Solve the infrastructure problems that you actually have

At deadSimpleTech, we solve practical problems to do with your cloud and data infrastructure.

"We've built a successful small tech thing, but we have no idea how to scale up the infrastructure running it and now we need to" is a practical problem.

"We need to be able to consistently replicate our cloud deployments, and we can't do that by clicking on the console" is a practical problem.

"We're spending too much on our cloud costs and need to radically reduce our spend" is a particularly important practical problem these days.

"We need to migrate our hosting from one cloud to another, and need to do it cheaply and efficiently" is a practical problem.

"We've grown enough that we need to set up an analytics capability, which we've previously done on an ad-hoc basis" is a practical problem.

Even "we know we need something in this space, but we have no clue what" is a practical problem.

"We need to become more data-driven" is not a practical problem: it's a metaphysical one.

"We need to use more AI" is not a practical problem: this is also metaphysical.

Businesses don't have metaphysical problems. What a business has is material, practical problems that you can fix in material, practical ways. We can give you the clarity to cut through the fog of metaphysics and identify the boring practical problems that are holding your business back.

For $600 NZD + GST, you can buy two hours of my time. We'll sit down together, work to understand your problem and build a plan for you to do cloud or data infrastructure stuff in the way that works for you and solves your problems. For larger projects, we offer project rates that are fair to both of us: you only ever pay the price initially agreed upon.

Want to talk to us about any of this? Hit the button to the left to book a meeting!

… that technology should work for people

At its worst, technology has a bad habit of trampling on people, making their lives more difficult, more troubled and anxious or generally worse. At deadSimpleTech, we fight that tendency every day that we work. We choose appropriate technologies and use them to solve human problems, empowering you to make your life easier and your work better.

… in getting the simple things right

It's easy to get caught up in trends with tech. Whatever flavour-of-the-month software solution, system or social media platform is being pushed, if you get caught up in it without thought, you'll usually find that you don't have the fundamentals in place to use it well and get only marginal gains and a massive mess to untangle down the line. At deadSimpleTech, we're big on the fundamentals of tech: we'll help you build a solid foundation on which you can build the things that you want quickly, cleanly and without the agonising pain.

… in craft and artistry

Beauty and good design aren't luxuries: they're a sign that care and thought has been put into work. Even a database or a SQL query can be beautiful, and at deadSimpleTech, we will make them so. We put thought, care and craft into everything we do, so that you get a solution that's a delight to look at, work with and use - whatever the solution might be.

… That lived experience makes for better software

Our team has lived lives, not just had careers. We’ve made mistakes, worked in blue-collar jobs, struggled, dealt with social services and had experiences representative of the communities we work with. This means that we know how to write software that helps people, rather than, as is so often the case, making their lives harder.

… In transparency

At deadSimpleTech, we believe that we have an obligation to deliver code that works, for the price agreed on. The price that we quote you is the price you pay, regardless of how long the project takes or what’s involved in implementing it.

… In privacy

We believe that your data ought to be secure, private and controlled by the people who stand to lose the most from losing it. To this end, we’re experts in catering to data sovereignty considerations. We work with two cloud providers based in New Zealand and the Netherlands, guaranteeing either data sovereignty and Te Tiriti o Waitangi coverage with good privacy guarantees, or the absolute state of the art in privacy.