Why AWS?
AWS offers more services than any other cloud provider, covering everything from basic compute and storage to machine learning, IoT, and satellite ground stations. This breadth means you can solve nearly any infrastructure problem without leaving the platform. The real value of AWS is its maturity: services like S3, Lambda, and RDS have years of production hardening, predictable pricing models, and extensive documentation.
For applications that need to scale globally, AWS provides regions across six continents with services designed for multi-region deployment. The serverless offerings (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway) let you pay only for actual usage rather than provisioned capacity, making it cost-effective for both startups and enterprises.
AWS's enterprise features (compliance certifications, identity management, detailed billing) satisfy requirements that smaller platforms cannot.
Our Approach
We follow infrastructure-as-code principles for every AWS deployment. Resources are defined in AWS CDK or Terraform, committed to version control, and deployed through CI/CD pipelines. Nothing is configured manually through the console. This makes environments reproducible, auditable, and easy to replicate for staging and testing.
Our architecture decisions start with managed services: RDS over self-managed databases, Lambda over EC2 when request patterns are spiky, S3 and CloudFront for static assets. We reach for containers (ECS Fargate) when applications need persistent connections or long-running processes that serverless cannot accommodate.
Cost monitoring is built into every project from day one with budgets and alerts configured before the first deployment.
Real-World Application
AWS infrastructure supports applications requiring more control than platform-as-a-service offerings provide.
AWS patterns we implement:
- Lambda functions for event-driven workloads
- RDS PostgreSQL with read replicas
- S3 + CloudFront for asset delivery
- SQS for async job processing
- CloudWatch for monitoring and alerting
We architect for cost efficiency, choosing the right service for each workload rather than defaulting to expensive always-on infrastructure.
When to Choose AWS
AWS is the right platform when you need comprehensive cloud services, multi-region capability, or specific services that only AWS offers well (like Cognito for auth, SES for email, or SQS for message queuing).
If your application is primarily a Next.js or static site, Vercel or Cloudflare provides a simpler deployment experience. If your team is small and you want minimal infrastructure management, a Platform-as-a-Service like Railway or Render might be more appropriate. AWS rewards teams that invest in learning the platform and benefits projects that need fine-grained infrastructure control.
Our Track Record
We have architected AWS solutions spanning serverless APIs, containerized microservices, and data processing pipelines. Our deployments handle variable traffic patterns through auto-scaling while maintaining cost efficiency. We have helped teams migrate from monolithic servers to distributed AWS architectures, reducing both infrastructure costs and deployment complexity in the process.
FAQ
Should we use AWS or Vercel? Vercel for Next.js applications where you want zero-config deployment and do not need backend infrastructure beyond API routes. AWS when you need databases, background workers, custom networking, or services Vercel does not provide. Many projects use both: Vercel for the frontend, AWS for backend services.
How do you manage AWS costs? Through proper architecture (right-sizing, serverless for variable loads, reserved instances for predictable workloads), monitoring (Cost Explorer, budgets, alerts), and regular review of unused resources. We set up billing alerts before the first resource is provisioned.
What about AWS certifications and compliance? AWS provides certifications (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS) at the infrastructure level. Your application architecture must also be designed for compliance. We architect systems that satisfy common compliance frameworks and document the shared responsibility model clearly.
Can you migrate our existing infrastructure to AWS? Yes. We assess current infrastructure, design target architecture, and execute migration in phases. Most migrations prioritize minimizing downtime and risk over speed.
Related Solutions
AWS infrastructure supports our application architectures:
- Node.js Development - Backend applications on Lambda or ECS
- PostgreSQL Solutions - RDS PostgreSQL deployment
- Enterprise Development - Compliance-ready architecture
- SaaS Development - Multi-tenant cloud infrastructure
- Fintech Development - Secure financial systems