EU cloud instead of US cloud

For B2B SaaS companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with 10 to 100 employees, running on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud

Move your SaaS out of the US cloud and into an EU cloud, without a platform team of your own

In 8 to 12 weeks. I plan the move, migrate and then operate your platform. Maintenance happens in the evening, German time, and everything is yours as code.

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30 minutes · directly with Niels · no sales script

years of infrastructure experience

12x

AWS certified

Golden

CNCF Kubestronaut

Direct

access to the expert doing the work

Does this sound familiar?

The bill keeps rising, and your customers ask where their data lives

Many B2B SaaS companies started on a US hyperscaler because it was quick. Today it costs more every quarter, and your customers' procurement teams ask where their data is stored.

RISK 01

The cloud bill keeps rising

It grows every quarter, and nobody can say exactly what for.

RISK 02

Customers ask about data location

Procurement wants to know where their data lives and who can access it.

RISK 03

Operations depend on one person

If they are out or leave, the knowledge goes with them.

RISK 04

Maintenance means night shifts

Either your team stays up, or your provider charges a surcharge.

RISK 05

Backups are untested

They run, but nobody has ever tested a restore.

RISK 06

The move feels risky

It is unclear which services, data and operating procedures a switch would affect.

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Four steps into an EU cloud

Four steps, each with a clear result. You decide afterwards whether to take the next one.

Cloud bill check
Free, 30 minutes on video
In 30 minutes you see what you pay your cloud provider for every month, and get a first estimate of what the same platform would cost in an EU cloud.
You send an export of your cloud bill beforehand. On the call: your three biggest cost drivers, a rough range for an EU cloud and your strongest dependency on the provider.
EU cloud check
2 weeks, remote, fixed price
In two weeks you know whether moving to an EU cloud pays off: with a plan, a timeline and a fixed price.
An assessment of costs, dependencies and risks. Result: today's costs compared with an EU cloud, the five biggest risks, a clear recommendation to move or optimise, and a migration plan. It ends with a 90-minute workshop with your CTO and management.
EU cloud migration
8 to 12 weeks from kickoff, fixed price
Your SaaS in an EU cloud: predictable costs, data in Europe, no platform team of your own needed.
Kickoff on site, the new environment built next to the old one, migration service by service with a way back, cutovers in the evening, handover as code with an operations handbook.
Platform operations
Monthly
Your platform runs, maintenance happens after hours, and everything is yours as code. With an operations handbook and a handover, your team or another provider can take over operations.
Updates, monitoring, tested backups, a monthly cost check and a quarterly review. Access set up the way you require, logged and revocable at any time.

After the engagement

Your platform in Europe, run predictably

In the end your SaaS runs with a European provider that fits your requirements, and your team works on the product again instead of the infrastructure.

Data in Europe

Your platform runs with a European provider. Provider and data centre location follow your requirements, and you can tell your customers clearly where their data lives.

Predictable costs

The cloud bill is understandable, and a monthly cost check keeps it in view.

Maintenance without night shifts

Updates and cutovers happen in the evening, without your team staying up.

Knowledge not tied to one person

Everything lives as code with an operations handbook in your repository.

AWS is convenient, but for many B2B SaaS companies not the only option

Your infrastructure should be invisible: neither expensive nor dependent on a US corporation. Whether and how much you save with an EU cloud, the check puts in numbers for your platform. I do not sell cloud resources and receive no commission on cloud contracts. I am paid for the check, the migration and operations, not through your cloud bill.

97% of German companies with open IT positions struggle to fill them. A specialist handles the migration and operations, so you do not have to build a platform team.Bitkom, IT job market report, September 2026

So the migration is not a leap into the unknown

A planned way back
The old environment stays available until you accept the new one. For the agreed services, I plan and test the way back before cutover.
Handover, not dependency
Everything lives as code in your repository, together with an operations handbook and a handover, so your team or another provider can take over operations.
Evening maintenance
Cutovers and maintenance between 6 and 10 pm German time, with no evening or night surcharge.
Fixed price, not timesheets
The price is set after the EU cloud check, once scope and risks are known.
Kickoff on site
The first day takes place at your office and is included in the price.
A direct line
You talk to the Golden Kubestronaut who does the work. No ticket system.

What you receive

A defined scope instead of open-ended consulting days

✓Assessment of costs, dependencies and risks in the EU cloud check
✓Target picture with a quality gate before implementation starts
✓New environment in the EU cloud, next to the existing one
✓Migration service by service, with a planned way back for the agreed services
✓Cutovers in the evening between 6 and 10 pm German time
✓Handover as code in your repository, with an operations handbook

How it works

Into the EU cloud in 8 to 12 weeks

STEP 01

Kickoff on site and target picture (weeks 1–2)

We decide where and how your platform will run. You can still step out at this point.

STEP 02

New environment (weeks 3–6)

It is built in parallel while the old one keeps running.

STEP 03

Migration (weeks 7–10)

Service by service, with a way back, cut over in the evening.

STEP 04

Handover (weeks 11–12)

Everything as code in your repository, with an operations handbook.

STEP 05

Operations

Updates, monitoring, tested backups and a monthly cost check.

This is a fit if ...

✓Your SaaS runs in production on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
✓Your cloud bill keeps rising, or customers ask for EU hosting
✓You have no platform team and do not want to build one

This is not a fit if ...

×Public sector, critical infrastructure operators, and banks or insurers that require EU-based operations staff
×Projects that require permanent on-site work
×Corporations with their own platform team

Niels Heidbrink, founder of dthn Technology

You work directly with Niels

The expert in the first call also carries out the assessment

I am Niels Heidbrink. For more than eight years, I have built and operated cloud infrastructure for SaaS companies, software vendors and e-commerce, on AWS, Azure, IONOS and Hetzner. I hold 12 AWS certifications and the CNCF Golden Kubestronaut title.

“Niels works in an extremely structured, efficient, and solution-oriented way. He thinks beyond the immediate task, understands connections quickly, and implements requirements pragmatically and reliably.”
Stefan Jauker, Relution

Frequently asked questions

What you should know before the call

Is the move worth it if AWS works?+

It depends on your platform, and that is exactly what the EU cloud check puts in numbers: today's costs compared with an EU cloud, the biggest risks and a clear recommendation. If it says optimise instead of move, I will tell you.

Which EU cloud will it be?+

The EU cloud check decides, based on costs, the services you use today, data location and operations, not on preference. One example: formary moved from an agency-run private cloud to its own Hetzner Cloud setup.

What if something goes wrong during the move?+

The old environment keeps running until you accept the new one. Each service moves separately, and for the agreed services I plan and test the way back before cutover. Cutovers happen in the evening, not in the middle of the business day.

Will we depend on you afterwards?+

Everything lives as code in your repository, together with an operations handbook and a handover, so your team or another provider can take over operations. How long a takeover takes depends on who does it.

How does remote collaboration work?+

The kickoff takes place on site. After that we work remotely, with shared working hours in the afternoon until 6 pm German time. Cutovers and maintenance run between 6 and 10 pm German time, with no evening or night surcharge.

What does the migration cost?+

A fixed price instead of timesheets. It is set at the end of the EU cloud check, once scope, dependencies and risks are known.

The next step

Let’s find out whether the EU Cloud Migration solves your problem

In a free 30-minute call, we discuss your situation. If this assessment is not the right next step, I will tell you openly.

Book a free cloud bill check

For the cloud bill check, all you need is an export of your cloud bill. No obligation.

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