Schematical

Helping CTOs and technical decision makers running on AWS sleep better at night

Meet one of our happy customers

Ben Raboine, founder and CTO of Enthusiast Enterprises (aka Custom Offsets), discusses his experience working with Schematical.

Christopher Bomgaars

Founder/CEO @EveryPig.com

"Having an external team like Schematical review our infrastructure was incredibly beneficial. They offered neutral, expert insights that helped us identify areas for improvement we hadn't considered. Schematical's thorough assessment uncovered immediate opportunities for enhancement. Some of them requiring very little development time, which was a big win. Their recommendations were clear and actionable, allowing us to make meaningful improvements without overhauling our entire system."

Are you sick of your customer service people texting in the middle of the night because the application is down?

Do your devs specialize in cloud architecture? Nope. They’re devs, not architects. Their main job is shipping features, not designing a lean, mean AWS machine for you. And guess what? They aren’t spending their own money on AWS. They’re spending yours. So they don’t have any real incentive to spend time learning how to get more out of AWS for less. Therefore, their solution to every problem is to spend more of your money on AWS.

What if your application was so stable that you started to wonder if the customer service team lost your number?

What if your application was...

Fast
Reliable
Scalable
Secure
Affordable

This combination of characteristics might sound impossible, but it’s not.

It’s what you can expect from a solid cloud application architecture.

The secret is having a robust application architecture

If the foundation under your house was unstable, it would produce countless problems in the rest of the house.

Cracked plaster, flooded basement, jammed doors, etc.

You could endlessly spend money fixing these problems, but they’re really just symptoms of the underlying problem:

A weak foundation.

If you fix the underlying problem, the symptoms will “magically” disappear.

It’s the same with your application. If the underlying architecture is shaky, it will produce endless problems, like:

Downtime
Slowdowns
Security breaches
Crazy bills
Etc.

You can run around putting these fires out one by one, but if you fix the foundation, the symptoms will disappear.

The good news is that fixing the foundation of your application is much easier than fixing the foundation under your house.

Mike Cohn

Vice President@Rock Solid Stabilization

"Matt L is an intelligent and innovative developer that values teamwork, challenges, and solving complicated problems to stay within your budget and timeline."

Here’s how it works:

Step 1 - Initial Consultation:

Book a 45-minute AWS consult with me and get no-nonsense advice about your application architecture that you can put into action immediately.

Don’t expect generic best practices or basic stuff you’d get from AWS docs; this is practical “do this next” instruction gained from 1000+ hours of helping folks just like you.

You are welcome to record the call to share with your team. Once you submit your payment, you’ll receive a link to schedule a 45-minute appointment in my calendar. NOTE: You might want to block out some extra time after the call in case we go long.

100% Money-Back Guarantee

I’m so sure that I can provide at least one piece of high-value advice that I offer a 100% money-back guarantee.

If you feel you have not gotten your money’s worth at the end of our call, just let me know, and I’ll refund your payment in full.

Book your AWS consultation

Step 2 - Infrastructure Assessment:

If we both agree that we are a good fit for each other, we can then enter into an Infrastructure Assessment engagement that lasts roughly 2-4 weeks, where Matt and the Schematical team do a deep dive into your infrastructure.

At the end of this process, you will receive a Report outlining suggestions on how you can make your infrastructure more scalable, resilient, cost-efficient, and secure so you and your team can make the best decisions moving forward.

Step 3 - Office Hours:

If you want continued support, we can enter into a longer-term office hours engagement. During our office hour sessions, your team can join and bring their problems/projects to Matt and the Schematical Team for advisory and oversight.

What types of challenges can I help you with?

Contemplating a large investment into a new technology in your stack and want to have it vetted before coming up with a concrete action plan?
Need help assessing where the security holes are in your latest deployment?
Curious why your AWS bill unexpectedly jumped 10% last month?
All of these are things that are perfect topics to get help with during office hours.

Duration:

2-Hour Sessions

Cadence:

Depending on your needs

Every other week
Weekly
2 x per week

Deliverable:

Advisory
Oversight
Reports
Training
Coaching

Does not include:

Coding
Infrastructure updates
On-call services

Additional Availability:

You have unlimited access by chat outside of office hours, subject to mutual availability.

Zach Edlund

CTO@BoviSync

"Having worked closely with Matt for seven years, I've seen firsthand his invaluable contributions to two different businesses. Matt has played a pivotal role in transforming our cloud architecture, significantly enhancing application reliability, reducing cloud spending costs, and providing mentorship to the team on all aspects of AWS and cloud architecture. If you're seeking someone to help propel your business forward with technology that aligns with your vision, Matt is the perfect fit. I wholeheartedly recommend him for any role where innovation and expertise are paramount."

Hi! I'm Matt Lea

I help CTOs running on AWS sleep at night. My company, Schematical, specializes in helping businesses using Amazon Web Services to scale up in a secure way while saving money.

Matt literally wrote the video course on AWS Security

Matt is the author of Zero to Hero on AWS Security: An Animated Guide to Security in the Cloud on OReilly.com.

Ben Raboine

Co-founder/CTO@customwheeloffset.com

"Matt's knowledge of AWS is invaluable. He always has an answer to our questions, and warns us of tasks that will take substantial time. He also teaches well so we can do the work ourselves the next time if we choose."

Don’t spend another month putting out fires in the middle of the night

Book a 45-minute AWS consultation and get no-nonsense advice about your application architecture that can be put into action immediately.

Start learning about how we can help you scale up your cloud infrastructure to handle all that amazing traffic your business deserves.

Book your AWS Consultation

What are you waiting for? The next server fire?

Book your consultation now!