INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE
Infrastructure as code services for repeatable environments
Our infrastructure as code services define your servers, networks, permissions and policies in reviewed code. Environments become repeatable, every change is visible and rebuilding after a failure becomes a tested, scripted step.
DevOps Health Check
- Inventory of resources already in code and those built by hand
- Drift, security and structure findings ranked by risk
- Module plan and order for bringing the rest under code
WHY IT MATTERS
Infrastructure as code services your team can maintain
Infrastructure built by clicking through consoles is hard to audit and harder to rebuild. We bring what exists under code, organise it into modules your engineers understand and put every change through review. Our Terraform consulting favours clear structure over clever tricks.
CAPABILITIES
What we codify
Import existing estates
We bring console-built resources under code without downtime, then remove the manual steps nobody remembered to write down.
Reusable modules
Versioned modules for networks, clusters, databases and access, so new environments follow your standards from the very first apply.
Pull-request workflows
GitOps pipelines where a merged pull request is the only route to production, with every plan reviewed before it is applied.
Guardrails in code
Policy as code rules that block public storage buckets, open ports and untagged resources before they are ever created.
Drift checks
Scheduled drift detection compares live infrastructure with code and flags manual changes, so environments stay in the state you approved.
Servers outside the cloud
Configuration management with Ansible for servers and appliances outside cloud APIs, including on-premises racks and plant systems.
USE CASES
Where code beats manual setup
Audit evidence on demand
Auditors ask how production changes are controlled. Reviewed pull requests and stored plan logs give you that evidence without extra work.
New region or customer
You need a copy of production for a new region or a large customer. Modules turn it into a configuration change.
Manufacturer adding sites
A manufacturer opens new plants every year. Codified network and firewall templates make each site consistent with the last one.
Untested recovery plan
Your disaster recovery plan lives in a document nobody has tried. We turn it into code and rehearse it with your team.
HOW WE DELIVER
Five gates. You sign each one.
Every Infrastructure as Code engagement runs on PRISM OS. Nothing moves to the next phase until you approve the evidence.
Plan
Agree scope, standards and which environments come first
You sign: Problem BriefResearch
Inventory resources and find drift and manual changes
You sign: Frozen PRD-LiteImplement
Codify one environment end to end with review flow
You sign: Working prototype + eval reportStabilise
Bring remaining environments under code and train engineers
You sign: 3-click UAT sign-offMaintain
Drift checks and module upgrades under PRISM OPS Evolve
You sign: IP handover + warrantyDevOps Health Check
A fixed-scope first step. You keep everything it produces, whether or not you build with us.
- Inventory of resources already in code and those built by hand
- Drift, security and structure findings ranked by risk
- Module plan and order for bringing the rest under code
WHY SMARTX
Why SmartX for Infrastructure as Code
Readable over clever
Modules are written for the engineer who joins next year, with naming, documentation and examples your team has agreed.
No big-bang rewrite
We import existing resources step by step, so production keeps running while ownership moves into code.
Checks before every apply
Each plan is scanned for risky settings before it runs, catching misconfigurations while they are still cheap to fix.
Your repositories
Code, state configuration and decision records live in your accounts from day one, so you are never locked in to us.
TOOLS WE USE
The stack, chosen per problem
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Choose how we work together
Every model keeps the same signed gates, fixed milestones and full code ownership.
Gated delivery pod
A senior pod owns the outcome from Problem Brief to production, priced per gate so you can stop at any signature.
Dedicated engineers
Engineers who join your team and sprints, with PRISM briefs and evidence reviews added on top of your process.
PRISM OPS retainer
Hosting, security and a monthly improvement budget, run by the same engineers who built the system.
SELECTED WORK
Evidence, not promises.
A field management SaaS product, built and evolved
Cloud, DevOps, application development and modernisation for a field management SaaS startup as its product matured.
Growing through product evolution.
Read the case study“I would consider SmartX the best bet for my startup in the field management SaaS space. They have a good understanding of product development and product evolution, and appreciable knowledge of cloud, DevOps, application development and modernisation.”
FAQ
Questions before you book
Not covered here? Ask on the call.
Terraform, OpenTofu or Pulumi?
Terraform and OpenTofu suit most teams because the language is simple and widely known. Pulumi suits teams who prefer writing infrastructure in a general programming language. We recommend based on your team's skills and existing code, and record the decision for future engineers.
Can you bring existing infrastructure under code?
Yes. We import existing resources in small batches, confirm that the code matches what is running, then switch changes to the code path. Production keeps running throughout, and nothing is rebuilt unless you agree it should be.
How do you stop people making manual changes?
We limit console write access to break-glass roles, run scheduled drift checks and alert on any difference between code and reality. Emergency fixes are allowed, but they must be written back into code within an agreed time.
Does this help with compliance?
Yes. Reviewed pull requests, plan logs and policy checks give auditors a clear record of who changed what, when and with whose approval. Many clients use this as evidence for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 change management controls.
START WITH CLARITY
Put your infrastructure into code
Book a free 30-minute discovery call and leave with a clear next step, whether or not you work with us.
- 1We review your context within one business day.
- 2A senior product engineer joins the call.
- 3You leave with a clear recommended next step.