Customer

The customer is a manufacturing organization with:

1. 1,000–9,999 employees
2. Business-critical applications supporting operations and growth
3. A growing Azure footprint primarily built on IaaS
4. Increasing pressure to optimize cost, performance, and reliability
5. Limited internal bandwidth to continuously optimize cloud architecture

Business Challenges

The organization’s existing Azure IaaS setup presented several constraints:

1. High Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
   VM-centric architecture led to underutilized resources and higher operational costs.
2. Management Complexity
   Manual management of infrastructure increased administrative overhead.
3. Limited SLAs
   Infrastructure-level SLAs restricted application availability and reliability.
4. Scalability Limitations
   Scaling applications dynamically to meet business demand was inefficient.
5. Slower Digital Transformation
   Infrastructure constraints hindered innovation and agility.

atQor’s Solution & Approach

atQor proposed a strategic migration from IaaS to Azure PaaS, leveraging Azure App Services and serverless capabilities.

Guiding Principles

1. Cost optimization through managed services
2. Platform-native scalability and reliability
3. Simplified operations and governance
4. Secure, compliant architecture by design
5. Knowledge transfer to internal teams

Solution Architecture & Implementation

Azure PaaS Modernization

1. Migrated applications to Azure App Service
2. Refactored application logic using Azure Function Apps
3. Implemented Azure API Management for secure, governed API exposure

Data & Integration

1. Azure SQL Database
2. Azure Data Factory for data orchestration
3. Secure secrets management via Azure Key Vault

Governance, Monitoring & DevOps

1. Azure Active Directory for identity and access control
2. Azure Resource Manager for standardized deployments
3. Azure DevOps for CI/CD automation
4. Azure Monitor for proactive performance and health monitoring

Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) Impact

atQor’s CCoE played a central role throughout the engagement:

1. Conducted a comprehensive application and architecture assessment
2. Defined the PaaS migration roadmap
3. Led collaborative design sessions with the customer’s IT team
4. Established Azure best practices and governance standards
5. Enabled knowledge transfer for long-term self-sufficiency

Business Outcomes & Value Delivered

1. 20% Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
   Achieved through efficient resource utilization and reduced infrastructure overhead.
2. Improved Application Performance
   Enhanced responsiveness and user experience across business-critical systems.
3. Higher SLAs (99.9% Availability)
   Leveraged Azure App Services’ built-in reliability for mission-critical workloads.
4. Simplified Management
   Reduced administrative effort and operational complexity.
5. Scalability & Agility
   Applications can now scale dynamically to meet changing market demands.
6. Stronger Foundation for Digital Transformation
   The platform supports future innovation and modernization initiatives.

Why atQor

1. Deep expertise in Azure PaaS modernization
2. Proven CCoE-led delivery model
3. Strong cost-optimization and FinOps mindset
4. Experience modernizing manufacturing and enterprise workloads
5. Ability to combine modernization with ongoing managed services