What we actually build,
and how we engage.

Three practice areas. Four engagement models. Pick the practice that matches your problem and the engagement that matches how you want to work together.

Practice areas / what we build

Three practices, drawn from thirty years of building.

Each is its own page with the details, deliverables, and ideal-fit profile. Click through.

01 // AI Infrastructure

AI Infrastructure & Agentic Systems

Full design and implementation of production AI systems: cloud-native, on-prem, or hybrid. Data layer through eval harness.

  • RAG pipelines, embeddings, pgvector, hybrid search
  • AWS Bedrock + serverless application stacks
  • Multi-tenant agentic architectures with MCP governance
  • Local-first AI on Apple Silicon
  • Eval harness, prompt versioning, observability
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02 // Cloud & IaC

Cloud Architecture & IaC

Infrastructure that works in production, not just in diagrams. Private cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud patterns drawn from fifteen years before it was called DevOps.

  • AWS, Azure, GCP architecture and implementation
  • Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes
  • CI/CD pipeline design and build
  • VMware / vSphere / NSX modernization
  • Multi-tenancy and security architecture
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03 // Advisory

Fractional CTO & Advisory

Strategic technical leadership for organizations that need an experienced voice in the room. Includes the AI Readiness Assessment, a fixed-scope diagnostic engagement.

  • AI Readiness Assessment (fixed scope, fixed timebox)
  • Technology strategy and roadmap
  • AI adoption planning and vendor evaluation
  • Pre-Series A technical due diligence
  • Platform selection and architecture review
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Four ways to put Privian to work.

The practice areas describe what we build. These describe how we work together. Most engagements combine a practice area with one of these shapes.

Not sure which fits? Start a conversation. We'll figure out the shape together. If it isn't a fit, we'll say so.

How It Works

A short process to get to real work quickly.

No retainer theater. No endless discovery.

01

Conversation

Thirty minutes. You describe what you're building or fixing. We ask enough to understand the real problem, not the presented one.

02

Scoping

A clear written summary of what we'd do, what it costs, and what you'd have at the end. No ambiguity about deliverables.

03

Build

Actual work. Code written, architecture designed, system built, or advisory delivered, depending on the engagement.

04

Handoff

You own what we built. Documentation, knowledge transfer, and a clear path to run it without us if that's what you want.

Tell us what you're working on.

If it's a good fit, we'll set up a 30-minute call. If it isn't, we'll tell you that too.

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