DevOps and Cloud Services
MakeCloud provides DevOps support for tooling such as CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, GitLab, Github, Jenkins, Puppet and Ansible. We also support monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, New Relic or DataDog.
Features
- CI/CD pipeline setup and optimisation for faster deployments.
- Infrastructure-as-code implementation using Terraform or similar tools.
- Kubernetes cluster provisioning, management, and production-readiness assurance.
- Helm chart creation and maintenance for Kubernetes applications.
- Docker containerisation and container lifecycle management support.
- GitLab/GitHub source code management and workflow integration.
- Jenkins configuration for continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
- Puppet/Ansible automation for configuration management and provisioning.
- Configuration of monitoring and alerts for your business-critical applications.
Benefits
- Increased cloud security.
- Faster time-to-market for new applications and features.
- Improved developer productivity and code quality assurance.
- Consistent, reproducible environments across development, staging and production.
- Scalable infrastructure that adapts to dynamic workloads.
- Streamlined collaboration and code management workflows.
- Enhanced system monitoring and proactive incident resolution.
- Standardised configurations and reduced configuration drift risks.
- Optimised resource utilisation and cost efficiency measures.
- Knowledge transfer for long-term self-sufficiency and upskilling.
Pricing
- Education pricing available
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 15
Service ID
3 1 6 3 8 3 6 4 5 7 2 2 3 7 8
Contact
MAKECLOUD LIMITED
Philip Wigg
Telephone: 020 3637 8933
Email: hello@makecloud.com
About your service
- Service categories
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Cloud Support Services
Ongoing Support
- Product support capabilities
- Logging and management of incidents
- Other
Service scope
- Service constraints
- DevOps and Cloud Support Services are available Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:00, with out-of-hours support subject to agreement. Service delivery, timelines, and outcomes are dependent on the agreed scope of work, customer-provided access, and environment readiness. Any work outside the defined scope may require separate agreement.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes
- Support response times
- Email and online tickets are responded to promptly during standard business hours: 09:00–17:00, Monday to Friday. Projects are monitored over weekends, although response times may vary outside standard hours.
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- WCAG 2.2 AA
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
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MakeCloud provides a dedicated account team, formed of certified Cloud Support Engineers.
Level 1 (L1) Support: Available via telephone and email for general queries and basic assistance.
Level 2 (L2) Support: Delivered via telephone to help understand issues and identify appropriate actions.
Level 3 (L3) Support: Available on request, including face-to-face engagement, to assist with complex or escalated issues. L3 support is billed at our standard day rates, as detailed in our rate card.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Other security clearance
- Government security clearance
- Security Clearance (SC)
Pricing
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Architecture roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate network architect | £810.00 | |
| Network architect | £1,030.00 | |
| Lead network architect | £1,570.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate technical architect | £810.00 | |
| Technical architect | £900.00 | |
| Senior technical architect | £1,030.00 | |
| Lead technical architect | £1,290.00 | |
| Principal technical architect | £1,570.00 |
Software development roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice DevOps engineer | £500.00 | |
| Junior DevOps engineer | £650.00 | |
| DevOps engineer | £725.00 | |
| Senior DevOps engineer | £810.00 | |
| Senior DevOps engineer - management | £925.00 | |
| Lead DevOps engineer | £1,050.00 | |
| Lead DevOps engineer - management | £1,150.00 | |
| Principal DevOps engineer | £1,250.00 | |
| Principal DevOps engineer - management | £1,360.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2022 certification
- No
- ISO 9001 certification
- No
- Quality management systems (QMS)
- Yes
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- No
- Cyber Essentials Alternative
- In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
- Cyber essentials plus
- No
- Cyber Essentials Alternative
- In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
- Other security certifications
- No
Social value
- Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.
- Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment
- Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
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