Build and deploy
VANGUARD
Systems that run the company. Built, shipped, owned.
From architecture to live operation. Process automation, internal tools and production software, designed and shipped to run around your organisation.
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Build What Pays
We refine the idea first: what to build, what to skip and what to avoid, so the spend goes on the work that returns.Before any code, we refine the idea with you: what to build, what not to build and what to avoid. Many builds chase the shiny idea instead of the one that returns. We think steps ahead, then lock the architecture around the work that pays back.
- Build, leave out, avoidWhat to build, what to leave out and what to avoid
- Locked around the highest returnArchitecture locked around the highest return
02
Agentic Engineering
Engineers build alongside agentic systems: faster and lower-cost delivery, with every step reviewed.Our engineers work alongside agentic systems to develop, test and deploy. Builds move faster and cost less than traditional development, and every step is still reviewed and approved by an engineer.
- Faster, lower-cost deliveryFaster delivery at a lower build cost
- Every step engineer-approvedEngineers review and approve every step
03
Ownership and Handover
Infrastructure, data and admin access transfer to your organisation. Support is optional; control stays with you.At handover, the infrastructure, data and administrative access transfer to your organisation, in most engagements under your own accounts. Managed support is available, but operational control stays with your team.
- Infrastructure and access in your nameInfrastructure, data and admin access in your name
- Optional managed supportManaged support available, scoped separately
Security
Single-Organisation Deployment
Each system is built and deployed for one organisation, with its own data model, environment and configuration.
Least Privilege and Encryption
Role-based access scoped to each job, secrets held outside source code, and data encrypted in transit and at rest.
Monitoring and Recovery
Centralised logging with alerts on anomalous activity, and scheduled backups with tested restores.
Audit Trail
Every change, sign-in and agent action is recorded with user, timestamp and outcome.
- 09:41Role updatedApproved
- 09:38Agent drafted replyApproved
- 09:12Export requestedHeld
- 08:57Login · new deviceVerified
- 08:40Record editedLogged
Access Review at Handover
Credentials are rotated and every role is verified before control transfers. Agentic security checks then keep the system safe as the software evolves.
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