Cloud Strategy & Architecture

Pricing depends on scope, depth of vendor analysis, architecture complexity, and engagement model. We offer fixed-cost projects, strategic engagements, embedded architects, and custom quotations. Most projects are scoped per engagement with transparent, upfront pricing. Book a call for a tailored quote within 24 hours.

Four primary models: Fixed Cost Projects for well-defined cloud questions, Strategic Cloud Engagements for major decisions, Embedded Cloud Architect for ongoing advisory, and Custom Quotations for regulated or non-standard work. We'll recommend the right fit during discovery.

Vendor-neutral by design. We don't carry partnerships or commitments that would bias our recommendations. AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, hybrid, multi-cloud, on-prem — we recommend what's right for you, not what's best for our partner program. Most engagements include a structured vendor comparison so the analysis is transparent.

Yes. Multi-cloud and hybrid are commonly the right answer — balancing vendor-specific advantages against portability and lock-in. We design architectures with explicit exit strategies, abstraction layers where they pay for themselves, and TCO models that account for the operational complexity of multi-vendor environments.

Yes. Structured Well-Architected reviews across all six pillars (operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, cost, sustainability) with documented findings and remediation plans. Often a prerequisite for enterprise customer security audits — and a useful health-check ahead of major scaling milestones.

Yes. Every architecture we design is AI-ready by default — GPU scheduling, vector database operations, inference cost economics, and MLOps integration are first-class concerns. We can also retrofit existing cloud architectures to support AI workloads cleanly without forcing a full rebuild.

For architecture engagements, yes — reference IaC modules in Terraform or Pulumi delivered alongside architecture documentation. For pure strategy and vendor-selection engagements, deliverables are documents, models, and decision matrices. We confirm exactly what's included during scoping.

Yes — and most clients do. If strategy validates the path forward, we deliver a Statement of Work for the implementation phase within 48 hours of the readout. There's no obligation to use ZAPTA for implementation, but the same senior team who designed the strategy is available to execute it with full continuity.

Yes. You own everything — final report, TCO models in working spreadsheet form, architecture diagrams, reference IaC, and all deliverables. Full IP assignment is signed before kickoff. No lock-in, no leverage, no dependency on us going forward.

Compliance is treated as an architecture concern, not a deployment afterthought. For regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government, EU), we include regulatory and compliance review as part of standard strategy work — covering applicable rules (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, EU AI Act), data residency, encryption, and audit-trail requirements built into the architecture from day one.