Keep Systems Running with Ongoing Support
Keep your environment patched, current, and watched, so small problems get fixed before they turn into outages.
Shane Schlabach · AWS Solutions Architect – Professional · 12+ years in AWS & Azure · Remote across the US
Overview
Deploying an environment is the easy part; keeping it healthy for years afterward is where most of the real work happens. I handle the day-to-day operations: patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and the routine maintenance that prevents configuration drift over time.
I also build in visibility into the signals that actually predict trouble before they turn into an outage or a security event: resource utilization trending toward a limit, error rates ticking up, unusual account activity. Monitoring that only gets set up after an incident is monitoring for the last problem, not the next one.
Effective alerting is about accuracy, not volume. Thresholds that are too broad create alert fatigue, while thresholds that are too narrow miss critical issues. I complement monitoring with audit logging, cost anomaly detection, and activity tracking that improves security investigations and shortens troubleshooting when problems do occur.
How engagements work
Every engagement starts with a free, no-obligation conversation. Project work is $150/hour with scope agreed up front, or ongoing care as a monthly managed service.
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Discovery
What you run today, where it hurts, and what “done” looks like.
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Plan
A written roadmap: options, sequence, and what I would touch first.
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Build
Infrastructure, automation, and security — as code, in your accounts.
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Support
Monitor, patch, and keep changing it as the workload changes.
Common questions
Who will I be working with?
Me, Shane Schlabach. The person on the first call is the person doing the work. There are no account managers and no handoffs to junior staff.
How much does it cost?
Project work is $150/hour, with scope and a plan agreed before work starts. Managed service starts at $2,000/month and is scoped after a review of your environment.
Do you work with companies outside Ohio?
Yes. I'm based in Cincinnati, Ohio and work remotely with teams across the United States.
Who owns the code and documentation?
You do. Everything is built in your own AWS or Azure accounts and source control, with handoff documentation so your team can run it without me.
How do we get started?
Use the form below to send a few sentences about where things stand. I reply within one business day, and the first conversation is free with no obligation.