WHY PRODUCTION READINESS MATTERS
A prototype on a laptop isn't an app you can trust with company data.
AI lets the people who understand a process build working software fast. But AI-generated code can carry the same vulnerabilities as any other software, and security specialists are seeing the same gaps again and again: authentication, authorisation and exposed secrets.
Prototypes are fine for experiments. Once an app holds customer, financial or commercially sensitive data, or the business starts relying on it, the requirements change.
PROTOTYPE
- Runs on one laptop
- API keys in the code
- Shared login, or none
- No backups
- Changes pushed straight to live
PRODUCTION
- Hosted in Azure or on-premises
- Secrets stored securely
- Microsoft 365 sign-in with MFA
- Backed up and monitored
- Tested, controlled deployments
Stop paying for software you don't use
Instead of buying a broad SaaS platform to solve one narrow problem, own an application built for exactly how you work.
| Traditional SaaS | Managed vibe coding |
|---|---|
| Per-user monthly fees | Mainly infrastructure and management costs |
| Your business adapts to the software | The software adapts to your business |
| Features you never use | A purpose-built workflow |
| The vendor controls the roadmap | You own the application |
| Your data lives on their platform | You choose where the app and data live |
CRM subscription
$20,000/yr
Your own app on Azure
~$40/mo
A simple sales pipeline, customer database, task workflow and dashboard.
Specialist workflow platform
$12,000/yr
Your own app on Azure
~$30/mo
A narrow process needing a database, workflow, document generation and a few integrations.
Illustrative examples. Figures show Azure infrastructure charges only; Mawson Tech management fees are quoted separately.
HOW IT WORKS
Keep improving with AI. Ship through a controlled pipeline.
01 · BUILD
Your team creates the app with its preferred AI tools, driven by what it knows about the business.
02 · REVIEW
We check architecture, authentication, database access, secrets, input validation, dependencies, logging, backups and data location.
03 · HARDEN
We fix what we find, or help your team fix it.
04 · DEPLOY
We set up the right production environment, on your own hardware or in Microsoft Azure.
05 · CONNECT
Staff sign in with Microsoft 365: no extra passwords, MFA and Conditional Access, group-based access, removed when they leave.
06 · MANAGE
Code moves from repository through automated tests and security checks to production, never pushed straight to live.
Who does what
Your team
Understands the business problem, designs the workflow, experiments and uses AI to develop features.
AI
Generates code, explains concepts, helps prototype and speeds up development.
Mawson Tech
Reviews security, designs production architecture, manages identity, controls deployment, protects data, monitors infrastructure and keeps it all recoverable.
Three ways we help
Start with a review, launch when you're ready, and hand us the ongoing running of it.
STEP ONE
Production readiness review
- Security and architecture assessment
- Authentication review
- Database and data-flow review
- Dependency review
- Secrets review
- Production recommendations
- Remediation plan
STEP TWO
Production launch
- Production hosting
- Custom domain and SSL/TLS
- Microsoft 365 authentication
- Database and backup configuration
- Source control
- CI/CD deployment
- Logging and monitoring
- Documentation
ONGOING
Managed application
- Hosting management
- Backups and monitoring
- Security updates
- Deployment pipeline
- Production access management
- Change assistance
- Incident support
What people build
If you can describe the workflow, you can probably prototype it.
Internal portals
Staff dashboards, searchable business information, operational tools.
Workflow apps
Replace spreadsheets, email chains and manual approvals.
Customer portals
Submissions, request tracking and document access.
CRM-lite
For businesses that don't need Salesforce, HubSpot or Dynamics.
Compliance apps
Track evidence, reviews, actions, expiries and reporting.
Quoting and calculators
Turn complex spreadsheets into controlled web apps.
Reporting systems
Bring several systems together in one dashboard.
Integration apps
Connect systems that don't normally talk to each other.
Got an app, or just an idea?
Talk to us about what you're building and we'll show you the path to production.