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My name is Rudi Potze. I started Cloud Advice to share my years of experience building enterprise applications and mobile apps on top of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
AWS offers many powerful cloud services, but it is often hard to know where and how to start. Over the years, with my own start-up and through helping others, I have gained a lot of practical knowledge about AWS services and how to use them best.
As a consultant, I am your hands-on guide in the vast AWS ecosystem. My services range from initial exploration to architecture design to actual implementation.
You are a start-up, or a team in a larger organization, and want to "do more with the cloud".
You already built an early product or application, and now are ready for the next phase. Your user base is growing, the number of features is growing, as is your team. Using cloud services is the obvious answer, but where to start?
I can help you transition to a scalable cloud infrastructure. Typically, we would start with key AWS services like Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SES, or API Gateway. From the get-go, we will secure the solution with appropriate IAM roles and policies.
Then, by together exploring the full array of AWS offerings, I help design a complete cloud solution that matches your needs. Based on hands-on experience, I can also advice on SNS, SQS, Cognito, Kinesis, Athena, QuickSight, and more. Beyond those, I will research if other suitable AWS services are available.
Throughout the process, we will develop "infrastructure as code" using CloudFormation, so that everything is under version control. Using CloudWatch, we make sure to have service level monitoring and alerting as required.
Do not expect fancy marketing presentations beforehand but once we are working on a solution, I consider documentation key for both testing and future maintenance.
Having worked in Silicon Valley for 14 years, I am equally fluent in English and Dutch, both spoken and written. (Or, if you prefer to speak Danish, we can do that too.)
As a consultant, my main job will be to provide advice and design a solution. Depending on my availability, I can help build the actual implementation as well.
To get the ball rolling, call or email to discuss what you need and where I can help.
The next step is an initial afternoon session at your office, with no obligations. Instead of starting with a slick but bland presentation, I prefer to just dive in with a whiteboard and a screen, sharing examples from my earlier projects where relevant.
Should we decide to continue together from there, then my hourly fee ranges from €105-150, depending on your needs, location, and commitment.
I am based in Zwolle, the Netherlands. If your location is within 1-1.5 hours travel time by car or train, that would be a plus.