AWS Infrastructure Management
SnapTec provides ongoing AWS infrastructure management optimized for Amazon Graviton and AWS Systems Manager, so your eCommerce environment stays cost-efficient, compliant, and easy to operate as it scales.
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner | 24/7 Operational Oversight
The Unglamorous Work That Decides Which Direction Your AWS Bill Moves
Infrastructure management is the unglamorous work that determines whether your AWS bill and your AWS reliability move in the direction you want them to over time, or drift the wrong way quietly while nobody's specifically responsible for watching. We built this service around two AWS capabilities that do the most concrete work here: Graviton for compute cost-efficiency, and Systems Manager for operational automation and compliance.
When This Matters Most
Infrastructure management problems are invisible at small scale and expensive at large scale.
Your Compute Costs Don't Match Your Traffic
A compute cost inefficiency that barely registers on a small AWS bill becomes a meaningful line item once you're running real production traffic.
Patching Happens Whenever Someone Remembers
A patch that's a few weeks late is low-risk on a small footprint and a real security exposure on a larger one.
Nobody Owns Configuration Drift
An unintended security group change or an untracked manual fix goes unnoticed until it becomes an incident.
You're Using a Fraction of Systems Manager
Most teams have Systems Manager available and aren't using more than a fraction of what it does.
What Ongoing Infrastructure Management Includes
Built around the two AWS capabilities that do the most concrete work here: Amazon Graviton for compute cost-efficiency, and AWS Systems Manager for operational automation and compliance.
Graviton Compatibility & Migration
Assessment and migration for eligible workloads, with before/after performance and cost benchmarking.
Automated Patch Management
Through Systems Manager, keeping your environment current without manual, error-prone patching cycles.
Configuration Compliance Monitoring
Catching infrastructure drift, an unintended security group change, an untracked manual fix, before it becomes an incident.
Recurring Cost Optimization Reviews
On a recurring cadence, not a one-time audit that goes stale the month after it's delivered.
Operational Runbook Automation
For routine, repeatable tasks, reducing both engineering time spent and the risk of manual error.
Why We Built This Around Graviton and Systems Manager
Two AWS capabilities that do the most concrete, measurable work on cost and operational discipline.
Graviton Migration Without the Guesswork
Not every workload swaps cleanly to ARM. We handle compatibility assessment and migration as part of ongoing management, with before/after performance and cost benchmarking, not a one-time project revisited only when someone remembers to.
Systems Manager, Actually Configured
Most teams have Systems Manager available and aren't using more than a fraction of what it does. Setting it up properly, and maintaining it as your infrastructure changes, is most of the value here.
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner
The assessment and ongoing management is run by engineers who hold current AWS certifications, not generalists reading a dashboard.
Structured as Ongoing, Not a One-Time Pass
Infrastructure drifts and workloads change. A one-time optimization pass degrades in value over time, so we structure this as continuous management with regular reviews.
How This Actually Runs
A structured process from first review to quarterly optimization.
Infrastructure & Workload Review
We assess your current environment for Graviton compatibility and evaluate your existing Systems Manager configuration, or lack of one, against best practice.
Migration & Automation Rollout
Compatible workloads are migrated to Graviton with performance verification at each step, and Systems Manager automation is configured for patching, compliance, and routine operations.
Ongoing Management
We continue managing patch cycles, compliance monitoring, and cost optimization on a recurring basis, adjusting as your infrastructure and workloads evolve.
Quarterly Cost & Performance Review
You get a clear report showing cost trends, performance benchmarks, and what's changed, plus recommendations for what's worth doing next.
What Ongoing Management Delivers
The core commitments behind every infrastructure management engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Graviton compatible with our existing workloads?
Most standard web applications, databases, and containerized workloads are Graviton-compatible with little to no code changes. Some specialized dependencies need testing first, which is exactly what the compatibility assessment covers before any migration happens.
What's the actual cost savings from moving to Graviton?
Up to 40% better price-performance is the commonly cited figure for compatible workloads, and savings scale further with committed-use pricing models. Real savings depend on your specific workload mix, which is why we benchmark before and after rather than quoting a blanket number.
Do we need AWS Systems Manager if we already have a monitoring tool?
Monitoring tools tell you something's wrong. Systems Manager helps prevent and automatically remediate a lot of what would otherwise become a monitoring alert, patch compliance, configuration drift, routine operational tasks. The two are complementary, not redundant.
Is this a one-time project or an ongoing service?
Ongoing. Infrastructure drifts and workloads change, and a one-time optimization pass degrades in value over time. We structure this as continuous management with regular reviews, not a single engagement.
Curious What Graviton and Better Automation Could Actually Save You?
We'll benchmark your current infrastructure cost and compatibility, and give you a real number before you commit to anything.
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner | 24/7 Operational Oversight