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Hosting and cloud operations – infrastructure and application operations

Hosting & cloud operations

Reliable operations for web apps, APIs and services: from architecture and migration to monitoring, backups and SLAs – with dedicated contacts. Development and consulting are delivered Made in Germany from Leer, East Frisia. We do not run hosting infrastructure locally in Leer; servers and data centres are provided through German hosting providers and DC locations in Germany(and EU providers where agreed), aligned with your data residency and compliance needs.

Typical building blocks

Cloud & target architecture

Choosing and sizing environments, cost control, and clear separation (e.g. prod/staging). See also cloud migration & hybrid operations.

Application & web hosting

Operating APIs, web apps and background workers on infrastructure at German or agreed providers – including scaling, health checks and release coordination (no on-premises hosting in Leer).

Backup & recovery

Strategy, retention and recovery testing – documented and aligned with your risk appetite.

Monitoring & capacity

Metrics, alerting and capacity planning so incidents surface early and load spikes stay manageable.

Security baseline

Alignment with IT security: access, segmentation, updates and audit evidence within agreed scope.

GDPR & data residency

Support on residency questions and technical organisational measures – within your accountability as controller/processor.

Who benefits

Mid-sized companies and organisations with custom applications benefit when hosting must be operationally sound, not just cheap – typically on infrastructure at German hosts while we run the project from Leer. Common triggers are go-live after delivery, system integration, or combined managed IT services when endpoints and servers must work together.

We bring depth from 250+ delivered projects and ongoing software maintenance – so hosting is measurable and aligned with your goals.

FAQ

FAQ: Hosting & cloud operations

Scope & positioning

What do you mean by hosting in this service offering?

We cover hosting and cloud operations in a B2B context: target architecture (e.g. managed environments, containers, VMs), setup, hardening, backup and recovery concepts, monitoring, and handover or ongoing operations with documented changes. This is not anonymous consumer shared hosting – it is an agreed service with clear ownership.

Are you a classic mass-market hosting provider?

No. We do not position ourselves as a tariff vendor for anonymous shared packages. Instead we combine software and integration expertise with production-grade hosting – typically alongside applications we build with you, migrations, or ongoing operations under SLA.

Technology, security & pricing

Which platforms and models do you support?

Depending on the project, e.g. hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), German and European hosting providers and data centres, or hybrid models. We do not run hosting infrastructure locally in Leer; capacity is provisioned with selected providers in Germany or the EU as agreed. The choice depends on data residency, latency, budget, and compliance – we document the decision and operating procedures.

How do you handle security and backups?

We apply pragmatic baselines: access concepts, encryption where appropriate, tested recovery, and disciplined patching and change control. Backups need defined RPO/RTO and rehearsal runs – aligned with your security strategy and, where useful, our IT security offering.

How much does professional hosting cost?

Pricing depends on the environment, traffic, availability targets, support depth, and optional managed components. After a short assessment we provide a transparent quote – often as a monthly retainer with a clear service description.

Your Next Step

Tell us briefly what you have in mind.

Our team reviews your project and proposes a suitable approach – free and without obligation.

30 min strategy call – 100% free & non-binding