Make the most out of your cloud investment by adopting a cloud-native approach – and start unleashing the benefits of cloud technologies for agile development, flexible deployment, and scalable operations.
Cloud technologies are great – but a cloud-native approach takes the benefits to the next level. The new managed service options available with the top hyperscalers offer unparalleled opportunities to enhance your business.
While most legacy applications can be made to work in the cloud, cloud-native applications are designed for it. They’re designed to take advantage of all the technologies, flexibilities, and service models of the cloud. Enable agile working methods with cloud development, flexible deployment with containerization, and easy scaling with pay-as-you-go cloud services.
Bringing existing applications onto the cloud doesn’t automatically make them cloud-native. Without proper adaptation, cloud-enabled legacy applications won’t be able to leverage all the benefits of their new environment.
cVation has extensive experience developing cloud-native software for both clients and internal use. Hire us for our wide-ranging expertise in areas such as application modernization, CI/CD pipelines, and integrating public cloud services in secure hybrid cloud environments – and we’ll get you speaking cloud like a native in no time.
While cloud native should always be your ultimate goal, it can make sense to pursue a phased migration – starting with infrastructure, allowing you to reap some benefits while avoiding the potential shock of a big bang transition.
Our approach to software architecture opens your business to the possibilities of cloud-based technologies, supported by hyperscaler tools and services, DevOps best practices and TDD principles. It's not just about migrating; it is a transformative journey.
Cloud-native thinking is reshaping the way we innovate and deliver solutions. Our team specializes in navigating these developments and covers key areas.
Our cloud architects, developers and other experts provide detailed guidance in key areas:
Cloud infrastructure
Microservice architecture
Cloud services & DevOps
Security, governance & compliance
Cloud cost management
Technology never thrives in a sandbox. Adapting and upskilling your organization is an essential step to unleashing the full potential of cloud integration. We’ll work closely with you to align people, processes, and technologies to form a coherent cloud organization that delivers your expected benefits and outcomes.
A CCoE is a vital anchor point for your entire cloud transformation. When set up correctly with the right experts on hand, your CCoE can help you strike the right balance between speed and stability, while driving cloud adoption and innovation. A CCoE facilitates collaboration across vital areas such as cloud strategy, governance, platform deployment, automation, and other critical resources. In its role as an enterprise architecture unit, a CCoE can guide cloud policy, provider selection, solution architecture, and workload placement.
We leverage our expertise to streamline this process, consolidate your cloud excellence to tap into synergies, simplify operations, mitigate risks and improve outcomes.
Boost your agility even further by adopting a DevOps mindset at the development level. DevOps eliminates the typical data silos and slow processes that exist in the waterfall model. By merging previously isolated functions such as development, operations, quality control, and security, DevOps delivers quicker, more dependable outcomes. When you adopt a DevOps culture, supported by the right systems and tools, your teams can adapt faster to customers’ changing needs and enhance the quality of the solutions they build.
Realizing the full potential of DevOps goes beyond organizational and process changes. It demands the right tools, automation, frameworks, and a clear vision across the entire development lifecycle. Achieving fully automated continuous integration (CI) paired with continuous deployment/delivery (CD) is a key tenet of DevOps methodology – and requires an array of evolved capabilities.
Your cloud operating model is a high-level representation of how your organization will deliver your cloud strategy. We have the skills and experience to implement all three models:
Public cloud: Shared cloud services from external providers
Private cloud: Private cloud services for one organization
Hybrid cloud: A combination of public and private cloud services
All models cover key services: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and serverless computing.
Your operating model defines how your organization delivers value through cloud services. It defines the operational procedures that align with your business, culture, and technology strategies. A successful cloud operating model integrates automation, optimization, and adaptation to cloud characteristics – influencing your entire organization and its organizational culture.
Containers are a key technology component worth implementing. Containers are lightweight software packages that can run anywhere. Easy virtualization of the operation system with maximum portability across different environments means they can run on private data centers, public clouds, virtual machines, physical servers, or developers’ personal laptops. They also support easy interoperability between Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems.
Containers can support a cloud operating model by providing a consistent and portable environment for applications. A containerization approach facilitates rapid deployment and scalability, making it ideal for cloud-native applications. Containers can also be used to modernize existing applications by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable components.
If you use containers, you also need a container orchestration tool. Kubernetes, for example, is a powerful all-purpose weapon for this. This cloud-native technology can be leveraged to seamlessly manage complex workloads, igniting innovation in IT strategies.
In addition to Kubernetes, Docker is another industry standard. With appropriate customization, both platforms support new operating models (e.g. SRE or DevOps), innovative architectural frameworks (microservices, API-driven development, or platforms), and agile methodologies (open, distributed, or automated).
Containerization is more than a technology to get things done – it has the potential to revolutionize your organization’s culture, operations, and practices. It’s a valuable opportunity to redefine your architecture and rethink your operations.
Let’s explore what you can achieve with Kubernetes, Docker and container technologies.
Transform the way your organization works, turning cloud convenience into a powerful and versatile business asset.
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