Modernization at the speed of business
ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø helped a big bank uncover the value of containers to drive technology innovation.
Client
One of the world's largest financial institutions
Sector
Financial services
Project
Adoption of Red Hat® OpenShift®
Share
Client challenge
One of the world’s largest financial institutions sought to improve its ability to respond to rapid market demands,Ìýdecrease the costs of its technology footprint, and remain competitive. Accomplishing this would involveÌýdeveloping and deploying new applications as well as migrating thousands of legacy on-premise systems acrossÌýmultiple lines of business to a more agile infrastructure.
The bank turned to ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø to help leverage and accelerate adoption of Red Hat® OpenShift® with a focus on threeÌýkey objectives:
Increase speed of innovation and product release.ÌýThe ability to deliver new applications and new releases atÌýspeed was viewed as a critical part of maintaining competitive advantage.
Establish best practices to capture the value of containers.ÌýThe bank sought to identify the best pathÌýto modernization, from design to implementation, while also setting the standards for future applicationÌýdevelopment and migration to containers.
Provide support to application teams.ÌýBecause application teams were overextended, the bank wanted hands-onÌýresources that could help support the architecture, development, migration, and deployment of applications toÌýthe new platform.
Learn more about application modernization with ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø and Red Hat in our video
CIOs understand that application modernization is a key step in the cloud transformation journey—one that can unlock future innovation. Modernizing with containers affords performance at the speed and scale of digital. ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø and Red Hat Application Modernization leverages OpenShift, an open-source container platform that can run on hybrid or multi-cloud environments, giving clients multiple options to choose what will work best for their needs.
Ìý
Approach
With our deep experience with hybrid and multicloud platforms and our alliance with Red Hat, we bring functionalÌýand technical skills to IT transformation. We helped the client plan for modernization, from architecture and buildÌýstages, through application deployments. Our team worked hand in hand with the bank’s applications teams,Ìýunder the purview of the central IT group, to replatform, rehost, or rearchitect applications and develop andÌýdeploy modern, container-based applications that securely run anywhere, at the speed of business.
The ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø approach included:
A Containerization CoE:ÌýÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø and the client collaborated to define the scope, deliverables, team structure,Ìýtimeline, success criteria, design, and work plans as well as the approach to engage line of businessÌý(LOB) stakeholders. Additionally, ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø established and socialized a candidate application intake process,Ìýassessment frameworks, and a governance structure.
Application modernization:ÌýÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø worked with LOB leaders to support the modernization of theirÌýapplications and migration to Red Hat OpenShift. Based on the requirements of each application, ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøÌýprovided support for:
- application design and architecture
- migration path recommendations
- technical support for application migration, development, and deployment.
Migration tools and accelerators:ÌýÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø developed reusable accelerator blueprints including architecture,Ìýcode, and deployment scripts based on existing application support work. This supported the adoption ofÌýcontainers by helping application teams understand the path and recognize the value of modern applicationÌýarchitecture.
Education and guidance:ÌýÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø helped establish educational awareness of containers throughout theÌýenterprise via the CoE. ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø provided knowledge and guidance on leading practices in application design forÌýthe bank’s developer teams.
Benefits to client
ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø collaborated with over a dozen of the bank’s application owners across various lines of business to helpÌýwith the migration and adoption of Red Hat OpenShift across the enterprise and modernize the applications to beÌýmore scalable and agile.
The value the client has realized includes:
Speed and scale.ÌýReduced application complexity is leading to faster and more responsive application developmentÌýand integration. Although the project is still in progress, application delivery pipelines are functioning more efficientlyÌýand productively, enabling the bank to grow and innovate more rapidly against business and market demands.
Adoption through knowledge.ÌýA Containerization Center of Excellence (CoE) staffed by experienced ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøÌýdevelopers and architects and supported by a delivery enablement team created a governing structure. This includedÌýa steering committee, frameworks, and leading practices that united the teams in business and technology toward aÌýcommon, understood goal. A greater awareness and knowledge of containerization led to increased adoption.
Agility and cost savings.ÌýCost efficiency and competitiveness were top concerns of the client. The ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø teamÌýdemonstrated the potential savings in licensing, infrastructure, and operational costs by modernizing applicationsÌýand retiring legacy systems. The agility and efficiencies from containerization will position the company well in aÌýbusiness environment that demands speed and innovation.
Why ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø?
-
Cloud migration and application modernization are critical to respond to market demands. LegacyÌýsystems unable to respond to the demands of business today and into the future put organizations at risk.ÌýMany companies are locked in to vendors and systems that limit their ability to innovate.
-
Guided by ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø domain knowledge and deep experience with hybrid/multicloud infrastructures, ourÌýclients can transform their cloud operations into agile, responsive assets that help deliver savings inÌýlicensing and infrastructure costs.
-
Red Hat OpenShift enables secure, agile application development and innovation. Companies with aÌýmodern cloud strategy can capitalize on innovation opportunities that spring naturally from an agile, scalableÌýapproach to application delivery. Teams can work securely and at speed to meet challenges or innovate newÌýproducts via microservices, running their applications anywhere—on premise, on cloud, or in aÌýhybrid environment.
Meet our team
Kevin Martelli
Principal, Lighthouse, ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø US
Kevin Martelli
Principal, Lighthouse, ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø US