Cloud Platform Engineering Excellence
Purpose-built platforms can reduce cognitive overload for developers and maximise software's potential to create business value.
With our extensive experience in building large-scale platforms for the automotive industry, we bring together the best practices of Embedded System development and modern Software Development in the Cloud. Security, scalability and maintainability is at the core of our solutions. We build for your business.
Solutions Built for Developers
Cutting-edge Cloud Technology
Robust Security Measures
Cost-Effective Solutions
Continuous Expert Support
THE FUTURE OF CONNECTED MOBILITY
Innovative Software Development Thanks to Cloud Platform Engineering
Cloud Platform Engineering has been listed in Gartner's top 10 strategic technology trends for two years in a row. The complexity of Software Development is overwhelming and expectations towards developers are increasing, resulting in a decrease in efficiency. It's time for a change. We build developer workflows that will improve efficiency and reduce the cost of Software Delivery.
SUCCESS STORY
How we helped our client, a software hub of a German automotive OEM, to take collaboration and delivery of new products to the next level by migrating to the AWS Cloud.
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OVERCOME THESE
Typical Challenges
Slow down of Software Delivery
Exploding cost of Cloud Usage
Increasing time spent on operational tasks
Scaling consistent Cloud skill across Teams
Complex Cloud migrations slowing progress
Scattered tool landscape without Integration
Critical security vulnerabilities
Solutions Built for Developers
With our expertise in cutting-edge Cloud Technologies and large-scale Software Development projects, we are the go-to partner for workflows designed for developers while ensuring security, governance, and maintainability.
Cutting-edge Cloud Technology
Take advantage of the latest advancements in Cloud technology. Our solutions incorporate innovative features and tools to keep your Cloud infrastructure ahead of the curve, ensuring efficiency and competitiveness.
Robust Security Measures
Ensuring the safety and integrity of your Cloud environment is our top priority. We implement stringent security protocols and measures to protect against potential threats and guarantee data integrity and compliance.
Cost-Effective Solutions
We specialise in providing affordable Cloud solutions. Our strategies are designed to maximise resource utilisation and minimise operational costs, ensuring a high return on investment.
Continuous Expert Support
Our team of experts provides ongoing support and guidance. From initial setup to continuous management and optimisation, we're here to ensure your Cloud platform operates smoothly and efficiently.
CLOUD PLATFORM ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Developer Experience Platforms
An integrated and standardised approach to Software Development and Delivery provides unmatched flexibility for developers to tackle today's challenges.
Shifting from a scattered toolchain to a well-integrated Developer Experience Platform helps decrease time-to-market and increase security throughout the organisation. "Golden Path" templates, compliant with the company's best practices, boost productivity and ensure developers adhere to the company's standards.
Standardise infrastructure automation & usage with Terraform Cloud / Enterprise
Gain control over Cloud resources - Make changes with confidence
Terraform Cloud / Enterprise is specifically designed to manage the state of resources across different Cloud providers. Its prebuilt workflows help organisations standardise Cloud resource management by implementing guardrails like common tagging strategies.
Cloud Migrations
An accelerated path to moving Developer Tools / Toolchains to AWS
With our experience in migrating Tools like GitLab, Artifactory, Confluence, Jira and other developer tools, DEMICON provides a path to a successful migration from on-premise into the Cloud.
Accelerating Embedded System development with GitLab
A comprehensive platform for DevSecOps that integrates well into modern Embedded System development
We offer a range of services to enhance the GitLab experience, including self-service approaches for scaling runner fleets, building DevSecOps CI pipelines, and migrating pipelines from legacy CI environments to GitLab CI/CD.
Well-Architected Cloud infrastructure based on AWS
Building AWS environments based on the Well-Architected Framework's pillars
Operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimisation, and sustainability, for multiple accounts.
Our experts design and implement long-lasting solutions on AWS. We have experience building solutions based on the Well-Architected Framework that can easily scale microservice environments and large-scale build environments for Embedded System development or running monolithic applications.
ACCELERATING THE APPLICATION DELIVERY & TIME TO VALUE
Through Self-Service Products
We help you build Cloud platforms that enable businesses to innovate and grow by providing a secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure that accelerates software development processes. Our team leverages modern technologies to help large organisations to scale in the Cloud. We are the go-to partner for building platforms for modern IT departments focused on Software Development in large organisations.
OUR SERVICES
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Modern Cloud Operations with EKS
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Developer Experience Platform Assessment
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Terraform Cloud Starter Package
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Atlassian DC migration to AWS
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Container as a Service Starter Package
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GitLab - Migrating CI/CD Pipelines from Jenkins
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GitLab scaling runners for Embedded System development
DEMICON ACCELERATOR
Packages
Start today with a Developer
Experience Platform with our Assessment package
The Developer Experience Platform (DevEx Platform) enables developers to start new projects or integrate existing setups or toolchains in a compliant manner while following the Well-Architected design principles.
The platform is built around a modular and streamlined approach that uses best practices and components from internally curated sources. It is important to note that the DevEx Platform is not a fixed toolset, but rather a mindset that encourages developers to utilise the most effective practices and tools available.
SERVICES
- In-Depth Evaluation: We'll assess your existing developer tools, processes, and workflows meticulously.
- Performance Enhancement: We identify bottlenecks and areas of improvement to boost the speed of your development cycle.
- Tailored Recommendations: Get customised recommendations and strategies to enhance your developer experience.
- Expert Guidance: Collaborate with our experienced consultants who understand the intricacies of developer environments combined with their industry knowledge.
OUTCOME
Assessment of requirements + existing tools + gap analysis
Initial architecture + toolstack
High level roadmap
DURATION
2-30 days
Mature Infrastructure
Management with Terraform Cloud / Enterprise
With our out-of-the-box flow, we kickstart your adoption of Terraform Cloud. Our services include the initial setup and integration of Terraform Cloud with your existing identity provider (IDP), AWS accounts, and version control system (VCS).
SERVICES
- Integration of IDP (SAML) or Setup of an internal Authentication System
- Integration of OIDC authentication with AWS IDP for Multi Account short-lived credentials flow
- Integration in Source System (Git)
- Initial organisational & project structure
- Setup of Workspace management with IaC
- Setup of first five workspaces with VCS Workflow (migration of existing states)
OUTCOME
Initial Setup of Terraform Cloud (TFC)
Five Wokspaces setup and one management workspace for TFC
Secure setup with short-lived credential flow to your AWS Accounts
Automated CD pipeline for AWS resources
DURATION
2-4 weeks
Migrate Atlassian Data Center
Applications to AWS
In the aftermath of Cloud adoption, companies are often faced with the decision of either transitioning to Atlassian's SaaS offering or migrating to an Atlassian Data Center to operate on a public Cloud provider such as AWS.
SERVICES
- In-depth evaluation of the Atlassian Data Center (DC) installation
- Migration plan & timeline
- Scaling considerations in the Cloud
- IaC with Terraform to maintain infrastructure resources long-term
- Data Migration into AWS
OUTCOME
Running Atlasssian DC applications on AWS
Second day operations with Terraform
Documentation about Cloud Environment
DURATION
1-3 months
Cloud Native
Starter Package
Get started with a Cloud Native environment built on top of Amazon EKS. Cloud Native reduces cost, increases efficiency, and ensures the availability of your software. With our chosen stack, your Cloud Native journey becomes seamless.
SERVICES
- Multi-environment production-ready EKS setup
- Continuous deployment pipeline for workloads via Version Control System
- First running workload on EKS
- Integrated into existing observability tools
- Documentation
OUTCOME
Roadmap for Cloud Native Adoption
Integration into existing Toolchain
Implementation of staged environments
DURATION
2-6 months
Levering AWS ECS as a
container runtime
ECS, as a Container-as-a-Service (CaaS), optimises app deployment. With AWS ECS, customers benefit from aligned operations, scalability, and cost-efficiency, ensuring a cost-effective orchestration of containerised applications.
SERVICES
- Roadmap for ECS adoption
- Integration into existing Toolchain
- Implementation of staged environments
OUTCOME
Multi-environment production ECS setup
Continuous deployment pipeline for workloads via Version Control System
First running workload on ECS
Integrated into CloudWatch for observability
Documentation
DURATION
0,5 - 3 months
Pipeline migration to
GitLab CI/CD
While companies are adopting GitLab, existing pipelines from e.g. Jenkins or Bamboo need to be migrated to GitLab. Depending on the complexity of the existing pipelines, this can be a challenging task. Our experience helps smoothen the transition into GitLab.
SERVICES
- Roadmap to migrating into GitLab CI/CD
- Architecture for GitLab CI/CD pipeline
- Implementation of GitLab CI/CD pipeline
- Testing of pipelines for acceptance
- Iterating to improve pipelines and introduce new features
OUTCOME
Migrated pipelines
Documentation
Onboarding of Pipeline Users & Knowledge transfer
DURATION
1-6 months
Scaling GitLab CI/CD runners
on AWS
When teams have varying hardware requirements for their build environment, scaling GitLab runners becomes more challenging. Our self-service approach allows developers to create project-specific runners, enabling them to innovate again.
SERVICES
- Architecture for GitLab runners
- Roadmap for implementation
- Implementation with Terraform
OUTCOME
Scalable & flexible GitLab runner setup
Integration into observability stack
Documentation
Self-service product for runner creation
Onboarding of first pipeline
DURATION
1-6 months
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
"Always helpful and friendly contact. Open for creative solutions. Also they always support us with their knowledge to identify and solve problems with our setup. Really skilled guys. Totally top!"
"We did a complex migration of our collaboration tools from on premise systems to AWS. Both, the knowledge of the solution itself and particular the AWS know how of Demicon were major success factors. The team of Demicon was always focused on the success which means they tackled all obstacles fast, flexible and often proactive. The whole team worked professional, friendly and was open to adjust it ́s actions as new requirements appeared during the project. The same applies to the planning phase of this project such as the service they provide now for the operation of the solution."
"... a cool company that cares a lot about the customer, i.e. it is also willing to take an extra step, even if they don't have to..."
DEMICON
Our Approach to Cloud Platform Engineering
At DEMICON, we approach Cloud Platform Engineering with a blend of innovation, precision, and client-centric solutions to surpass your Cloud engineering expectations.
Customised Cloud Platform Strategy
We begin by developing a tailored Cloud Platform strategy that aligns with your business objectives and tackles specific challenges. .
Agile Implementation & Optimisation
We utilise agile methodologies to ensure swift deployment and ongoing optimisation of our Cloud infrastructure.
Comprehensive Support & Guidance
Continuous expert support and guidance are essential to ensure a smooth operation and long-term success.
ATTAINABLE RESULTS
Optimised Cloud Performance
Optimise your Cloud operations to attain maximum efficiency and functionality, customised to meet your unique requirements.
Enhanced Business Agility
Respond to market changes and internal demands with agility using a flexible Cloud infrastructure.
Cost and Resource Efficiency
Realise significant savings in costs and resources, maximising your Cloud investment ROI.
WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT
Finding the Best Solutions
DEMICON is the ideal choice for Cloud Platform Engineering due to our commitment to delivering state-of-the-art Cloud technology solutions built for Software Developers. Our focus on scalable infrastructure guarantees that our services can grow seamlessly with your business.
We prioritise robust security measures to safeguard your digital assets while providing cost-effective solutions that optimise your investment. Our continuous expert support ensures your Cloud operations run smoothly, adapting to ever-changing technological landscapes. With DEMICON, you get a dedicated partner equipped to take your Cloud Platform Engineering to new heights of efficiency and innovation. We are experts in building platforms that fit your organisation perfectly.s Driver
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