# Cloud Strategy & Architecture

Domain: [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://bedreweb.com/services/cloud-and-infrastructure) · Page: https://bedreweb.com/services/cloud-and-infrastructure/cloud-strategy-and-architecture

Cloud strategy and architecture that decides what to run where, how to design it for reliability and cost, and in what order to move.

## What it is
Cloud strategy is the plan for which systems belong in the cloud, which should stay where they are, and how everything connects. Architecture turns that plan into a design for networks, accounts, security, data and recovery.

Decisions made early are expensive to reverse. A short, honest design phase prevents common problems such as surprise bills, tangled permissions and systems that cannot scale or recover when they fail.

## What is included
- **Current-state review**: An inventory of systems, dependencies, traffic and spend.
- **Target architecture**: A design for accounts, networking, security, data and resilience.
- **Provider comparison**: Fit, cost and skills compared across the options you are considering.
- **Security baseline**: Identity, encryption, logging and network rules set from the start.
- **Cost model**: An estimate of running costs and the levers that control them.
- **Migration roadmap**: A phased order of moves with risks and owners.

## Outcomes
- **Fewer expensive surprises**: Costs and risks are visible before you commit.
- **A design that scales**: Growth does not force a rebuild.
- **Clear ownership**: Teams know who runs what.

## Good fit if
- You are planning a move to the cloud or a second provider.
- Your cloud use grew without a plan.
- You need a design to share with auditors or customers.

## FAQ
**Which cloud provider should we choose?**
It depends on your applications, skills, budget and compliance needs. We compare options against your requirements rather than recommending one by default.

**Can we keep some systems on-premises?**
Yes. Many designs keep selected systems where they are and connect them securely to the cloud.

**How do you estimate cost?**
From your actual workloads and usage patterns, with assumptions written down so they can be checked.

## How Bedre delivers
1. **Discover**: Workshops and stakeholder interviews to define goals and constraints.
2. **Assess**: Current-state review of systems, data, security and spend.
3. **Architect**: Target design, integration map and phased plan with owners.
4. **Implement**: Build in short releases with demos, tests and staging sign-off.
5. **Optimize**: Measure against agreed KPIs and tune performance and cost.
6. **Manage**: Monitoring, support and a monthly review with an account manager.

## Pricing and next step
Bedre does not publish prices. A consultant agrees scope and price in a written quote after discovery.
Contact: https://bedreweb.com/contact?topic=Cloud%20Strategy%20%26%20Architecture