About DropOps
AI-powered, human-driven infrastructure management platform.
Legacy infrastructure management requires a complex stack of specialized products, tools, and engineers—costing a fortune in time and money. Most SaaS exists because of friction between intent and execution: vendors buy your pain at a discount and sell back your capabilities at a premium. That friction is profitable for them, not for those of us who just want to get things done.
Think of it as Cursor or Windsurf for your infrastructure—a chat-driven interface that connects to enterprise-ready Cloud Operators in AWS or lightweight standalone binaries on any system. Control your entire environment from a browser or your phone.
The Platform
Deploy a headless, stateless execution agent on any system, tell the AI what you want done, and approve as it executes. Manage your entire environment from a browser or your phone.
- Cloud Operator for AWS - Enterprise-ready EC2 AMI with Terraform, kubectl, Helm, and security tools pre-installed. Zero Standing Privileges—starts with zero access, AI requests permissions only when needed. No JSON, no manual IAM policies.
- Standalone Binary Operator - Lightweight 5MB execution agent for Linux/macOS. Same ultra-high security as the Cloud Operator—no install, no dependencies, no inbound ports. A flexible building block for any environment.
- Operator Panel - Real-time operator status, heartbeat monitoring, system metrics, and team management. Bind operators to your chat session with one click.
- Conversational Sessions - The AI maintains full context throughout your session. Switch between multiple operators and the AI tracks context across all of them.
- Human-in-the-Loop - Every change requires your explicit approval before execution.
Security Model
- Zero Inbound Connectivity - Operators initiate all connections outbound. Nothing to attack.
- Human-in-the-Loop - Every change requires your explicit approval.
- Least-Privilege - Runs as the account that launches it. Root not required.
- Unique API Keys - Each operator authenticates independently. Revoke instantly.
- Full Audit Trail - Every command, result, and approval logged for compliance.
- Government Ready - Built for SOC 2 and FedRAMP standards. Certifications in progress.
Why We Built This
You don't need a PhD in Kubernetes. You don't need to hire a $150K DevOps expert to manage critical infrastructure. The old ways are breaking under the weight of complexity—we need a fundamental shift in how we operate.
DropOps puts the power of an entire DevOps team into the hands of the small business owner who needs simple monitoring, the support rep who could solve a ticket in 5 minutes with a lab environment, and the founder who wants to sleep at night knowing their systems are secure. DropOps handles the "how" so your team focuses on the "why."
Work across multiple systems in one conversation. Coordinate deployments, debug distributed issues, audit security across your fleet. The AI maintains context across all your operators—reference commands from 10 minutes ago on a different system, and it remembers.
Who We Are
DropOps is built by Lateralus Labs, a veteran-owned company based in the United States. Founded by Danny Barbour after nearly 30 years in tech—including taking a company through acquisition to IPO and building enterprise support organizations from the ground up.
I got tired of seeing people crushed by complexity and cost. The real tragedy is wasted potential. So I spent months head-down, building a new way to get things done. Now I'm looking for people smarter than me to help crank it up.
Partner With Us
If you believe in empowering people to conquer complexity, I want to hear from you. I'm actively seeking partners, collaborators, and investors who are ready to build a friction-free future together.
- Integration Partners - Leverage DropOps to enhance your platform's operational capabilities
- Founding Members - Strategic partnerships with flexible allocations, direct access, and roadmap influence
- Investors - Empowering teams to overcome technical friction at scale
Whether you're an individual with ideas, a company seeking to innovate, or an investor looking for the next wave in operational efficiency—let's connect.
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