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Your Cloud Transformation

We enhance your business resilience, safeguard digital sovereignty and lay the foundations for sustainable value creation.

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Cloud transformation for resilience, autonomy and growth

Increasing complexity, growing regulatory requirements and dependence on individual cloud providers are posing major challenges for many organisations. At the same time, the cloud should enable innovation without compromising resilience, security or control.

Our cloud transformation consultancy supports you in developing and implementing a sustainable cloud strategy – from analysing existing systems and defining suitable target architectures through to migration and subsequent operation. In doing so, we take into account technological, organisational, regulatory and security-related requirements in order to reduce dependencies and ensure control over data and platforms. The result is a scalable and stable cloud platform that creates transparency, strengthens business resilience and forms the basis for more efficient processes and new digital services.

Years of experience in cloud transformation

Staff working in a cloud environment

successful cloud migrations

Our holistic approach to cloud transformation

Collaboration as equals – building on your current situation.

The cloud has long been more than just technology – it is a key enabler of innovation, scalability, security and resilience. We provide comprehensive support to businesses across all relevant cloud-related areas – strategically, technically and organisationally. Whether it’s a public, hybrid, multi-cloud or sovereign cloud: we support you throughout the entire lifecycle of your cloud initiatives. From the initial strategy through to architecture and implementation, right through to operations, security and further development – always tailored precisely to your technical, regulatory and business requirements.

Our approaches

Our services cover all phases of cloud transformation and can be combined on a modular basis.

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Cloud-native development and migration

Developing cloud solutions and modernising applications to future-proof them: We develop cloud-native applications and transform existing workloads to deliver greater agility, scalability and resilience. In this way, we lay the foundations for sustainable innovation and measurable business success.

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Cloud Strategy

A robust cloud strategy as a foundation: We develop a coordinated vision, define strategic guidelines and lay the groundwork for a successful cloud implementation. This helps you find your bearings, reduce complexity and increase the likelihood of a successful implementation.

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Cloud Optimisation

Get more value from your cloud: Following go-live, we continuously optimise your cloud environments. Through performance optimisation, FinOps, observability and resilience, we enhance operational efficiency, transparency and stability.

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Cloud Platform

A standardised cloud platform as the foundation for scalable cloud usage: we create secure platforms featuring governance, automation and reusable standards. This provides your teams with a consistent foundation for efficient development and reliable operations.

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Red Hat OpenShift

Container-based applications are revolutionising IT. They are moved to the cloud as and when required – for example, to Red Hat OpenShift. We are a Premier Solution Provider.

Your benefits

With bespoke cloud solutions, we offer you the opportunity to optimise your business processes, secure your systems efficiently and position your business sustainably to meet future challenges and opportunities.

Cost transparency and efficiency

 

Instead of high fixed costs for hardware and maintenance, you only pay for the resources you actually need. This makes your IT more predictable and easier on your budget.

 

Flexibility and growth

 

Cloud infrastructures adapt to your requirements – whether it’s short-term peaks in demand, new markets or innovative projects.

 

Security and Compliance

 

Modern cloud platforms offer security standards, data sovereignty and certifications that are often difficult to achieve on-premises. Your data remains protected and you comply with regulatory requirements.

 

Innovation

 

Cloud solutions make it possible to introduce new applications, services or AI technologies more quickly, thereby building competitive advantages.

 

Expert opinion

“We understand our customers’ needs, so that we don’t just build systems, but create solutions that deliver real added value through the cloud.” 

Tim Möller
, Head of the Cloud
Competence Centre, Materna SE

 

References & Use Cases

DISCREET MANUFACTURING – Migration and management of a cloud platform

OBJECTIVE: A global manufacturing company is migrating its IT environment to cloud platforms worldwide.

SOLUTION: To establish and operate a cloud platform that is planned and implemented in accordance with industry standards using a cloud adoption framework. The implementation can take place as a seamless process without any downtime.

BENEFITS:

  • Faster migration thanks to pre-built blueprints
  • Improved scalability, cost control, availability and security
  • Reduced operational overhead through a centralised cloud platform

ENERGY AND UTILITIES – Development of a cloud-native application

OBJECTIVE: A more cost-effective solution for inspecting gas pipelines for damage.

SOLUTION: Drone-based monitoring of the pipeline using video and audio recordings of the gas pipeline. The recordings are transmitted from the drone to a central cloud platform and analysed by artificial intelligence to detect any damage.

BENEFITS:

  • The use of artificial intelligence reduces pipeline maintenance costs.
  • Short time-to-market thanks to a focus on developing the minimum requirements
  • A scalable solution that enables further sections of pipelines to be monitored with minimal preparation time

DATA ECONOMY – Intelligent risk monitoring using AI

OBJECTIVE: Critical infrastructure such as pipelines, high-voltage power lines and railway lines must be inspected quickly and reliably for any potential third-party interference or damage. 

SOLUTION: Using state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and artificial intelligence, image data of critical infrastructure is automatically collected and analysed to identify potential threats.

BENEFITS:

  • The automated processing of geospatial data using AI saves time and money when monitoring linear infrastructure.
  • Artificial intelligence enables the direct analysis of image data, thereby allowing for a rapid response to hazardous situations.

IoT – AI and machine learning solution for the maintenance of driverless transport systems

OBJECTIVE: To reduce maintenance requirements and enable live visual monitoring and real-time condition monitoring of the transport system.

SOLUTION: An acoustic edge-computing sensor detects anomalies in sound, oscillations and vibrations. AI-supported analysis and real-time processing display the system status centrally on the dashboard.

BENEFITS:

  • Early detection of maintenance requirements and damage in real time reduces time and costs
  • Higher plant availability increases production capacity and turnover
  • Lower resource consumption and an extended service life for the robots reduce costs in the long term

GAIA-X – Smart fleet management for transport vehicles

OBJECTIVE: To improve the predictability of future events in order to minimise downtime and delays in the supply chain, and to implement digitalised fleet management

SOLUTION: Establishment of a data and service ecosystem based on the European GAIA-X 4 ROMS cloud for the control and coordination of connected and autonomous vehicle fleets in passenger and freight transport. Predictive maintenance takes into account both planned and unplanned events, whilst digital services for end customers are centrally provided and further developed.

Benefits

  • Reducing delays leads to a reduction in avoidable financial losses
  • Increased turnover through new services

That’s why Materna...

Materna is your experienced provider of end-to-end cloud transformation for enterprises and SMEs. We support businesses, public sector clients and organisations with complex IT landscapes in strategic planning, the modernisation of existing systems and the secure operation of modern cloud platforms – with a focus on long-term sustainability, scalability and adaptability to future requirements. What sets us apart are clear principles and areas of expertise that ensure the success of our cloud transformations:

Strategy on an equal footing

We do more than just develop technical solutions. We work with you to devise a cloud strategy that is perfectly tailored to your business objectives and has the support of your entire organisation.

Comprehensive expertise

We combine in-depth technological expertise – from legacy systems to cloud-native technologies – with a strategic understanding of business.

Interdisciplinary teams

At our company, digital natives, specialist architects and experienced project managers work hand in hand to find the right solution for you.

Experience that instils confidence

Hundreds of successful projects in business-critical enterprise environments speak for us.

Focus on safety

Thanks to our DevSecOps expertise, security is an integral part of your development processes right from the start.

Long-term partnership and support

We support you throughout the entire lifecycle of your cloud solutions, offer you ongoing advice and ensure that your systems are always up to date.

Our partners for your transformation

As an independent partner to leading hyperscalers, European cloud providers and technology providers such as Red Hat and STACKIT, we always find the best solution for you, both technologically and economically.

AWS

Google Cloud

IONOS

Microsoft Azure

Red Hat

STACKIT

Let’s go into detail

With a modern cloud platform, Materna lays the technological foundation for AI initiatives by developing secure, scalable and data-centred cloud architectures. By centralising data, utilising modern platform services and adhering to high security and compliance standards, AI applications can be efficiently developed, scaled and rolled out across the organisation. In this way, the cloud becomes a strategic enabler for data- and AI-driven value creation.

A successful cloud transformation only creates sustainable business value if applications are developed specifically for the cloud or if existing workloads are strategically modernised. We support organisations in this endeavour through cloud-native development and intelligent migration, enabling them to deliver scalable, resilient applications and future-proof their existing application landscapes.

We help companies integrate development, operations and security in a holistic manner. As part of cloud transformation, we establish a DevSecOps culture in which security is an integral part of the entire development cycle from the outset (‘Shift Left’). Through automated security testing in CI/CD pipelines and the use of Policy as Code, we ensure that compliance and security requirements are continuously met. This enables teams to deploy new features more quickly, whilst risks are identified and minimised at an early stage.

Materna continues to support businesses in their day-to-day operations even after their cloud transformation. Through established operating models, automation, monitoring and continuous optimisation, we ensure stable, secure and high-performance cloud operations.

Materna always develops cloud strategies that are tailored to your organisation’s specific requirements. We support a range of objectives – from hybrid and multi-cloud approaches to sovereign cloud models, particularly for regulated industries and the public sector. The result is a future-proof cloud strategy that takes technical, organisational and regulatory frameworks into account in equal measure.

Materna designs and implements landing zones that are geared towards security, cost control and efficient development right from the start. By integrating DevSecOps principles, we firmly embed security and compliance into development and operational processes. At the same time, FinOps approaches ensure transparency and control over cloud costs. This creates a scalable, secure and cost-effective cloud infrastructure as the foundation for your applications.

Please feel free to contact us

Dr. Daniel Chernuchin
VP Cloud – Software Factory

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Tim Möller
Leiter Competence Center Cloud

Materna Information & Communications SE

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