Production-Grade Cloud Infrastructure Built for Dubai
We design and build cloud infrastructure for Dubai engineering teams — compliant with UAE data residency requirements, optimised for GCC latency, and managed as code from day one.
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Cloud infrastructure built as code is the foundation every Dubai engineering team needs to scale confidently. When infrastructure is version-controlled, peer-reviewed, and reproducible, your Dubai team can change it safely — and auditors can verify it clearly.
Contact us for a free cloud infrastructure assessment — we’ll audit your current setup and identify the highest-priority improvements for your Dubai engineering team.
Engagement Phases
Discovery & Architecture
Audit current cloud infrastructure: cost breakdown, security posture, compliance gaps, and architecture review. Design target architecture with network topology, environment structure, and compliance controls. UAE data residency assessment.
IaC Foundation
Implement Terraform or Pulumi codebase for your core infrastructure. VPC/network design, IAM structure, secrets management, and tagging strategy. State management and remote backend configuration.
Environment Buildout
Build staging and production environments from IaC. Security hardening, compliance controls, and cost allocation tagging. Integration with CI/CD pipeline for automated infrastructure changes.
Migration & Handover
Migrate existing workloads to new infrastructure. Runbooks for common operations. Training for your Dubai engineering team to maintain and extend the IaC codebase.
Deliverables
Before & After
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Environment Reproducibility | Snowflake infrastructure — production can't be reliably reproduced | All environments built from IaC — reproducible in under 30 minutes |
| UAE Compliance Posture | Unknown data residency — infrastructure designed without compliance in mind | Documented UAE data residency compliance, audit-ready controls |
| Cloud Cost Control | Uncategorised spend with no visibility into per-team or per-product costs | Full cost allocation tagging, monthly budget alerts, right-sized resources |
Tools We Use
Frequently Asked Questions
Which cloud region should Dubai companies use?
For most Dubai companies: AWS me-south-1 (Bahrain) is the primary AWS region for UAE/GCC workloads — lowest latency to Dubai, acceptable for most UAE data residency requirements. Azure UAE North (Dubai) is required for UAE government workloads and ADGM-regulated entities. GCP does not currently have a UAE region; Middle East region (Doha) is the closest. We assess your specific regulatory requirements before recommending a primary and secondary region.
How do you handle DFSA and CBUAE data residency requirements?
DFSA regulations require that DIFC-licensed entities store and process regulated data within the UAE or in approved jurisdictions. We design infrastructure to enforce this by default — compliant storage classes, data classification at the IaC layer, and audit logging of all data movement. CBUAE requirements for licensed payment institutions are similar, with additional controls around encryption and access.
Terraform or Pulumi for a Dubai engineering team?
Terraform remains the most widely understood IaC tool in the UAE market — hiring, documentation, and community support are strongest here. Pulumi is the better choice if your team has strong Python, TypeScript, or Go skills and wants to use real programming language constructs. We default to Terraform for Dubai teams unless there's a strong case for Pulumi.
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