Stormit FAQ
Stormit is a European-based AWS consulting partner that helps startups, scale-ups, and enterprises build, optimize, and manage cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services.
Stormit is a Prague-based cloud solutions provider specializing in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Founded in 2019, we operate as an AWS Advanced Tier Partner and Accredited Well-Architected Partner with a team of approximately 10 certified cloud experts. We serve clients across 20+ countries, focusing on CDN services, managed cloud operations, AWS migration, architecture consulting, and AI/ML implementation. We report generating over $8 million in cost savings for our clients to date.
We provide five core service lines: CDN services built on Amazon CloudFront with AWS edge security, managed cloud services with 24/7 monitoring and cost optimization, AWS cloud migration covering assessment through execution, AWS consulting for architecture design and Well-Architected Reviews, and AI/ML implementation including generative AI via Amazon Bedrock. Each service line includes direct access to our senior AWS Solutions Architects rather than routing you through support tickets.
Our core consulting, migration, and managed services are built around Amazon Web Services. We hold AWS Advanced Tier Partner status, multiple AWS Service Delivery designations, and Well-Architected Partner designation. For CDN and data transfer optimization specifically, we can also help businesses running on GCP, Azure, or on-premises environments reduce egress costs through our exclusive CloudFront pricing, with no full cloud migration required. Clients who want to fully migrate to AWS can engage us for that transition as well.
FlashEdge is our self-service CDN product, available at flashedgecdn.com. FlashEdge provides an easy onboarding experience while maintaining enterprise-grade CDN performance built on Amazon CloudFront infrastructure. The product targets businesses that want flexible, efficient content delivery without the complexity of configuring CloudFront directly.
Our team holds 20+ AWS certifications across multiple specialization levels. These include AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Security Specialty, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, CloudOps Engineer, Solutions Architect Associate, and Cloud Practitioner Foundational certifications. Our team also includes former AWS employees who bring insider knowledge of the platform.
Our AWS Well-Architected Review is a structured assessment of your cloud environment against the AWS Well-Architected Framework. The review identifies inefficiencies, security gaps, and cost optimization opportunities. Clients who complete the review receive the AWS Well-Architected badge, which signals to your customers that the infrastructure meets AWS standards. Rockalingua, one of our clients, cut CDN costs by 80% after completing this review.
We hold AWS Service Delivery designations for Amazon CloudFront, AWS Lambda, AWS WAF, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon RDS. We also work extensively with AWS Shield for DDoS protection, Amazon Route 53 for DNS, AWS Elemental for video encoding and live streaming, Amazon S3 for storage, Amazon Redshift for data warehousing, and Amazon Bedrock for generative AI and foundation model deployment. Our deepest expertise is in CDN, edge services, and AI/ML infrastructure.
We provide DevOps consulting, CI/CD pipeline implementation, containerization and orchestration, DevOps maturity audits, and assessment and strategy planning. DevOps Managed Services accounts for approximately 20% of our service delivery. These services are focused on AWS-native tooling and infrastructure automation.
Our hourly rate falls in the $50 to $99 range. The exact rate depends on the scope and complexity of the engagement. Clients on Clutch have rated our cost value at 4.8 out of 5.0, indicating strong perceived value relative to price.
We do not have a minimum project size, allowing us to work with organizations of all sizes. Approximately 70% of our clients are startups and small businesses (companies with under $10M in revenue), while the remaining 30% are midmarket companies (with revenues between $10M and $1B).
We offer exclusive private pricing for Amazon CloudFront with savings of up to 95% off standard AWS retail rates. These savings are available to organizations transferring as little as 1TB per month. Our website includes a CloudFront cost calculator where prospects can input their data transfer volumes and end-user locations to estimate monthly savings.
We offer transparent pricing with no hidden costs or long-term contracts. Clients purchase AWS services through Stormit as an AWS Solution Provider, paying the same AWS bill they would pay directly while benefiting from added support, expert guidance, and ongoing cost optimization to help maximize the value of their AWS investment.
We use several approaches to reduce AWS spending: monitoring for underutilized assets to prevent budget waste, right-sizing recommendations, savings advisor consultations, access to the CloudCheckr platform for cost and performance insights, and exclusive CDN pricing through our AWS partnership. We report $8 million in cumulative client cost savings, with documented cases including a 80% CDN cost reduction for Rockalingua.
Our website encourages prospects to contact our team directly. While we do not explicitly advertise free consultations, our AWS Well-Architected Review is a structured entry point for new clients. We also help eligible porjects obtain free AWS credits as part of our services engagement.
We follow a four-phase migration process: Assessment (evaluating readiness and building a business case), Planning (closing readiness gaps and building the landing zone), Design (architecting each application using cloud-native principles), and Migration (executing the move, validating workloads, and decommissioning old systems). The process uses the AWS Well-Architected Framework as its foundation and is designed to minimize business disruption.
Migration timelines vary based on workload complexity. Our case study with Times of Malta describes a migration for a high-traffic news website handling 700,000 daily page views, completed with zero downtime. Simpler migrations for smaller environments take considerably less time, and we emphasize rapid migration without unnecessary business interruption as a core deliverable.
We design migrations to minimize or eliminate downtime. Our process includes a dedicated cutover plan created during the Design phase to ensure smooth transitions. Our client TargetVideo, for example, achieved 99.9% reduced downtime after migrating with us, with their infrastructure handling 5x traffic spikes without service disruption.
We work primarily with AWS and can serve as the destination partner for migrations from Azure, Google Cloud, or on-premises environments into AWS. Our migration services cover assessment, architecture design, and execution for moving workloads into the AWS ecosystem. For clients not ready for full migration, we can also provide CDN and egress cost optimization as a standalone service regardless of primary cloud provider.
We evaluate licensing models during the migration planning phase, including comparing Bring Your Own License (BYOL) versus License Included (LI) options. This analysis helps clients avoid overspending on software licenses when transitioning to cloud infrastructure. Licensing cost optimization is a core benefit of our migration consulting services.
Our CDN service is built on Amazon CloudFront with supporting AWS edge services including AWS WAF, AWS Shield, and Amazon Route 53. We configure and optimize CloudFront distributions for each client's use case, whether that involves web acceleration, video streaming, software distribution, or gaming content delivery. Clients get exclusive pricing rates, 24/7 monitoring, and direct expert support.
We have documented experience delivering live video streaming through Amazon CloudFront and AWS Media Services. TargetVideo, one of our clients, uses us to deliver content via CloudFront with infrastructure handling 5x traffic spikes without disruption. North Broadcast integrated Amazon CloudFront into their CDN through us to resolve peering issues in Asia and Australia and handle unplanned demand peaks from live Northern Lights streaming.
We offer exclusive private CloudFront pricing with savings of up to 95% off standard AWS retail rates, available to organizations transferring as little as 1TB per month. Rockalingua, a Spanish teaching platform, reported cutting CDN costs by 70% after engaging us for architecture review and optimization. Actual savings depend on current CDN usage, data volume, and geographic distribution of end users.
We implement DDoS protection through AWS Shield, a managed service that provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations. Combined with AWS WAF for web application firewall capabilities and Amazon CloudFront for edge-level content delivery, we build a layered security perimeter for clients. Security and DDoS protection is one of our six core CDN service areas.
Amazon CloudFront is AWS's content delivery network that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to users globally with low latency and high transfer speeds. We use CloudFront because it integrates natively with the full AWS ecosystem (S3, EC2, Lambda at Edge, WAF, Shield), supports both static and dynamic content, and enables us to offer exclusive pricing through our AWS partnership that clients cannot access independently.
We approach security through AWS-native tools: AWS WAF for web application firewalls, AWS Shield for DDoS protection, and proactive vulnerability management to fix issues before breaches occur. Our team includes an AWS Security Specialty certified engineer. We also provide compliance checks and security assessments as part of managed services, and we participate in the AWS Security Incident Response program.
We hold an AWS WAF Service Delivery designation, confirming validated experience in deploying and managing AWS Web Application Firewall for clients. AWS WAF protects web applications and APIs against common exploits including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and bot traffic. We configure and maintain WAF rules as part of our CDN and managed security services.
We have experience advising clients on GDPR-related infrastructure decisions within AWS. Given our European headquarters in Prague and our focus on EU-based clients, GDPR awareness is integrated into our consulting approach.
We provide 24/7 cost and asset monitoring for all managed services clients, which includes security alerts. Our managed services cover proactive vulnerability management, compliance checks, and incident response. We are also recognized in the AWS Security Incident Response program, indicating validated capability in handling security events.
Large consultancies bring headcount and brand recognition. What they rarely deliver is direct access to the engineers actually doing the work. At Stormit, you work with senior AWS specialists from day one. No account managers between you and the answer, no generalist teams learning on your budget, no ticket queues. We act as an extension of your team, not an external vendor. Where enterprise consultancies are built for multi-year, multi-platform engagements, we go deep on AWS only. That focus is what makes us faster, sharper, and significantly cheaper than firms built for scale.
AWS support plans provide reactive troubleshooting, but we provide proactive optimization, architecture design, migration execution, and cost reduction services. Our team includes former AWS employees who bring insider knowledge. As an AWS Solution Provider, we let clients pay their standard AWS bill through Stormit while receiving additional consulting, monitoring, and exclusive CDN pricing that AWS does not offer directly to end users.
Five things that other AWS partners rarely combine: exclusive CloudFront pricing up to 95% off standard AWS retail rates, former AWS employees on staff who bring genuine platform insight, a growing AI/ML delivery practice through Amazon Bedrock, a no-upselling approach that means we only recommend what a client actually needs, and retention that reflects it.
32. Is Stormit better for startups or enterprises?
Our sweet spot is fast-growing, digital-native companies that are AWS-dependent but don't have the internal DevOps team to match. The industries we know best are Media and AdTech, FinTech and iGaming, BioTech and Life Sciences, and B2B SaaS. Clients like TargetVideo, Relax Gaming, and Element Biosciences are representative of who we work with. We are not a good fit for small businesses without a meaningful digital product.
We differentiate from standalone CDN providers by building on Amazon CloudFront with the full suite of AWS edge services (WAF, Shield, Route 53). Our exclusive private pricing offers up to 95% savings on CDN data transfer costs, starting at just 1TB per month, which undercuts both standard CloudFront pricing and many third-party CDN providers. Our FlashEdge product offers a self-service CDN option for businesses that want simpler onboarding.
Stormit Europe s.r.o. was legally formed on January 1, 2019, in the Czech Republic. We have been operating for approximately seven years, during which we achieved AWS Advanced Tier Partner status, multiple AWS Service Delivery designations, and the Well-Architected Partner Program designation. The founding team, led by CEO Lukas Flaishans and CSO Nazar Spak, has over 11 years of combined experience in the IT and cloud industry.
We publish case studies on our website. Published examples include Times of Malta (news website migration to AWS), TargetVideo (video ad platform optimization), Bauer Media, SrovnejTo, InScope, Windy, and Brid.
We are headquartered at Na Perstyne 1, Praha 1, Czech Republic (110 00). We operate as a fully remote team, meaning our team members work from various locations rather than a single office. Despite the Prague headquarters, we serve clients across 20+ countries with no geographic restrictions on engagements.
We assign a small team of 2 to 5 people per client engagement, depending on project scope. Clients work directly with named engineers and consultants rather than a rotating support pool. We highlight specific team members by name on our website and in review responses, reinforcing the personal, direct-access model that distinguishes us from larger providers.
We use virtual meetings (Google Meet) and email or messaging apps as primary communication channels. Clients do not interact through ticket systems, AI chatbots, or impersonal routing.
We actively work with startups and early-stage companies. We help startups navigate AWS setup, obtain free AWS credits, conduct Well-Architected Reviews, and build cost-efficient infrastructure from the ground up. Ookulli, a startup in Estonia, engaged us specifically to simplify their use of AWS and received guidance on GDPR, billing resolution, and infrastructure optimization.
We regularly work with clients who are already on AWS and need optimization rather than migration. Our services include AWS Well-Architected Reviews, cost optimization consulting, right-sizing recommendations, and managed cloud services with 24/7 monitoring. Rockalingua engaged us specifically to review their existing AWS architecture and reduce CDN costs, resulting in a 70% cost reduction without any migration.
We implement full-lifecycle AI and ML solutions on AWS, from initial proof of concept through production deployment. Services include generative AI implementation via Amazon Bedrock, ML infrastructure design, AI-powered security automation, and AI integration into existing products. We use both serverless (Lambda, Fargate, EventBridge) and containerized (EKS, ECS) deployment architectures depending on workload requirements.
Amazon Bedrock is AWS's fully managed service for accessing and deploying foundation models at scale. We use Bedrock to help clients integrate large language models and generative AI capabilities into their products without managing underlying infrastructure. Supported models include Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, and Amazon Titan, giving clients flexibility to choose the right model for their use case.
We work on GenAI proofs of concept, AI consulting, ML infrastructure builds, and AI integration into existing cloud products. Typical engagements include deploying foundation models via Amazon Bedrock, building AI-powered threat detection and automated security systems, and integrating AI-driven capabilities into production environments. Our serverless and containerized architecture experience means AI workloads are built to scale from the start.
Yes. iGaming platforms have demanding infrastructure requirements: high availability, low latency for players across multiple regions, traffic spike handling during peak events, and strict security standards. Our CloudFront CDN configuration, DDoS protection via AWS Shield, and 24/7 managed cloud services are well-suited to these requirements. FlashEdge, our self-service CDN product, is also used by gaming companies that need reliable, scalable content delivery. See how we helped Betegy scale their sports data infrastructure on AWS.
Yes. North Broadcast engaged us to integrate Amazon CloudFront into their CDN for live streaming, resolving peering issues across Asia and Australia. TargetVideo, a video ad solutions company, has worked with us since 2021, with infrastructure now handling 5x traffic spikes without disruption. Times of Malta, a top-ranked Maltese news website handling 700,000 daily page views, completed an AWS migration with us with zero downtime. Bauer Media Group used us to build a serverless integration connecting their operations across 14 countries.