DevOps Architect
Let’s automate everything with AI & DevSecOps !
AWS Cloud, Kubernetes/Docker and web applications
Tailored solutions, exclusively for professionals and businesses.
We support your digital projects from design to delivery.
Focus on your business. We will take care of the rest.
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Infrastructure maintenance
Monitoring, support and optimisation of your systems.
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Application development
Tailored web, mobile and business applications.
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Artificial intelligence
Automation, predictive analytics and generative AI.
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DevOps and Cloud training
Sessions tailored to your needs, from beginner to expert.
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AWS Cloud services
Migration, management and optimisation of your cloud environments.
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Information systems security
Security, compliance and risk prevention.
We provide IT systems and software consulting (NAF/APE code 6202A) across a wide range of fields:
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IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and Cloud services, with a particular focus on AWS.
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Website development, migration and security.
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Datacentre automation.
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Server administration.
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Tailored DevOps and Cloud training.
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Custom development and cloud-native applications.
We chose the prefix “IA” in reference to Intelligence Artificielle, the French term for Artificial Intelligence, which we use every day in digital development and operations. It is also a nod to Intel Architecture, the architecture behind the compatible PCs widely used in businesses.
Intelligent, connected and tailored systems. So you can focus on what matters most.
We design, deploy and maintain your Cloud, Web and IT solutions, combining performance, security and personal support.
Datacentre automation
Datacentre automation simplifies, standardises and secures infrastructure deployment. It makes complex environments easier to manage, reduces human error and accelerates production releases.
Rundeck
Expertise in developing custom forms and automation workflows for your infrastructure: virtual machine provisioning, IP address allocation, application deployment and more. We design and integrate custom plugins to extend native capabilities and meet specific requirements.
Ansible / Bash
Extensive experience writing playbooks and organising Ansible roles to automate configuration and deployment across heterogeneous environments. Advanced Bash scripting for robust, reusable scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelines and orchestration workflows. We combine these tools to automate complex tasks, ensure idempotence and manage errors and dependencies precisely.
Terraform
Expertise in Terraform for declarative Infrastructure as Code. We model, version and deploy cloud or on-premises resources reproducibly and automatically, using reusable modules, carefully managed workspaces and state backends, and CI/CD integration for controlled, auditable deployments. Providers and configurations can be extended to meet specific requirements.
DevOps – CI/CD
We build and manage CI/CD pipelines and GitOps delivery with Argo CD to deploy your cloud-native applications reliably. Changes are reviewed in Git, versioned and rolled out consistently across your Kubernetes environments.
GitLab CI / Drone.io / Woodpecker.io / Argo Workflows
We deploy and configure continuous integration and delivery pipelines tailored to your needs: automated testing, progressive deployments, observability and safe rollback. Our solutions use proven open-source tools such as GitLab CI, Drone.io, Woodpecker.io and Argo Workflows, integrated with your Kubernetes environments or Linux servers. The goal: faster, safer delivery without proprietary dependencies.
GitOps with Argo CD
We implement GitOps with Argo CD, using Git as the source of truth for your Kubernetes applications. Deployment configurations are versioned with Helm, Kustomize or plain manifests. Argo CD compares the running environment with the desired state, detects configuration drift and synchronises changes according to your approval policy. We organise development, staging and production environments around reviewed changes, traceable releases and recovery through Git history.
Linux / Unix servers (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS / Red Hat, AIX)
As Linux specialists, we install servers suited to your workloads: files, web, databases, containers and orchestration. We work with Debian, Ubuntu Server, CentOS and Red Hat. Our deployments can include Docker, Kubernetes, Podman and LXC/LXD for flexible, automated infrastructure ready to scale. Security, backups and monitoring complete our service.
Securing DevOps environments
Our pipelines integrate security from development onwards: strong access controls (MFA, RBAC, encrypted secrets); image signing and verification before deployment; Kubernetes NetworkPolicies to isolate network traffic; automated vulnerability scans for code, dependencies and containers; and compliance and traceability through continuous auditing and centralised logs. Deliver quickly without compromising security or resilience.
AWS Public Cloud
We design, develop and deploy your cloud-native applications on AWS.
Compute
Application deployment on EC2, containers (ECS, EKS) or serverless infrastructure (Lambda). Choices optimised for workload, cost and scalability. Infrastructure automation with Terraform, Ansible or CloudFormation.
Storage & Data
Reliable data solutions: S3 for archives and object storage, EBS for persistent volumes, and Aurora/RDS/DynamoDB for databases. Encrypted backups, disaster recovery planning and high availability included.
Security & Networking
Secure deployments using IAM (MFA, roles and policies), network controls with VPC, Security Groups and Network ACLs, and encrypted traffic throughout. Monitoring with CloudWatch, GuardDuty and AWS WAF. DevSecOps best practices for continuous compliance.
Training & personalised coaching
Build practical skills in Linux, AWS, Python, Bash, Ansible and DevOps. We adapt the pace, exercises and learning objectives to engineering students, working professionals and individual learners.
Engineering schools
Courses and hands-on labs that connect technical foundations with real infrastructure projects: Linux administration, scripting, Cloud and DevOps. Guided exercises help students understand the tools, develop sound working practices and prepare for professional environments.
Professional training
Tailored training for IT teams and professionals, from fundamentals to advanced practice. Sessions use concrete examples and practical exercises in Linux, AWS, automation, containers and CI/CD, with learning objectives matched to your team’s experience and day-to-day needs.
Personalised coaching
One-to-one technical support built around your goals: strengthening a specific skill, preparing a project or working towards a certification. Together, we identify priorities, practise on your use cases and review progress to build confidence and independence.
What clients say
Nicolas Hordé has officially hosted the SCT website since 2024, but he has provided its hosting and maintenance for our association since 2019. He created the current website, as well as the previous one back in 2008. We are very satisfied with Nicolas’s services and, by extension, those of IA86 Computer Consulting. We wholeheartedly recommend him for his professionalism and extensive expertise.
Aline Pinon President, Spéléo Club de Tulle
I needed to rebuild my entire website and called on Nicolas to help me with this IT adventure. I am extremely satisfied with our collaboration: the work was carried out quickly and efficiently, and I received basic training so I could manage the site myself afterwards. I highly recommend Nicolas if you have software or hardware questions or problems! Here is the result: https://festival-crescendo.com/ Thank you, Nico!
Jean Michel Picot President, Festival Crescendo
I have worked with Nicolas since this project began in 2014, when he helped create it. In 2017, we turned the project into an association, continuing our fruitful collaboration. Since 2024, IA86 Computer Consulting has hosted and maintained our website, with Nicolas handling all technical work independently or at our request. Skilled, efficient and reliable, Nicolas is a true IT professional. I highly recommend him.
Gérard Hordé President, meconnu.fr
I am entirely satisfied with the work carried out. Always completed promptly, independently, and with a strong sense of responsibility.
Didier Jacobee Manager, Sweet November
Nicolas provided invaluable help setting up a Kubernetes cluster and learning to use ArgoCD for deployment. He was very available, patient and responsive. I cannot thank him enough for his work.
Raphael Pepin DevOps student, student programme
Implementation of DevOps platforms, including AI innovation. I appreciated his technical skills, interpersonal skills, team spirit and collaboration with the Agile release train teams.
Philippe Gosse Design engineer, iMSA
Fully independent work integrating AI into our tools. Parallel study of COBOL. Weekly progress meetings.
Stephane Croce Manager, Cobol Cloud
Nicolas was tasked with studying and implementing an automation platform (DOCKER/RUNDECK/ANSIBLE/GITLAB/LDAP) across two datacentres, with synchronisation and replication mechanisms. Nicolas is very meticulous and quickly took ownership of the project. Highly committed and proactive, he brought significant added value to it.
Emmanuelle Paniagua Systems and network administrator, INRAE

IA86 Computer Consulting
IA86 Computer Consulting is a sole proprietorship based in Pinsac, in the Lot department of France (46), specialising in IT systems and software consulting. We also provide training across a range of information systems disciplines. More information…
- Tax status: Micro BNC (unregulated professional activity)
- SIRET number (registered office): 97791823400013
- VAT number: FR93977918234
- Address: 465 rue du pech de labrame, 46200 Pinsac, France
- Activity (NAF/APE code): IT systems and software consulting (6202A)
- Established: 1 August 2023




