DevOps & Modernisation
Ship with confidence. Scale without firefighting.
Modern software delivery is impossible without good DevOps. We design and implement the pipelines, infrastructure, monitoring, and practices that let your teams ship quality software at speed. AI-enhanced tooling makes the whole process faster.
The cost of immature DevOps
Poor DevOps practices do not just slow you down. They create risk, burn out your team, and cost more than the fix.
Deployments are manual, stressful, and happen late on Fridays because nobody trusts the process.
A failed release takes hours to roll back, and nobody is sure what broke or when.
Your developers spend more time waiting for builds, environments, and approvals than writing code.
Security scanning happens after deployment (or not at all), leaving vulnerabilities in production.
One person knows how the infrastructure works, and the rest of the team cannot deploy without them.
Cloud costs are unpredictable because nobody monitors resource usage or right-sizes infrastructure.
DevOps capabilities for modern teams
From CI/CD pipeline setup to full platform engineering, we implement the practices and tooling that accelerate your software delivery.
CI/CD Pipeline Design
Infrastructure as Code
Container Orchestration
Monitoring and Observability
Platform Engineering
DevSecOps
Let us run your DevOps
Not every team needs a full-time DevOps engineer. Our managed DevOps service provides ongoing pipeline management, infrastructure operations, and release coordination so you can focus on building features.
Pipeline management
We maintain, optimise, and extend your CI/CD pipelines as your application evolves. New services, new environments, and infrastructure changes are handled without disrupting your development teams.
Infrastructure operations
Azure infrastructure management, cost optimisation, scaling, and incident response. We keep your cloud environment healthy, secure, and cost-efficient on an ongoing basis.
Release management
Coordinated releases across multiple services and environments. Feature flags, staged rollouts, and rollback strategies ensure releases are smooth and low-risk.
Security and compliance
Ongoing vulnerability scanning, dependency updates, and compliance monitoring. We keep your DevOps estate aligned with ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and your sector-specific requirements.
"Talk Think Do were exceptionally organised, knowledgeable and pragmatic in helping us take the idea through discovery and build. Communication was clear, and every team member brought a can-do, supportive approach."
Katie Blainey
Director, Assessment Product, Learning Design and Professional Development
A typical DevOps engagement
Parallel workstreams keep the engagement compact. The foundation is live before we move to continuous iteration.
From assessment to continuous improvement
We start by understanding where you are, then build the foundation and iterate. AI tools accelerate every phase.
DevOps Assessment
We assess your current development and operations practices: source control, CI/CD, infrastructure management, monitoring, security, and team workflows. AI tools help us analyse pipeline configurations and infrastructure templates quickly. You receive a maturity report with prioritised recommendations.
Foundation Build
We implement the core DevOps foundation: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring, and security scanning. Everything is configured in code, documented, and transferable. Your team is involved throughout so knowledge transfer happens naturally.
Iterate and Optimise
We continuously improve your DevOps practices: adding automation, optimising pipeline speed, expanding test coverage, and refining monitoring. AI-powered code review and test generation accelerate this ongoing improvement cycle.
Ongoing Management (Optional)
For teams who want ongoing DevOps support, our DevOps-as-a-Service offering provides continuous pipeline management, infrastructure operations, and release coordination. You focus on building features while we keep the platform running.
Your DevOps team
Our permanent, UK-based DevOps engineers and platform specialists work alongside your development teams.
DevOps Engineer
Designs and implements CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring. Specialist in GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Bicep, and AKS.
Solutions Architect
Ensures the DevOps architecture aligns with your application architecture, cloud strategy, and security requirements.
Platform Engineer
Builds internal developer platforms and self-service tooling that accelerate your development teams.
Delivery Manager
Your main point of contact. Manages priorities, coordinates with your teams, and ensures delivery stays on track.
About Talk Think Do
Talk Think Do is a UK-based DevOps consultancy founded by Matt Hammond and headquartered in Bournemouth, Dorset. We are a Microsoft Solutions Partner with a specific designation in DevOps & GitHub alongside Azure Infrastructure and Digital & App Innovation.
Our DevOps practice is built on GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Bicep infrastructure-as-code. We implement DevOps for the applications we build and for organisations who need to modernise their existing delivery practices.
AI is embedded in our DevOps toolchain. We use AI-powered code review, automated test generation, and intelligent pipeline optimisation to continuously improve delivery speed and quality.
Supporting the UK's livestock identification system
Supported ordering and fulfilment of over 25 million livestock identification tags in 2024-25
Improved code quality and maintainability with refactoring and automated testing, enabling faster feature delivery
Maintained compliance and reliability for a legally mandated national identification service
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Frequently asked questions
What is DevOps-as-a-Service?
DevOps-as-a-Service means we manage your CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and release processes on an ongoing basis. Instead of hiring and retaining specialist DevOps engineers in-house, you get a dedicated team that keeps your platform running, secure, and optimised. It works alongside our managed application support for a complete operational service.
GitHub Actions vs Azure DevOps: which should I use?
Both are excellent. GitHub Actions is our default recommendation for most teams because it integrates natively with GitHub repositories and has a richer ecosystem of community actions. Azure DevOps is better suited when you need enterprise features like Azure Boards integration, complex approval gates, or when your organisation is already invested in the Azure DevOps ecosystem. We implement both and can help you choose.
What is platform engineering?
Platform engineering is the practice of building internal developer platforms (IDPs). Development teams get self-service access to:
- Infrastructure
- Environments
- Deployment tools
Instead of developers waiting for ops tickets, they provision what they need through standardised, governed interfaces. This accelerates development velocity. Control and compliance stay in place.
How do I measure DevOps maturity?
We assess DevOps maturity across five dimensions:
- CI/CD automation
- Infrastructure-as-code adoption
- Monitoring and observability
- Security integration
- Team practices
Key metrics include the DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics: deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery. Our assessment gives you a clear baseline and improvement roadmap.
How much does DevOps consulting cost?
A DevOps assessment costs £5,000 to £12,000 (1-2 weeks). A foundation build (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, security scanning) typically costs £15,000 to £50,000. Ongoing DevOps-as-a-Service runs £3,000 to £12,000 per month depending on scope and SLA. See our pricing guide for more detail.
Should I hire a DevOps engineer or use a service?
It depends on your team size and workload. If DevOps needs are part-time or spiky, a service partner is more cost-effective. If you have 20+ developers with continuous platform engineering needs, an in-house hire makes sense. Many organisations use a hybrid: an in-house lead with a service partner for breadth and coverage. Read our in-house vs DevOps-as-a-Service guide for a detailed comparison.
Specialist DevOps guides
GitHub Actions & Advanced Security
CI/CD pipelines, CodeQL scanning, secret scanning, and supply chain security for GitHub Enterprise.
Azure Bicep Infrastructure
Infrastructure as code with reusable module libraries, governance, and CI/CD integration.
AKS Deployment
Container orchestration on Azure Kubernetes Service.
Mobile App CI/CD
Expo and EAS Build pipelines with automated App Store and Google Play submission.
Explore our other services
Custom Software Development
DevOps is built into every application we deliver.
Legacy Application Modernisation
Modernise delivery alongside your applications.
Managed Application Support
Ongoing operational support for your live systems.
Enterprise Software Development
DevOps at enterprise scale with compliance and governance.
Ready to ship faster with confidence?
Start with a free DevOps assessment. We will evaluate your current practices and give you a clear improvement roadmap.
Book a free consultationor call 01202 375647