The Fourths
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Platform Engineering

Production-grade SaaS and internal platforms — built to survive the audit, not just the demo.

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Most software projects fail at handoff. The team that scoped the platform isn't the team that shipped it. The team that shipped it isn't the team that owns it. Knowledge gets lost. Technical debt accumulates. Compliance gaps widen.

We operate differently. One team scopes, builds, deploys, and maintains your platform. No knowledge transfer. No handoff tax. The engineers who understand your schema in week one are the engineers responding to your production incident in year two.

We build on Azure — Container Apps, PostgreSQL Flexible Server, Azure Functions v4, Key Vault, Entra B2C. TypeScript throughout. POPIA and FCA compliance built in from the schema up.

What we deliver

  • System architecture document with decision rationale
  • Infrastructure as Code (Bicep) for all Azure resources
  • CI/CD pipeline — GitHub to Azure, no GitHub Actions dependency
  • Role-based access control and audit logging from day one
  • Disaster recovery runbook with tested restore times
  • Monthly engineering health reports

Use cases

Where this applies.

Multi-tenant SaaS for regulated industries
Fintech, insurance, and healthcare platforms that need data isolation, audit trails, and regulatory compliance baked into the architecture — not retrofitted.
Internal operations platforms
Replacing spreadsheets, email chains, and disconnected tools with a single system of record. Built to your processes, not a generic SaaS template.
Legacy system modernisation
Migrating from on-premise or end-of-life systems to cloud-native architecture. Careful schema migration, parallel running, and zero-downtime cutover.

Compliance covered

POPIAFSCAFCAMCOBISO 27001 alignment

Pricing

Retainer from R18,750/mo. Project engagements from R95,000.

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