AscendPrime Systems helps engineering teams cut cloud spend, modernize CI/CD, and keep critical messaging and data infrastructure reliable, on fixed-scope projects or monthly retainers.
For CTOs and VPs of Engineering at scaling startups, mid-sized tech companies, and enterprise firms.
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In three days, our team reviews cloud spend and production risks, then gives your leadership team a clear set of next steps.
Fixed-fee engagement · Starting at $3,500
Multi-account or multi-cloud environments quoted separately.
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Fixed fee · 3 days
Starting at $3,500
Find avoidable cloud spend and operational risks, then leave with a prioritized plan your team can execute. Multi-account or multi-cloud environments quoted separately.
Prioritized savings and risk register · 30/60/90-day action plan · 45-minute executive readout
Explore this offer →Monthly retainer · up to 30 hours
Starting at $6,500/month
Three-month minimum, then 30 days' notice. Higher tiers up to 60 hours/month available by scope. Includes a weekly leadership sync and monthly written report.
Hours are capped monthly. Additional hours available at an agreed rate.
Explore this offer →Project or monthly retainer
Retainers starting at $5,000/month · fixed-scope projects starting at $15,000
Kafka, ActiveMQ Artemis, and Redis diagnosis and tuning, upgrades and migrations, automation, monitoring, and runbooks.
Retainer hours are capped monthly. Additional hours available at an agreed rate.
Explore this offer →Every engagement begins with a short discovery call. Final scope and pricing depend on your environment.
Messaging & event streaming
Our team works hands-on with Kafka, ActiveMQ Artemis, and Redis: diagnosis and tuning, upgrades and migrations, Ansible and infrastructure-as-code automation, monitoring, and operational runbooks. MQTT is supported where it is part of the Artemis workload.
Also experienced with: Azure, AI infrastructure, WebRTC, and multi-region systems.
Read the infrastructure case studies →How We Work
We align on the system, business impact, constraints, and desired outcome.
We examine the agreed architecture, operations, and technical evidence.
We deliver practical recommendations in order of impact and effort.
Our team can help implement the plan or provide ongoing technical leadership.
Security & compliance
We review security and compliance in the context of your systems, existing controls, and applicable requirements.
Selected experience
A production Redis platform spanning 8 clusters and 90 databases for approximately 20 applications.
Read case study →A multi-cluster MQTT messaging design for a large connected-device environment, with a one-million-device capacity target.
Read case study →Bring a cloud cost, platform, or messaging reliability problem. We will discuss the system, constraints, and a practical next step.
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