GCP migrations, and offer pragmatic guidance for Azure even if the implementation goes elsewhere. How long does a typical migration take? A small-to-medium SMB workload (a few web/app servers, a database, supporting services) typically lands in 2-6 weeks from kickoff. Larger or more dependency-heavy environments take longer. Discovery happens up front so the timeline is realistic, not optimistic. Will you set up FinOps and cost guardrails? Yes — tagging policy, AWS Budgets, anomaly alerts, and a monthly cost-review cadence ship as part of every migration. Cost discipline is a Day-1 concern, not a Year-2 cleanup project. CloudFormation or Terraform? Both. Default to CloudFormation when the environment is single-cloud AWS and the team is already AWS-fluent; Terraform when there is multi-cloud or third-party (Cloudflare, GitHub, etc.) provider work involved. We can swap to whichever your team is already standardized on. Can you migrate from on-prem VMware? Yes — AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) for lift-and-shift, or selective rehosting / refactor for workloads where the on-prem assumptions no longer hold. Network, identity, and DNS cutover are all part of the runbook. Do you handle GCP and other clouds? Yes — see our Google Cloud Partner page. AWS is the deepest practice; GCP migrations and multi-cloud strategy work are also offered. ## Ready to talk about Cloud & AWS? First conversation is always free. Tell us what you're trying to solve and we'll scope a fit. [ Get In Touch ](/contact/) [ Explore Services ](/services/) ## Sitemap - [Site map](https://www.bytesunlimited.com/sitemap.md) - [llms.txt](https://www.bytesunlimited.com/llms.txt) - [Canonical URL list](https://www.bytesunlimited.com/sitemap.xml)