Every page on this site reflects a consistent set of operational principles. They are not marketing statements — they are the design constraints under which we build, deploy, and operate infrastructure. This page collects them in one place.
You own your infrastructure. We engineer it. No public cloud dependency, no vendor lock-in, no data leaving your control. Every server, every network, every storage array operates on hardware you control, in jurisdictions you choose, under terms you define.
We default to open source technologies across the entire stack — from hypervisors to SIEM, from DNS to identity. Open source gives our clients full control, full auditability, and freedom from proprietary licensing constraints. Proprietary solutions are deployed only when open source cannot meet the technical requirement.
We prioritize European-headquartered technology companies and open source projects. This is not ideology — it is supply chain risk management. European jurisdiction, European data protection standards, and European operational principles align with our commitment to client sovereignty. US-based solutions undergo additional evaluation before adoption.
No account managers. No project managers. No sales pipeline. The engineers who design your infrastructure are the engineers who deploy it and the engineers who carry the pager. Every decision is made by the person who will be accountable for its outcome.
We deliberately limit our client base to ten new engagements per year. This is not a marketing position — it is an operational constraint. Every client receives senior-level engineering attention for the entire duration of the relationship. We grow through depth, not volume.
Every private cloud we build operates without direct internet access. Servers ship with no default route to the public internet. Outbound connectivity is explicitly granted, not implicitly available. All external content — updates, packages, container images — enters through controlled proxy infrastructure.
Every client engagement begins with a mutual NDA. Clients are contractually prohibited from publicly disclosing their relationship with Vavelio or exposing infrastructure details. We do not publish case studies, client names, or architecture references. What happens on your infrastructure stays on your infrastructure — this reduces the attack surface available to adversaries.
Vavelio is privately held by its founders. We have no external investors, no board representing outside interests, and no plan to sell the company. This structure ensures every decision is made for the long-term benefit of our clients and our engineering team — not to meet quarterly growth targets or acquisition timelines.
We are open to strategic partnerships with European companies who share our engineering principles. We are not open to reseller agreements, white-label arrangements, or any relationship that places a third party between our engineers and the infrastructure they are responsible for.
Your data stays in your jurisdiction. No cross-border transfers without explicit authorization. No US-based cloud storage for client data. We recommend and default to European-hosted platforms — Proton over Google, Zitadel over Entra ID, our own infrastructure over anyone else's. If you need a US-based solution, we will deploy it, but we will not guarantee the sovereignty of data stored there.
“These principles are not a marketing document. They are the engineering constraints that define how we work. If they align with how you think about infrastructure, we should talk. If they don’t, we are not the right partner — and we will be the first to tell you.”