The model
The people who build the solution work where it is used
Forward deployed engineering is a model in which the engineers who design and build the solution work inside the client's environment, rather than remotely or by handing over specifications. The name comes from military vocabulary: operating at the point of action.
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Embedded with your team
We learn how the work really flows and where it breaks, not just what the requirements say.
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Accountable end to end
One team is responsible from the assessment until the solution is running. If something fails in production, there is no third party to hand it off to.
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Grounded in your real operation
We start from your data, your systems and your constraints, and validate the solution against them before expanding the scope.
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What we learn flows back into our platforms
The problems we see repeating across real operations become our own platforms, such as Civis.
How we work
Three phases, the same team from start to finish
The five stages of our methodology are grouped into three moments of the engagement. The scope of each is defined with each client.
- Phase 1
Discover and design
We understand the challenge inside your operation, prioritize goals and define the route with documented decisions. We agree from the start on how the result will be measured.
- Phase 2
Build and deliver
We move in stages with visible results and validate each delivery against the goals before expanding the scope or going to production.
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Operate and hand over
We document and transfer so your team can run the solution on its own, or we run it for you. Each project defines its support, warranty and evolution model.
Capabilities
What each team we deploy knows how to do
Six service lines, with security and applied AI in every project. Each team is assembled from the ones your problem needs.
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Architecture
Assessment, target architecture and roadmap to invest with clear priorities.
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Cloud & Ops
Multicloud infrastructure, critical data, networks and continuity, with managed operations at three levels.
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DevOps & DevSecOps
CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and security inside every deployment.
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Software development
Platforms, integrations and SaaS built to grow without rebuilding the foundation.
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Observability & SRE
Metrics, logs and traces with service level objectives, so you detect incidents before your users do.
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Automation
Patching, network provisioning and runbooks automated, with approvals and rollback.
Who it is for
Operations where the solution cannot be built from the outside
Government, transportation, financial services, telecommunications and healthcare: legacy systems, regulatory requirements and continuity that cannot be interrupted. That is where a team inside the operation makes the difference.
FAQ
What people usually ask us
What is forward deployed engineering?
It is a working model in which the engineers who build the solution embed in the client's environment: they work with the client's team, data and systems, and are accountable end to end for the result. It is also known as FDE.
How is it different from traditional consulting?
A consultancy typically delivers an assessment or a document, and its responsibility ends there. In forward deployed engineering the same team designs, builds and leaves the solution running, and is measured by the result in production.
And from a software vendor or a systems integrator?
A vendor ships its product and an integrator typically implements a scope that is already defined. Our engineers start from the operational problem and choose the technology afterwards: multicloud without lock-in, and our own platforms only when they fit.
Do the engineers work on the client's premises?
They work embedded with your team. The arrangement —on site, remote or hybrid— is agreed in the scope of each project.
What happens when the project ends?
We document and transfer the knowledge so your team can run the solution. Each project defines its warranty and evolution model, and if you prefer to delegate operations we offer managed operations (CloudOps) on your own cloud account.
Let's talk
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