Customer

The customer is a digital financial services platform operating in the cryptocurrency and digital assets space, characterized by:

1. 50–200 employees
2. High transaction volumes and variable workloads
3. Strong security, compliance, and uptime requirements
4. Rapid growth and evolving regulatory expectations
5. Legacy infrastructure limiting agility and cost efficiency

The organization needed a partner capable of delivering secure cloud modernization and continuous optimization, not just a one-time migration.

Business Challenges

The legacy infrastructure introduced several challenges:

1. High Operational Costs
   Inefficient resource utilization and manual operations increased overall spend.
2. Security & Compliance Risks
   Legacy controls struggled to meet evolving regulatory and trust requirements.
3. Limited Scalability & Agility
   Infrastructure constraints hindered rapid deployment and service scaling.
4. Operational Complexity
   Fragmented tooling and limited monitoring increased downtime risk.
5. Growth Inhibition
   Infrastructure limitations slowed innovation in a highly competitive market.

atQor’s Solution & Approach

atQor’s Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) conducted a deep assessment and designed a solution leveraging Azure Managed Platform Services, emphasizing security, performance, and operational efficiency.

Core Principles

1. Security-first, compliance-by-design
2. Platform-native scalability
3. Automation-driven operations
4. Continuous monitoring and optimization
5. Knowledge transfer for long-term sustainability

Solution Architecture & Implementation

1. Azure Managed Platform Services

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for containerized workloads
• Azure Web Apps and Azure Functions for scalable application services
• Azure Container Registry for secure image management
• Azure Load Balancer for traffic distribution

1. Data & Integration

• Azure Cosmos DB for high-throughput, globally scalable data
• Azure Storage and Azure Queues for asynchronous processing

1. Security, Identity & Governance

• Azure Active Directory B2C for secure user identity management
• Azure Resource Manager for standardized deployments and governance
• Security hardening aligned to regulatory best practices

1. Monitoring & Operations

• Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Workspace for real-time visibility
• Proactive alerting and incident response
• Continuous performance and cost optimization

1. Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) Impact
2. atQor’s CCoE played a central role by:
3. Providing continuous monitoring and actionable insights
4. Proactively identifying and resolving performance and cost issues
5. Facilitating training and knowledge transfer to internal IT teams
6. Establishing operational best practices for sustained excellence

Business Outcomes & Value Delivered

1. 35% Reduction in Overall Operational Costs
   Achieved through optimized resource usage and managed services.
2. Enhanced Security & Compliance
   Strengthened controls improved platform trust and regulatory alignment.
3. Improved Scalability & Agility
   Rapid deployment and dynamic scaling supported market demand.
4. Reduced Downtime & Operational Risk
   Proactive monitoring enabled faster issue detection and resolution.
5. Sustainable Operations Model
   Internal teams gained the skills and tools to operate efficiently at scale.

Why atQor

1. Deep expertise in Azure Managed Platform Services
2. Proven CCoE-led cloud modernization approach
3. Strong focus on security, compliance, and operational resilience
4. Experience supporting high-growth, high-risk digital platforms
5. Ability to deliver both modernization and ongoing managed services