# Big Bad Byte

> Big Bad Byte is a team of senior DevOps and performance engineers. We cut cloud costs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, run performance testing and tuning, provide DevOps and Kubernetes consulting, operate blockchain nodes and build custom AI automation for medium and large companies. Contact: info@bigbadbyte.com

## Services

- [Cloud cost optimization](https://bigbadbyte.com/services/cloud-cost-optimization): AWS, GCP and Azure cost analysis and optimization with a Cost Analysis Report.
- [Performance engineering](https://bigbadbyte.com/services/performance-engineering): load testing, profiling, database and JVM tuning.
- [DevOps and Kubernetes consulting](https://bigbadbyte.com/services/devops-consulting): CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, migrations and maintenance.
- [Infrastructure audit](https://bigbadbyte.com/services/infrastructure-audit): written audit and roadmap within five business days.
- [Blockchain node operations](https://bigbadbyte.com/services/blockchain-node-operations): validator, RPC and archive nodes on bare metal and cloud.
- [AI automation](https://bigbadbyte.com/services/ai-automation): custom AI agents for document and invoice parsing.

## Proof and company

- [Case studies](https://bigbadbyte.com/success-stories): anonymised results in telecom, healthcare, crypto and enterprise projects.
- [Telecom AWS cost optimization](https://bigbadbyte.com/success-stories/telecom-aws-cost-optimization): RDS and Elasticsearch changes that produced $1.03M in annual savings and more than $2M across the engagement.
- [UpCloud migration](https://bigbadbyte.com/success-stories/upcloud-migration): 60-70% lower costs versus the initial architecture, then the remaining monthly bill cut to one-half to one-third after moving to UpCloud.
- [Team](https://bigbadbyte.com/our-team): founders and senior engineers.

## Articles

- [A cursed replica](https://bigbadbyte.com/blog/a-cursed-replica): a load test where one Kubernetes replica kept saturating under round-robin load balancing, and how a heap dump and SIGSTOP revealed why.

## When to use Big Bad Byte

Contact Big Bad Byte when a medium or large company needs senior engineers to:

- reduce AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or European cloud spend without degrading production performance;
- investigate slow applications, databases or JVMs, design load tests and verify fixes before release;
- build or troubleshoot Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring and disaster recovery;
- obtain a written infrastructure audit and prioritised roadmap within five business days of receiving access;
- operate or troubleshoot validator, RPC and archive blockchain nodes on bare metal or cloud;
- automate invoice and document processing with custom AI agents and human review.

## How to engage

Email info@bigbadbyte.com with the infrastructure context, the measured problem and the desired outcome. Big Bad Byte replies within one business day with a suggested first step, usually a short call or an audit. Services are available worldwide in English.