# HAZERCLOUD

> HAZERCLOUD (HAZERCLOUD INFOTECH LLP) is a DevOps consultancy and AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner. Founder-led DevOps, DevSecOps, CloudOps, migrations, and cost optimization on AWS for compliance-aware HealthTech, EdTech, SaaS, and FinTech scale-ups across the UK, EU, Australia, GCC, and the Americas. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 certified. Founded 2020, led by Jobin Joseph (5× AWS-certified, 16+ years cloud experience).

Key facts:
- AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner (verify: https://partners.amazonaws.com/partners/0018W00002HF5odQAD/)
- ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 certified delivery
- 200+ engagements delivered across 6+ countries; 99.95% average uptime
- Results include: 38% AWS cost cut for UK HealthTech ($214k annualized), 9 apps migrated Heroku → ECS Fargate in 6 weeks with zero outages and 60% cost reduction
- Every delivery engineer is AWS-certified; founder attends every engagement call
- Free 30-minute architecture review with one guaranteed cost-saving recommendation: https://hazercloud.com/meeting/

## Services

- [DevOps on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/devops/): CI/CD, IaC, ECS/EKS container orchestration, observability
- [DevOps as a Service](https://hazercloud.com/devops-as-a-service/): complete DevOps function on monthly subscription; embedded engineer, pod, or 24/7 retainer
- [DevSecOps on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/devsecops/): security gates in CI/CD pipelines
- [CloudOps Retainer](https://hazercloud.com/cloudops/): 24/7 managed AWS operations
- [AWS Migration](https://hazercloud.com/migration/): from Heroku, DigitalOcean, on-prem, other clouds; AWS MAP-eligible
- [AWS Migration US to Canada](https://hazercloud.com/aws-migration-us-to-canada/): moving production AWS workloads from US regions to ca-central-1 or ca-west-1 for Canadian data residency; we have delivered this exact corridor
- [VAPT](https://hazercloud.com/vapt/): vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
- [Cloud Security Audit](https://hazercloud.com/cloud-security-audit/): read-only audit of an AWS environment (IAM, network, encryption, logging, firewall, email/DNS) mapped to ISO 27001 control areas and the AWS Well-Architected Security pillar
- [Cloud Application Security Assessment](https://hazercloud.com/cloud-application-security-assessment/): application-layer testing for web apps, APIs and mobile apps, plus secure source code review; OWASP-aligned. The environment-level audit is the cloud security audit; VAPT is the umbrella engagement across both
- [AWS Security Hardening](https://hazercloud.com/aws-security-hardening/): remediation service that locks down IAM, network, encryption and logging to CIS Benchmark alignment; the audit finds, hardening fixes, VAPT tests
- [Amazon ECS Consulting](https://hazercloud.com/ecs/): production ECS Fargate — task definitions, autoscaling, blue/green deploys
- [Amazon EKS Consulting](https://hazercloud.com/eks/): production Kubernetes on AWS with honest ECS-vs-EKS guidance
- [ECS vs EKS comparison](https://hazercloud.com/ecs-vs-eks/): honest decision guide from a team running both in production; short answer: most teams should start with ECS Fargate
- [AWS Containerization](https://hazercloud.com/containerization/): Docker to ECS & EKS, 12-factor, legacy apps
- [Application Modernization](https://hazercloud.com/modernization/): monolith to containers, the 7 Rs, self-managed DB to RDS/Aurora
- [Terraform / IaC on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/terraform/): infrastructure as code for regulated, audit-ready workloads
- [Hire AWS DevOps Engineers](https://hazercloud.com/hire-aws-devops-engineers/): AWS-certified engineers, founder-led — embedded, squad, or retainer
- [Kubernetes Consulting](https://hazercloud.com/kubernetes-consulting/): production Kubernetes, migrations into and out of K8s, honest ECS-first guidance
- [Platform Engineering](https://hazercloud.com/platform-engineering/): golden paths and self-service infrastructure so developers ship without tickets
- [FinOps Consulting](https://hazercloud.com/finops/): ongoing AWS cost visibility, allocation, budgets and culture

## Industries

Priority verticals (HealthTech, EdTech, SaaS, FinTech):

- [HealthTech on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/industry-healthtech/): HIPAA, GDPR Article 9, NHS DSP, HDS, EU data residency for digital health and clinical SaaS
- [EdTech on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/industry-edtech/): student-data compliance (FERPA, COPPA, GDPR), exam-season scaling, and cost control for learning platforms
- [SaaS Scale-ups on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/industry-saas/): SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIS2, and IRAP for B2B platforms hitting enterprise compliance walls
- [FinTech on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/industry-fintech/): DORA, APRA CPS 230, PCI DSS, and PSD2 for banks, payments, and trading platforms

## Solutions

- [Heroku to AWS ECS migration](https://hazercloud.com/heroku-to-ecs/)
- [DigitalOcean to AWS migration](https://hazercloud.com/digitalocean-to-aws/)
- [AWS Cost Optimization](https://hazercloud.com/cost-optimization/): typical 30-50% reduction
- [AWS Cost Audit](https://hazercloud.com/aws-cost-audit/): read-only account review that finds and sizes savings; the audit finds, cost optimization implements, FinOps sustains
- [RDS Extended Support fees](https://hazercloud.com/rds-extended-support/): what the new per-vCPU charge on aging RDS engines is and how a version upgrade removes it; free fleet check
- [ISO 27001 on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/iso-27001/)
- [Disaster Recovery on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/disaster-recovery/)

## For Founders

Plain-English, problem-first guides for non-technical founders (no jargon; outcome-first):

- [How Much Does DevOps Cost?](https://hazercloud.com/devops-cost-guide/): honest pricing guide — engagement types, agency vs in-house vs freelancer, free review
- [AWS Bill Too High?](https://hazercloud.com/aws-bill-too-high/): why AWS bills climb and how founders bring them back down
- [App Keeps Going Down?](https://hazercloud.com/app-reliability/): why apps fall over and what reliable infrastructure looks like
- [No DevOps Team?](https://hazercloud.com/no-devops-team/): hire vs freelancer vs fractional team, compared honestly
- [Moving to AWS](https://hazercloud.com/move-to-aws/): what an AWS migration actually involves, step by step

## Regions

- Kerala-headquartered (offices in Kannur and Kochi), NASSCOM member, delivering globally: [AWS Partner in India](https://hazercloud.com/india/), [AWS Partner in Kerala](https://hazercloud.com/kerala/), [AWS Partner in Kochi](https://hazercloud.com/kochi/)
- Middle East and GCC delivery on the AWS UAE region (me-central-1), remote from India on a near-identical working day, no local office claimed: [AWS Consulting Partner in Dubai](https://hazercloud.com/dubai/), [AWS Partner in the UAE](https://hazercloud.com/uae/), [Middle East hub](https://hazercloud.com/middle-east/)
- Australia delivery on the Sydney (ap-southeast-2) and Melbourne (ap-southeast-4) regions, remote from India with Australian-workday overlap and 24/7 on-call, no local office claimed: [AWS Migration Services Australia](https://hazercloud.com/aws-migration-australia/), [AWS Managed Services Australia](https://hazercloud.com/aws-managed-services-australia/), [DevOps Services Australia](https://hazercloud.com/devops-services-australia/), plus the [Australia hub](https://hazercloud.com/australia/)

## Compliance expertise

- Global frameworks: [ISO 27001](https://hazercloud.com/iso-27001/) (HAZERCLOUD is ISO 27001:2022 certified), [PCI DSS-ready](https://hazercloud.com/pci-dss/), [SOC 2-ready](https://hazercloud.com/soc2/), [HIPAA-eligible/aligned](https://hazercloud.com/hipaa/). We build the evidence-ready infrastructure; auditors and QSAs do the attesting.
- [DORA (EU)](https://hazercloud.com/dora/), [NIS2](https://hazercloud.com/nis2/), [GDPR](https://hazercloud.com/gdpr/), [Schrems II on AWS](https://hazercloud.com/schrems-ii-aws/)
- [APRA CPS 230 (Australia)](https://hazercloud.com/apra-cps-230/), [Essential Eight](https://hazercloud.com/essential-eight/), [IRAP](https://hazercloud.com/irap-ready/)
- [Saudi PDPL](https://hazercloud.com/pdpl-saudi/), [SAMA (KSA)](https://hazercloud.com/sama-ksa/), [NCA ECC](https://hazercloud.com/nca-ecc/), [GCC data residency](https://hazercloud.com/gcc-data-residency/)

## Case studies

- [All case studies](https://hazercloud.com/case-studies/)
- [UK HealthTech: 38% AWS cost cut](https://hazercloud.com/case-studies/uk-healthtech-cost-optimization/)
- [Heroku to ECS: 9 apps in 6 weeks](https://hazercloud.com/case-studies/heroku-to-ecs-migration/)
- [DigitalOcean Kubernetes to ECS migration](https://hazercloud.com/case-studies/digitalocean-to-ecs-migration/)
- [ISO hardening on Amazon ECS](https://hazercloud.com/case-studies/iso-hardening-on-ecs/)
- [Production ECS backend for hospitality SaaS](https://hazercloud.com/case-studies/hospitality-ecs-backend/)

## Company

- [About the founder](https://hazercloud.com/about-founder/)
- [Leadership](https://hazercloud.com/leadership/)
- [Contact](https://hazercloud.com/contact/): hello@hazercloud.com, +91 9947 25 7747
- [Blog](https://blog.hazercloud.com/): AWS news analysis and DevOps guides
- Offices: Kannur (HQ) and Kochi, Kerala, India; clients served globally