DR. ATABAK KH

Cloud Platform Modernization Architect specializing in transforming legacy systems into reliable, observable, and cost-efficient Cloud platforms.

Certified: Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, MapR Cluster Administrator

Note: This page documents methodologies and frameworks I’ve developed through past consulting engagements. These are shared for educational purposes and knowledge sharing only.

Cloud Modernization Methodologies

This page documents methodologies developed through past consulting engagements, shared for educational purposes.

2-Week Cloud Readiness & Cost Audit - Historical Reference: €3,500

Note: Historical pricing for reference only - not currently available

Methodology includes: Top-10 findings (reliability, performance, cost), 3 Day-7 Quick Wins, and a 90-day roadmap (effort • impact • owner • risk).

Process: Kickoff => analysis (p95/p99, queues, IaC, autoscaling/alerts, cost hotspots) => draft => final deck + readout.

Privacy-first: No PII, no data extraction; artifacts or screenshare. EU-only processing; NDA; optional DPA. Notes deleted <= 30 days.

Scope: Analysis & recommendations (implementation was separate in past engagements).

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Modernization Blueprint (4 weeks) - Historical Reference: €6-10k

Note: Historical pricing for reference only - not currently available

Target GCP architecture, migration plan (BigQuery/Dataflow/Cloud Run), cost model, SLO design, risk register, 90-day Jira-ready backlog.

Inputs: Architecture diagrams, Terraform/IaC, billing export, incident summaries, interviews.

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Observability & SLO Baseline (1 week) - Historical Reference: €4-6k

Note: Historical pricing for reference only - not currently available

OTel/Datadog dashboards (p95/p99, error rate, queue lag), alert policy, runbooks, SLO targets + error budget policy.

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FAQs

Do you access production data?
By default, no. I review configs, billing exports, schemas, and aggregated charts-often via screen-share. Optional on-site/tenant-only access under NDA/DPA if needed.

Do you implement changes?
The 2-week audit methodology provides analysis & recommendations. Implementation or on-site checks were available as follow-on engagements in past work.

Where is work processed?
EU-only. I do not use sub-processors without written consent.

How long do you keep working notes?
<= 30 days after delivery, then they’re deleted.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Current Employment Status: I am currently employed full-time in Germany.

These methodologies were developed through past consulting engagements. They are shared for educational purposes and knowledge sharing only.

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