Services

Journey to (Sovereign) Cloud

What you get

Cloud readiness assessments, advise on landing‑zone design and migration factories for AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, including EU‑sovereign cloud blueprints for data residency and regulatory compliance

Outcome

Regulatory‑ready cloud adoption, faster time‑to‑market, elastic scalability, cost‑optimised consumption

My Lessons learned in Journey to Cloud

  • Lift-and-shift can be a useful first step, especially when facing tight deadlines due to outdated infrastructure, contracts, or data center closures. This method buys time ⏳ and reduces immediate operational risks. However, it rarely delivers the expected cost savings and, if used as the only solution, simply moves existing problems rather than solving them.

  • A critical turning point for value is achieved when we transition from managing basic infrastructure (IaaS) to leveraging managed platforms and software (PaaS & SaaS). This shift is key to reducing operational burden, accelerating project delivery, and enabling teams to concentrate on core priorities.

    To unlock agility and realize economic benefits, prioritize moving from IaaS to managed services:

    🔸 PaaS should be adopted for elements like databases, message queues, container platforms, eventing, and serverless runtimes. This approach minimizes undifferentiated heavy lifting and allows for a greater focus on product development.

    🔸SaaS is ideal for commodity functionalities such as collaboration, monitoring, CRM, and identity extensions, where market leaders consistently out-innovate internal development efforts.

    This strategy effectively reduces toil, shortens lead times, and enhances reliability. Furthermore, it makes FinOps practical by ensuring unit costs are both visible and adjustable. 💰

  • Technology is the easy part when moving from on-premise to cloud. The real transformation happens when you evolve your team structures, processes, and - most importantly - mindsets. 🧠 Preparing your people for this new way of working is the most critical investment you have to make.

  • To get buy-in from across the organization, you have to show the tangible benefits. I focus on measuring and publicizing key improvements: faster time-to-market for new features, better reliability, and giving users self-service tools that make their lives easier.

    Success in the cloud isn't a one-time project. It's a continuous journey of optimizing technology, processes, and people to deliver clear business value.

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IT Management, Strategy & Innovation

What you get

Executive‑level guidance on operating models, sourcing, governance and structured innovation programmes that translate emerging technology into measurable business value

Outcome

Balanced run‑vs‑change portfolio, accelerated value creation, cost and risk optimisation

  • My take on a healthy and sustainable IT Budget split in economically challenging times, especially with the pressure to invest in the AI hype.

    I’ve always found the 70/20/10 rule a great starting point: 

     • 70% to Run ⚙️ the business (operations, maintenance)

     • 20% to Grow 📈 the business (enhancements, new capabilities)

     • 10% to Transform 🚀 the business (true innovation, new models)

    Organizations overspend on operational maintenance ("Run"), hindering growth. This "Run vs. Change" dilemma means urgent daily tasks ("Run") consume resources meant for strategic growth projects ("Change"). When "Run" budgets exceed 80-90%, innovation like AI adoption or platform modernization is impossible, leading to technical debt. Rebalancing means shifting resources from low-value maintenance to high-value innovation, enabling transformative technology investment without sacrificing stability.

    That’s my 70/20/10 rule of thumb.

  • An effective IT roadmap is more than just a list of technology purchases - it's a continuous cycle of planning, execution, and adjustment. This dynamic tool links IT strategy, operations, and innovation, ensuring that IT delivers tangible business results.

    The best IT roadmaps align initiatives across these four key areas:

    • 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People: Build skills, ownership, and team engagement.

    • ⚙️ Process: Streamline operations for faster, safer delivery.

    • 📈 Customer: Drive user adoption and measurable business value.

    • 💻 Technology: Maintain reliable, secure, and cost-efficient platforms.

    A roadmap is only as strong as its goals. I recommend balancing SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound) targets with quality and capability goals.

    SMART targets ensure accountability and allow for clear progress tracking during reviews. However, not everything that matters can be quantified. Quality targets focus on the maturity, capability, and overall health of your organization, which is especially crucial in a rapidly changing environment.

    By combining a 4-quadrant approach with both SMART and quality targets, you can create a balanced, outcome-driven plan that delivers value across the entire IT-business ecosystem and keep your Team focused and motivated

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Quality, Security & Compliance

What you get

Integrated quality‑management systems aligned to ISO 20000 / 27001 and NIS 2 cyber security directives; audits, remediation and continuous‑improvement coaching

Outcome

Audit confidence, reduced risk exposure, compliant‑by‑design processes, sustainable quality culture

Data, Knowledge & Generative AI

What you get

Frameworks to transform raw data into governed information, curate enterprise knowledge and MVP deployable Gen‑AI Assistants & Copilots

Outcome

High‑quality information layer, AI‑ready knowledge base, faster insights, new data‑driven revenue streams