Managed cloud for modern retail estates
Modernise POS, ecommerce, and in-store platforms with resilient cloud landing zones, automated deployments, and 24/7 operations tuned to peak trading. See where cloud migration, FinOps, and SRE can cut risk and cost across your estate.
We blend cloud migration, FinOps, and SRE practices so your stores trade continuously while you roll out new digital experiences faster.
Retail-ready cloud landing zones
Standardise how you deliver POS, ecommerce, loyalty, and data platforms. We build secure, compliant landing zones with network segmentation, secrets management, and golden images to accelerate new workloads without slowing governance.
- Blueprints for PCI DSS requirements, tokenisation, and protecting cardholder data.
- Automated pipelines for environments, config drift checks, and policy guardrails.
- Connectivity patterns for stores, DCs, and ecommerce frontends.
Modernise apps without store downtime
Replatform ecommerce and loyalty services with zero-downtime releases. We containerise legacy apps, introduce API gateways, and harden identity so you can ship features faster while maintaining omnichannel resilience.
- Blue-green and canary releases for POS, OMS, and loyalty workloads.
- Data pipelines for inventory, footfall, and ecommerce analytics in near real-time.
- Platform SRE to keep APIs performant during peak seasons.
Operate, optimise, and stay resilient with FinOps & SRE
We run your platforms with 24/7 monitoring, response, and continual cost tuning. From observability dashboards to capacity modelling ahead of peak, you get predictable performance and spend.
- Full-stack observability with business SLOs mapped to sales and checkout success.
- FinOps showback and rightsizing with automated schedules for non-prod estates.
- Runbooks for seasonal peaks, rapid rollback paths, and cyber-resilient recovery patterns that protect revenue.
Trusted by UK retailers to keep stores trading
Retail is a growing target for cyber-attacks - ransomware groups have increasingly targeted UK retailers in recent years. Our landing zones and cyber-resilient managed cloud approach are built with this threat in mind and connect directly with Claranet's retail cyber security and PCI DSS services when you need CREST-accredited pentesting or PCI QSA support.
Opening new stores or rethinking your network? We also provide resilient store connectivity and an all-in-one service for new store rollouts - so your cloud, network, and security strategies work as one.
Cutting cloud costs by £180,000 a year
Lush wanted to bring cloud spend under control without compromising on performance or security. Through our FinOps practice, Lush reduced cloud consumption costs by £180,000 a year - freeing up budget while improving the security and speed of new feature releases.
Staying online through seasonal demand spikes
Funky Pigeon needed cloud infrastructure that could handle huge seasonal traffic spikes - especially around Christmas and Valentine's Day - without downtime. Working with our AWS and DevOps team, Funky Pigeon optimised its cloud platform for peak demand, improving both reliability and security while shipping new features faster.
Planning a major release or rollout?
We coordinate change, testing, and cutovers across stores and digital channels so you can launch without risking uptime or customer experience.
Managed cloud FAQs for retail
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UK and international retailers running POS, ecommerce, and back-office platforms across multiple stores or distribution centres who need cloud infrastructure that stays online through peak trading.
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We combine cloud migration, FinOps, and SRE under one team with direct retail experience — including AWS and FinOps work with retailers like Funky Pigeon and Lush — rather than treating retail as a generic vertical.
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We use blue-green and canary patterns with automated health checks and rollback. Cutovers are scheduled to avoid peak trading, and we coordinate with store ops to validate transactions before full promotion.
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Yes, our managed cloud services support both AWS and Microsoft Azure environments for retail platforms.
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Yes. We design segmented landing zones, tokenisation patterns, WAF and API security, and map controls to PCI, ISO 27001, and internal audit requirements. We also run regular pen tests and compliance checks.
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Our NOC/SOC teams monitor infrastructure, applications, and user journeys around the clock. We align runbooks to business SLAs—store uptime, checkout success, and page performance—so incidents focus on what matters.
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We blend FinOps practices with auto-scaling and scheduled capacity. Rightsizing, reserved instances, and spend alerts prevent runaway costs while ensuring headroom for Black Friday and holiday traffic.
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Absolutely. We plug into your CI/CD pipelines, IaC standards, and change process. Where needed we supply platform engineering to standardise templates, secret handling, and observability so teams can ship faster with less rework.