Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization
A stalled migration or aging system can hold back the product or revenue date it was meant to support. We set the order of work so your team can run what we build.
Is Your Technology Holding Your Business Back?
Austin IT Consulting for Growing Companies
Senior technologists who own the outcome and see the work through.
Key systems live in one person's head. Engineers firefight instead of shipping. We find the real problem first, then fix it with your team.
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud partner
Where Growing Companies Get Stuck
- "Our migration stalled, and the budget went with it."A stalled project usually pushes back the product or revenue date it was meant to unlock.
- "Our CTO left, and the infrastructure lives in one person's head."Every change now depends on what one or two people remember, and the risk grows each time someone else leaves.
- "We need strategic IT direction but can't justify a full-time CTO."The business waits on IT, and big decisions get made by default or by the vendor with the best pitch.
- "Our cloud bill keeps growing faster than the business, and nobody can say why."Without an owner for each line of spend, nobody has the authority to stop it, so it keeps growing.
- "Every team swears the spend isn't theirs."
Each of these has a cost that keeps running while it waits. We help you see that cost first, then fix what's behind it alongside your team.
Four Ways We Help Growing Companies
Four services, one starting point: a conversation about what's forcing the issue, then a diagnosis of the real problem. Start with the one that sounds most like what you're dealing with.
Platform Engineering & DevOps
When production lives in a few people's heads, engineers firefight instead of shipping. We codify it so your team owns it.
Cloud Security & Risk Reduction
Controls that only satisfy the audit leave real exposure, and customer security reviews can hold up deals. We find the risks that matter and set guardrails your team can keep.
AI-Ready Cloud Review
AI spend with no owner grows with usage. Find out where it will pay off, and whether your data, costs and security are ready.
Need senior technology leadership without a full-time hire? We also provide Fractional CIO/CTO advisory and Security & Risk Advisory.
How We Work: Discover, Diagnose, Design, Deliver
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Discover
We start with what's forcing the issue: a cost spike, an audit, a departure, a deal. Then we agree what we need to figure out.
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Diagnose
We look at your actual environment, name the real problem in plain language and size what it's costing you: the money, engineering time and risk it takes now, and what it takes if nothing changes.
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Design
We build the plan with the people who will run it, because they need to own it.
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Deliver
We do the work, measure it against the diagnosis and hand over runbooks so your team isn't dependent on us.
Why STS Consulting Group
US-Led Delivery, Hands-On Technologists
We're hands-on technologists, not a pyramid of junior staff. The senior practitioners who scope the work are the ones who deliver it, under US-Led Delivery. We work alongside your team and hand over runbooks so you're not dependent on us. Fixed-fee, scoped deliverables when the question is clear. Any further work has to be earned on results.
Practitioners Who Have Held the Seat
75+ Years
Combined Hands-On Experience
250+
Successful Projects Delivered
70%
of clients bring us back for their next project
A US services company needed its self-managed SQL Server test environment moved to managed AWS databases ahead of a planned handover. We made the move, migrated 86 compatible database jobs and validated our access into all seven AWS accounts, finishing in October 2026.
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud partner
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
Our engineers hold current certifications across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Atlassian.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens on a Free Discovery Call?
You share your situation in a 2-minute form. Then we talk it through on a 30-minute Google Meet, give you a first read on what the real problem might be and tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
Do you only work on AWS?
No. We're an AWS, Azure and Google Cloud partner, so our recommendations follow the workload, not a single platform.
Who do you usually work with?
Growing mid-market companies with real cloud workloads, SaaS first, and the CIOs, CTOs and infrastructure leaders who own the cloud budget.
What if our cloud bill keeps creeping up?
Cloud bill creep is rarely a tooling problem. It's an ownership problem: spend that isn't tied to a business line, or to a person who answers for it. If spend rose again next month, who would be the first to know, and who could stop it? If the honest answer is nobody, that gap keeps widening as new services and teams are added. We find the ownership gaps first, then fix the architecture behind them.
Ready to Stop the Firefighting?
Firefighting has a cost: the roadmap work your senior people aren't doing. We confirm fit before pitching anything. If we're not the right partner, we'll tell you.
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