Cloud Architecture Across AWS, Azure & Google Cloud
Cloud-readiness assessment, migration planning, scalable architecture design, cost-aware deployment, and integration strategy across the three major cloud platforms — AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Cloud Strategy That Fits Your Organisation
Cloud adoption is not a single decision — it is a series of architectural, operational, and commercial choices that compound over time. The right cloud strategy depends on your existing estate, your regulatory environment, your team's capabilities, and your business objectives.
LUQVERSE helps organisations make those choices with clarity. We assess cloud readiness, design migration paths, architect scalable and cost-efficient solutions, and help teams build the operational practices needed to run cloud infrastructure effectively.
We work across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud as platform references. Our recommendations are based on fit for purpose — not vendor preference.
Cloud Architecture Capabilities
- Cloud readiness assessment and maturity evaluation
- Migration planning — lift-and-shift, re-platform, and re-architect strategies
- Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architecture design
- Scalable, cost-aware infrastructure design
- Secure cloud deployment foundations and landing zone design
- Cloud-native application architecture
- Container orchestration and Kubernetes architecture
- Cloud cost optimisation and FinOps advisory
- Disaster recovery and business continuity design
- Cloud integration strategy and API design
Common Challenges We Address
These are the technology and operational challenges we encounter most often in this sector — and the approaches we take to resolve them.
Uncontrolled Cloud Costs
Cloud spending often grows faster than expected. Without cost governance, tagging strategies, and right-sizing practices, organisations find themselves paying for resources they do not need. We design cost-aware architectures and FinOps practices from the start.
Security and Compliance in the Cloud
Moving workloads to the cloud does not transfer compliance responsibility. Organisations in regulated industries must design cloud environments that meet data residency, encryption, access control, and audit requirements. We build these in from the outset.
Migration Complexity
Migrating legacy applications to the cloud is rarely straightforward. Dependencies, data volumes, and operational continuity requirements make migrations high-risk without careful planning. We design migration strategies that reduce risk and preserve continuity.
Vendor Lock-In
Deep adoption of proprietary cloud services can create long-term dependency on a single vendor. We help organisations make conscious decisions about where to use managed services and where to maintain portability.
Operational Readiness
Many organisations underestimate the operational changes required to run cloud infrastructure effectively — monitoring, incident response, patching, and capacity management all change in a cloud environment. We help teams prepare for these changes.
Hybrid Complexity
Most enterprises operate hybrid environments — some workloads on-premises, some in the cloud. Designing connectivity, identity, and data flows across hybrid environments requires careful architecture. We have experience designing these patterns.
Representative Use Cases
Examples of the types of engagements we take on in this sector. Details are illustrative — we do not disclose client names or confidential project information.
Cloud Readiness Assessment
Assessment of an organisation's application portfolio, infrastructure, and team capabilities to determine cloud readiness and prioritise migration candidates.
Landing Zone Design
Design of a secure, multi-account cloud landing zone with centralised logging, identity federation, network segmentation, and policy guardrails.
Application Re-platforming
Re-platforming of a monolithic application to a containerised, cloud-native architecture — using Kubernetes for orchestration and managed cloud services for data and messaging.
Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Design of a hybrid cloud architecture connecting on-premises data centres to a public cloud environment, with consistent identity, network security, and data governance.
Cloud Cost Optimisation
Analysis of an existing cloud environment to identify cost reduction opportunities — right-sizing, reserved capacity, storage tiering, and elimination of unused resources.
Disaster Recovery Design
Design of a cloud-based disaster recovery solution for critical business systems, with defined RTO/RPO targets, automated failover, and regular testing procedures.
Technology Themes
The platforms, patterns, and approaches we apply most frequently in this sector.
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Architecture Patterns
Security
Operations
Compliance & Security Considerations
Regulated industries require compliance to be designed in from the start, not retrofitted. These are the frameworks and principles we apply.
Data Residency and Sovereignty
Regulated industries often require data to remain within specific geographic boundaries. We design cloud architectures that respect data residency requirements while still delivering the benefits of cloud infrastructure.
Encryption and Key Management
Sensitive data must be encrypted at rest and in transit, with appropriate key management practices. We design encryption strategies that meet regulatory requirements without creating operational complexity.
Access Control and Identity
Cloud environments require robust identity and access management — including least-privilege principles, multi-factor authentication, and privileged access management. We design IAM frameworks that are secure and operationally manageable.
Audit Logging and Observability
Regulators expect organisations to maintain comprehensive audit logs of cloud activity. We design logging and observability architectures that capture the right events, retain them appropriately, and make them accessible for audit purposes.
Planning a cloud migration or architecture review?
We can help you assess your readiness, design a migration path, or review your existing cloud architecture. Let's talk.