Capability
A system is only as dependable as the infrastructure under it and the way changes reach it. Next Orbit designs cloud environments, automates build and release, and puts monitoring and recovery in place, so that shipping an update is routine work rather than a nervous evening.
Quick answer
Cloud and DevOps services decide where your software runs and how each change reaches production safely. Next Orbit designs and operates environments on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, packages applications in containers and automates testing and deployment through CI/CD pipelines. We support organisations in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, the entire UAE, the GCC and globally that are launching a new system, leaving on-premise servers or fixing slow, error-prone releases.
Every engagement is architecture-led, delivered by an innovative, R&D-backed team of security-first engineers and quality-controlled before each release, for clients across Sharjah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the entire UAE, the GCC and globally.
Pipeline console
This is what our delivery pipeline looks like for a platform we operate: a commit is built, tested, scanned and rolled out without downtime, then watched. Press run to follow one change through.
AWS, Azure or in-country hosting, provisioned in a tenancy you control, with cost dashboards from day one.
Infrastructure, pipelines and configuration are versioned. Environments are reproducible, not hand-built.
Unit, integration and security gates run on every change. Nothing reaches production untested.
Metrics, logs, traces and alerts routed to people who can act, with backups that are restored, not just taken.
What you get
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud environments with containers, automated pipelines and monitoring built in.
Deliverable 01 · Cloud & DevOps
Networking, compute, databases, storage and identity sized to the workload, with data residency weighed when choosing the provider and region.
Deliverable 02 · Cloud & DevOps
Applications are packaged with Docker, so the same build runs on a laptop, in staging and in production, and can be scaled or moved without surprises.
Deliverable 03 · Cloud & DevOps
Every change is built, tested and deployed by a pipeline. Releases become small, frequent and easy to roll back.
Deliverable 04 · Cloud & DevOps
Environments live in version-controlled files that can be reviewed, rebuilt and audited, instead of being configured by hand and forgotten.
Deliverable 05 · Cloud & DevOps
Logs, metrics and uptime checks feed dashboards and alerts, so engineers see a problem before a customer reports it.
Deliverable 06 · Cloud & DevOps
Scheduled backups, restores that are actually tested and a written recovery procedure, sized to the downtime and data loss your business can accept.
Need cloud & DevOps for a project that does not fit a template? Tell us the problem and one of our expert engineers will map it to an architecture.
Discovery CallCloud work covers the infrastructure behind your software: servers or serverless functions, managed databases, storage, networks and security controls.
DevOps is the practice of automating everything between a developer finishing a change and that change running safely for users.
Together they answer everyday questions.
Can we release without downtime? How do we know the system is healthy? What happens if the database fails at 2 a.m.? Can we add capacity before Ramadan or year-end peaks? We design those answers in from the start, because adding them later is slower and riskier. Next Orbit runs e-trainia and the platforms it hosts for clients on the same practices, so the pipelines and runbooks we hand over are ones we depend on ourselves.
No provider is right for everyone.
The choice depends on where your data must stay, what your organisation already licenses, which managed services the application needs and what your team can operate. Organisations built on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID often find Azure the natural fit. Product teams wanting a wide catalogue of managed services frequently choose AWS. Analytics-heavy and machine-learning workloads are a common reason to pick Google Cloud.
For regulated sectors and government-related work, data residency and the rules specific to your organisation come first.
They may point to a UAE cloud region, a sovereign provider or on-premise hosting. We assess this during solution architecture, write down the reasoning, and keep applications containerised so the decision is never a permanent lock-in.
Migration starts with an inventory of applications, databases, integrations, scheduled jobs, users and dependencies.
Each item is marked to move as it is, adjust, rebuild or retire. Moving everything unchanged is rarely the best result, and neither is rewriting systems that already work.
We then build the target environment, rehearse the migration on a copy of the data and agree a cut-over plan with a rollback route.
After go-live, the old and new environments are compared, monitoring is tuned and running costs are checked against the estimate.
How we work
5 stages, each with a deliverable you can review and sign off before the next begins.
Revision A · stage 1 of 5
Workloads, residency needs, availability targets and the current release routine are reviewed.
Revision B · stage 2 of 5
Target architecture, environments, security controls and a cost estimate are documented and agreed.
Revision C · stage 3 of 5
Infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines are built and proven in a non-production environment.
Revision D · stage 4 of 5
A rehearsed deployment or migration runs with agreed checks and a rollback path.
Revision E · stage 5 of 5
Monitoring, patching, backup tests and cost reviews continue under a support agreement.
Build board
See how this capability applies across our services, products, innovations, R&D prototypes and AI work. Pick what fits, send it as a brief, and one of our expert engineers replies with the approach and a tailored proposal.
Level Explorer
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Where this capability appears in the custom software, AI, IoT and app projects Next Orbit engineers for clients.
How we use it every day on e-trainia, e-tijariX, MeezanX and AuthentiQ, the four platforms Next Orbit delivers: e-trainia, which we own, and three more we implement and support.
What it takes to move computer vision, digital twins, predictive models and climate data from pilot to production.
Short, scoped experiments from our R&D team, so the decision rests on measured results rather than opinion.
Where LLMs and AI agents add real value to this capability, and the controls that keep them accurate and safe.
Your brief 0 ideas
We reply with a tailored proposal: architecture first, then iterative sprints. No off-the-shelf templates.
Tools and standards
Tools are chosen to suit the project, not the other way round. These are the ones we reach for most often; the final selection is made during solution architecture and explained in your tailored proposal.
Questions, answered
Yes, where data residency requires it. We design for UAE cloud regions, private cloud or on-premise hosting, depending on the rules that apply to your organisation and data.
Yes. Monitoring, patching, backups and cost reviews can be included in a support and maintenance agreement.
Usually. We review the codebase, the hosting and the current release routine, then introduce automated builds, tests and deployments step by step.
Often not. Kubernetes suits systems with many services and changing load. Plenty of business applications run well on simpler managed container services that cost less to operate, and we recommend the simplest option that meets the need.
We size resources to measured load, use autoscaling and reserved capacity where they fit, set budgets and alerts, and review spend regularly against the original estimate.
It is scope-based, driven by the number of environments, the workload and whether ongoing operation is included. You receive a tailored proposal after an assessment.
Pick what you need and the right person on our team replies.
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