Partners behind the platforms we build, change and operate.

KineticSkunk works with cloud, delivery and observability technologies that support the platforms our customers operate. Partner programmes and credentials demonstrate relevant product capability.

Our Cloud Platform Engineers use this ecosystem to build, transition and operate the platform in scope. Partner status supports capability and diligence; it does not determine the architecture by itself.

Our partner ecosystem

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AWSfor platform engineering

AWS provides the cloud services used to design, build, migrate, modernise and operate AWS platforms. KineticSkunk applies the verified AWS capability shown here to the platform and operating requirements in scope.

We are an AWS Select Partner. Advanced Tier Services, ECS Delivery, Public Sector, and Well-Architected programme alignment are listed here so diligence has concrete anchors.

AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner
AWS ECS Delivery Partner
AWS Public Sector Partner
AWS Well-Architected Partner
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GitLabfor controlled platform delivery

GitLab provides delivery and governance capability for platform and application change across AWS and Azure environments where repeatable releases and reviewable controls are required.

KineticSkunk is a GitLab Open Partner and Professional Services Partner, so delivery work is backed by recognised programme depth, not ad hoc tooling choices.

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GitLab Professional Services Partner badge
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Azurefor Microsoft-aligned platform engineering

Azure supports new and existing Microsoft-aligned platforms across runtime, identity, networking, data, delivery and managed operations.

Partner profile and badge context on this page give technical and commercial stakeholders useful diligence signals during vendor and architecture conversations.

Microsoft Digital and App Innovation Light Solutions Partner
Microsoft Gold partner
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Datadogfor platform observability

Datadog provides metrics, logs, traces and operational visibility across managed cloud platforms where platform and application behaviour need to remain observable.

Strong observability supports calmer operations and faster root cause work when production pressure is high.

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MariaDBfor the database platform

MariaDB is the relational database platform KineticSkunk engineers and operates on AWS, and runs self-managed on Azure. We assess, migrate, build, protect, optimise and operate the database as part of the cloud platform around it.

The relationship adds database-platform capability to the AWS and Azure environments we design, migrate, transition and operate, without repositioning KineticSkunk as a database-development consultancy.

What our partners enable

Cloud Infrastructure & Scale

AWS and Azure programme depth underpins hosting, scaling, and regulated workload patterns your architecture and infrastructure reviews can reference directly.

Security & Compliance

Cloud and delivery tooling from these partners supports a defensible security story: controls, traceability, and programme-backed credibility instead of one-off claims.

Data Protection & Recovery

Accredited cloud and platform patterns support recovery objectives, retention discipline, and evidence your risk and compliance teams expect to see.

Software Delivery & Observability

GitLab and Datadog close the loop from change to production telemetry, so speed does not trade off against reliability when you are under operational scrutiny.

How partners map to delivery

Production cloud platforms

AWS and Azure are where production capacity, identity, and hybrid integration meet programme-backed standards.

  • Resilient hosting and scale paths
  • Regulated and public-sector aligned options where relevant
  • External partner profiles for third-party checks

Secure software delivery

GitLab is the spine for pipeline discipline, secure change, and audit-friendly release history.

  • CI/CD and security capabilities in one toolchain
  • Professional and channel programme coverage
  • Less fragmentation between dev and operations handoffs

Live operations and observability

Datadog is how we keep production legible: performance, reliability, and incident signals in one operational view.

  • Infrastructure and application visibility
  • Faster diagnosis when incidents land
  • Operational evidence for internal and external reviewers

This is for you if...

You lead from the CIO or CTO office

You need a partner ecosystem you can cite in board, vendor, and architecture conversations without re-explaining the stack each time.

You run engineering or platform

You care that cloud, delivery tooling, and observability line up so teams are not fighting mismatched standards.

You own risk, compliance, or procurement

You need named programmes, badges, and external profiles so diligence moves on substance, not slide decks.

What you get

Lower delivery and vendor risk

Engagements sit on verifiable partner relationships, not opaque supplier lists.

Stronger compliance posture

Accreditations and platform choices are visible up front, which supports control narratives and third-party questions.

Faster confidence in reviews

Technical, commercial, and risk stakeholders share the same facts about who backs the work.

A coherent solutions story

Partners connect to how we deliver hosting, recovery, security, and automation, not a disconnected logo wall.

Align scope and partner fit

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