CONSULTING & ENGINEERING — AI, CYBER, CLOUD

Artificial intelligence. Cybersecurity. Cloud. More than words — results

A team of senior experts working alongside executives and their technical teams. Audited open-source tooling, demanding advisory, and products from our own Startup Studio.

A 30-minute consultation with the expert assigned to your case, based on your assessment. Free of obligation.

AWS Advanced Partner
ISO 2001
They trust us:
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4 pillars of authority

One engine. Four disciplines.

01 CYBERSECURITY

The assurance your clients demand.

Audit, hardening, continuous monitoring. We speak compliance to executives and operations to teams — with the same rigour
Audit & Pentest 24/7 SOC Zero Trust
02 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AI that produces results.

From use case to governed deployment: agents, enterprise RAG, domain copilots — with security and ROI measurement built in from sprint one.
Agents & RAG MLOps AI Governance
03 CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE

Architectures that withstand the workload.

Kubernetes, DevOps, FinOps, sovereignty. Scalable, efficient platforms operated under contractual availability commitments.
Kubernetes Infra as Code FinOps
04 CONSULTING

Sound decisions offered to the Board.

Technology trade-offs, roadmaps, governance. A senior advisory team that translates technical considerations into decisions that resonate with the board.
Due diligence Roadmap Tech Committee
TO EACH THEIR OWN READING

The same document, reviewed by your Executive Committee and engineers.

SENIOR EXECUTIVES — CEO · CFO · CISO

A managed risk, a proven ROI.

Governance, compliance, business continuity. Each recommendation is measured, subject to review and defendable before the executive committee.
  • The duo you meet on the first meeting is involved
  • Part of our remuneration is tied to the results achieved
  • The right to say no: if we’re not the right people for the job, we will say so
Strategic Consulting →
TECHNICAL TEAMS — CTO · LEAD · SRE

A stack that can handle the workload, handed over to your teams.

Scalable architectures, open source first, infrastructure as code. Designed by engineers that deploy to production — and document it.
  • Audited, packaged and reversible open source — you remain in control
  • Infrastructure as code, CI/CD and playbooks delivered with documentation
  • Including skills development for your teams throughout each assignment
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FREE SELF-ASSESSMENT

Two minutes to get the full picture.

An immediate assessment of your security and AI readiness — free of charge, no registration required. So you can turn up to your first meeting with hard facts.

412 assessments run over the last 30 days
CLIENTS RESULTS

Achieved in production. Told by our clients.

VALTOR Industries Industry →
- 72 %
security incidents over 12 months after the SOC overhaul
« For the first time, my board understands our security reports. » — CIO
x 3
deployment frequency for product teams
« They code with us, not above us. » — VP Engineering
Ohmarché Retail →
- 38 %
cloud spend after 6 months of FinOps support
« The only vendor that ever saved us its own budget. » — CFO
Lexalliance Legal →
6 wks
To ship a domain AI copilot to production
« Six weeks in, our lawyers would never go back. » — Managing Partner
These results resonate with you? Let’s talk about yours.
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APPROACH

All it takes is three steps.

1

Free assessment

Quick online self-assessment, followed by a 30-minute consultation with a senior expert. A factual assessment of the situation, with zero commitment.

2

Budget plan

A roadmap setting out costs, timelines and expected ROI — which can be justified line by line and presented to your management.

3

Measured performance

The very same senior executives from the first meeting are delivering on their commitments, with clear contractual terms and a report that can be read in 10 minutes.

What's on your mind? Let's talk about it in 30 minutes Non-binding · Free assessment · Response within 24 hours
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STARTUP STUDIO

We also build our own tools

The Studio designs, develops and operates an ecosystem of specialist products — first tested on our own customers.

SERVICES
DevOpsTeam as a Service
Managed DevOps teams with a performance guarantee. The driving force behind our platforms.
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INCUBATING
Future SaaS
Upcoming products from the Studio. Tested in-house, launched once they meet our standards
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PLATFORM
Saylo.io
Saylo.io
The platform that automates your technical communications. Designed in-house, tried and tested by our clients.
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ASSESSMENTS
AVNU.fr
Security and compliance self-assessments for SMEs and mid-market companies. The detailed report behind our free scans.
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THE TEAM

Talk to the person in charge.

27 senior experts, in Paris, Lyon — and, most importantly, in your workplace. The people you meet on the first appointment are the ones involved in the project. A response within 3 hours, from an actual person.

Sarah M.
Cybersecurity Lead
Former CISO. Oversees audits and the SOC. Presents on NIS2 to the Executive Committee.
Karim B.
Lead Cloud Architect
15 years of critical platforms. Kubernetes, sovereignty, FinOps.
Marion T.
Head of AI
Puts AI agents in production — and measures their performance. Formerly a research lab.
Julien R.
Partner — Consultant
Translates technical matters into board decisions. Chairs 24 technical committees per year.
OUR WORK ETHIC
01 Seniors first
No substitutes: whoever turns up for the first meeting will be involved.
02 A reply within 3 hours, from a real human
During an assignment, every enquiry is answered by a designated person within three working hours.
03 Systematic transfer
Every assignment includes improving your teams’ skills. You get to keep our playbooks.
04 Quantifiable and measurable
Quantified recommendations, measurable commitments, reports that can be read in 10 minutes.
05 The right to say no
If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so — and recommend someone else.
06 We document everything
Post-mortems, architectural choices, lessons learnt: published in the Resources section, including our mistakes.
USE CASES & ARTICLES

What we learn by doing things.

Client case studies, a behind-the-scenes look at our own systems, and honest feedback on the technologies we use. Published regularly, no sugarcoating.

FAQ

Questions we often get asked.

How is A1 Cloud different from a classic IT services firm?

We don't place people: we deliver solutions. A mix of audited open-source tooling, senior advisory and products from our own Startup Studio — with commitments on outcomes, not time spent. We don't place people: we deliver solutions. A mix of audited open-source tooling, senior advisory and products from our own Startup Studio — with commitments on outcomes, not time spent.

Where should a cybersecurity audit start?

With the free scan of your domain, right on this page. In 30 seconds you get a first verdict (SPF, DMARC, TLS, headers), then a detailed report via Avnu.fr and, if needed, a remediation plan with our teams.

Are your solutions built on open source?

Yes, whenever it's the best choice. We audit, package and operate reference open-source tools — and contribute back. You keep control and reversibility.

How long does an AI readiness assessment take?

The online self-assessment takes 2 minutes and positions you immediately. The full diagnostic — data, governance, priority use cases, expected ROI — is delivered within 2 weeks.

Let's build together

Meet a senior expert — the one who will actually work with you. Let's chat 30 minutes about your challenges and build your fist action plan.

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