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Fractional DevOps, AI-powered automation, and custom dashboards that cut your AWS bill, replace manual workflows with intelligent systems, and give you real-time visibility into what matters. No agency overhead. Just battle-tested engineering and measurable results.
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Cloud infrastructure, AI-powered automation, and custom dashboards — everything your operations need, nothing they don't.
AI & Business Automation
AI-enhanced workflows, intelligent phone systems, marketing site AI, and n8n automation that replaces expensive SaaS — all self-hosted and under your control.
Automate Your Business →Custom Dashboards & Analytics
Real-time business dashboards built on Grafana, Metabase, or custom stacks that give executives and teams visibility into the metrics that matter.
Get Real-Time Visibility →Cloud Infrastructure & Cost Optimization
Multi-cloud architecture on AWS, GCP, and Azure with Terraform and Pulumi — plus FinOps practices that significantly cut your cloud bill.
Optimize Your Cloud →Kubernetes & Platform
Production-ready k0s/EKS/GKE clusters, GitOps workflows, and platform engineering that scales with your team.
Scale Your Platform →CI/CD Engineering
Faster, safer deployments with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD. Ship with confidence, not anxiety.
Accelerate Deploys →Monitoring & Observability
Self-hosted Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki stacks that give you real visibility without vendor lock-in or surprise bills.
Get Visibility →How It Works
From First Call to Measurable Results
No bureaucracy. No account managers. Just a clear path to better infrastructure.
1
Discovery Call
Free 30-minute consultation to understand your infrastructure, pain points, and goals.
2
Scoping & Proposal
A clear roadmap with deliverables, timeline, and transparent pricing. No surprises.
3
Execution
Hands-on implementation with regular check-ins. I work alongside your team, not above them.
4
Handoff & Support
Documentation, knowledge transfer, and ongoing retainer options to keep things running lean.
Proven Results
The Numbers Speak for Themselves
Real outcomes from real engagements with startups and growing companies.
Significant
AWS cost savings across every client engagement
Dramatically
Faster deploys with optimized CI/CD pipelines
20+
Years of hands-on cloud and infrastructure experience
Zero
Downtime migrations for production Kubernetes workloads
Not an Agency. A Partner Who Ships.
I'm Justin Sharp, founder of Sharper Cloud. I've spent 20+ years building and operating cloud infrastructure at scale—from startups to IPO (Weave) and acquisition (Divvy to Bill.com).
I started Sharper Cloud because I kept seeing companies overpay for bloated agencies or burn out their teams on infrastructure they shouldn't be building from scratch. There's a better way.
When you work with Sharper Cloud, you get me directly. I architect solutions, write the Terraform, optimize the pipelines, and transfer knowledge so your team levels up. No layers. No surprises.
"I build infrastructure that's lean, fast, and maintainable—then I teach your team to run it."
Pricing
Predictable Monthly Retainers
AI automation, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure — all in one retainer. 12-month agreements with predictable monthly billing. No surprise invoices.
Foundation
$3,000
per month
20 hours included
Infrastructure oversight plus initial AI automation for teams ready to modernize operations.
- Infrastructure monitoring & alerts
- Monthly cloud cost review
- 1 AI workflow or automation build
- 1 business dashboard
- Slack/email support
- Config changes & small fixes
Growth
$6,000
per month
40 hours included
Active infrastructure projects and AI-powered automation builds for growing teams.
- Everything in Foundation
- CI/CD pipeline design & optimization
- Kubernetes cluster management
- AI phone answering or chatbot setup
- Ongoing automation development
- Custom dashboards & reporting
- Priority response time
Scale
$12,000
per month
80 hours included
Dedicated fractional CTO-level leadership across infrastructure, AI, and automation.
- Everything in Growth
- Dedicated fractional DevOps/AI lead
- Self-hosted AI infrastructure
- Architecture reviews & roadmapping
- Team mentoring & training
- On-call escalation support
- Observability & SLO implementation
Custom
tailored to you
Need something different? Let's design an engagement that fits your exact requirements.
- Custom hour allocations
- Multi-team or enterprise scope
- Dedicated on-call rotations
- Compliance-specific work
- Hybrid retainer + project
All retainers are 12-month agreements. Additional hours at $175/hr. See full pricing details →
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