How much does it cost to engage WH Studio?

Engagements are scoped after a discovery call. Most projects begin with a fixed-scope proposal covering milestones, deliverables, and timeline.

How quickly can you start a new project?

Most projects can begin within one to two weeks once scope, timeline, and priorities are aligned.

Do you work with US startups and distributed product teams?

Yes. Projects are structured for US startups and globally distributed teams with clear communication windows and milestone-based delivery.

What is your development process?

Each engagement moves through discovery, architecture, UI implementation, backend delivery, testing, and launch support with clear documentation throughout.

What is DevOps and why do I need it?

DevOps combines development and operations to automate software delivery. Benefits include faster deployments (10x), fewer failures (60%), faster recovery (24x), and lower costs. Essential for competitive advantage.

How long does DevOps implementation take?

Basic CI/CD setup takes 2-3 weeks. Complete DevOps transformation (pipelines, monitoring, IaC, security) takes 2-3 months. We implement in phases to show immediate value.

Which CI/CD tool should I use?

GitHub Actions is best for GitHub-hosted repos (easiest setup). GitLab CI excels for self-hosted. Jenkins offers most flexibility but requires maintenance. We recommend based on your stack and team size.

What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

IaC manages infrastructure through code files instead of manual configuration. Benefits: version control, repeatability, disaster recovery. We use Terraform (multi-cloud) or CloudFormation (AWS-specific).

How do you ensure security in CI/CD pipelines?

We implement: automated vulnerability scanning (Snyk, Trivy), secret management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), access controls, audit logging, and compliance checks. Security is integrated at every stage.

What monitoring tools do you set up?

We configure: Prometheus + Grafana (open-source), DataDog (enterprise), New Relic (APM), ELK Stack (logs), and cloud-native tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor). Choice depends on budget and requirements.

Can you work with our existing infrastructure?

Yes, we integrate with existing systems. We audit current setup, identify bottlenecks, and gradually implement improvements without disrupting operations. No big-bang migrations required.

Do you provide training for our team?

All DevOps implementations include team training: hands-on workshops, documentation, recorded sessions, and 30-day Q&A support. We ensure your team can maintain the systems independently.

What's the ROI of DevOps investment?

Typical ROI in 6-12 months through: 70% faster time-to-market, 50% reduction in incidents, 40% lower infrastructure costs, and improved developer productivity (30+ hours saved per developer monthly).

Do you offer ongoing DevOps support?

Yes, we offer 3 tiers: Basic ($2K/month - pipeline maintenance), Standard ($4K/month - 24/7 monitoring), Premium ($8K/month - dedicated DevOps engineer). All include incident response and optimization.

DevOps & CI/CD Services · From $10,000

DevOps that ships faster and safer.

Accelerate your software delivery with automated pipelines and infrastructure as code. Deploy confidently, recover quickly with comprehensive monitoring.

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From $10,000 · GitHub Actions · Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform

Capability areas

The full DevOps stack.

CI/CD Automation

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI
Automated build, test & deployment gates
Code quality checks and security scanning
10x faster deployment frequency

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform (multi-cloud) & CloudFormation (AWS)
Version-controlled, reproducible infrastructure
Kubernetes & Docker container orchestration
Disaster recovery plans baked in

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus + Grafana open-source stack
DataDog, New Relic, ELK Stack
Real SLOs with automated alerting
24x faster mean time to recovery

Packaged offerings

DevOps service tiers.

Starter DevOps

CI/CD pipeline setup, basic monitoring, Docker containerization, and team training. Kick-start automation with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.

Starting at

$10,000 – $15,000

Professional DevOps

Everything in Starter plus Infrastructure as Code, advanced monitoring dashboards, and security automation with Snyk, Vault, and SonarQube.

Starting at

$20,000 – $30,000

Enterprise DevOps

Multi-region setup, 24/7 monitoring, dedicated support, and a fully embedded platform engineering approach for large organisations.

Starting at

$30,000+

Ongoing DevOps Support

Monthly retainers covering pipeline maintenance, 24/7 monitoring, and dedicated DevOps engineering. Incident response and continuous optimisation included.

Starting at

$2,000/month

How we work

DevOps in five phases.

Infrastructure Assessment
Audit existing infrastructure, deployment processes, and pain points. Identify bottlenecks, manual steps, and security gaps.
CI/CD Pipeline Design
Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI. Quality gates, code checks, security scanning.
Containerisation
Containerize applications with optimized Dockerfiles. Multi-stage builds and docker-compose for dev parity.
Infrastructure as Code
Define all infrastructure in Terraform or CloudFormation. Version-controlled, reproducible, with DR plans.
Monitoring & Alerting
Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack with automated alerts, dashboards, and incident response runbooks.

Faster deployment frequency: 10x
Faster lead time for changes: 200x
Fewer production failures: 60%
Faster mean time to recovery: 24x

Field notes

DevOps that compounds, not just CI/CD that exists.

Most "DevOps engagements" install Jenkins and call it done. We build the boring discipline that makes shipping safe — trunk-based development, progressive delivery, observability with real SLOs, and an on-call rotation that doesn't burn out your senior engineers in six months.

The platform engineering shift

Traditional DevOps centralized expertise in a small team that became a bottleneck. Platform engineering inverts the model: a small platform team builds an internal developer platform that exposes safe, paved-road defaults to every application team. Teams that ship an IDP measure 2\u20133x improvement in deploy frequency and 30\u201350% faster onboarding.

Progressive delivery and rollback by default

Every deploy goes out behind a feature flag and a percentage rollout. Every service has an automated rollback trigger keyed to error rate and latency budgets. The result: deploys become a non-event, not a stress event \u2014 and you stop scheduling them for Friday afternoon.

Observability that pays for itself

Distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry, structured logs with shared trace IDs, and high-cardinality metrics. The full pillar set is non-negotiable; skip any one and incident response time triples. Full detail in our DevOps best practices for 2026.