Application Modernization Services for Azure Cloud: 2-Wks Assessment

Kyndryl understands the criticality of application modernization initiatives in today’s digital age. We help customers accelerate their transformation journey – from envisioning to application modernization and production support.

Services include:

• Legacy application modernization and technical debt reduction
• IT standardization initiatives across lines of business
• Retirement of redundant or outdated applications

The evolution to a digital-first enterprise includes the adoption of a cloud strategy that puts Application Portfolio Modernization at the forefront. Kyndryl’s services for application modernization start with assessing Java & .NET applications – performing code & underlying stack analysis, determining the current and future-state architecture, and modernizing applications into microservices.

Service Description

Kyndryl leverages deep industry expertise alongside standard and repeatable methodologies, robust tools, and skilled technical resources to help customers accelerate & smoothen their application modernization journey while reducing risk.

Four steps towards a scalable architecture:

1. Application Code Discovery – Technical discovery including in-depth code review to determine application modernization readiness based on the patterns, risks and remediation required for modernization. This approach automatically segments a portfolio of applications and identifies open-source risk priorities for each application by combining unique software intelligence insights. It also prioritizes the application portfolio and recommends critical actions to take for each application type.
2. Target Application Architecture Determination – Analyze the current application architecture to understand the business, functional & non-functional requirements. Leverage Azure native services to define a future target application architecture that meets technical and business objectives.
3. Microservices Creation & Deployment – Convert the application into microservices and deploy to Azure via the DevOps CI/CD pipeline. Based on the type of application, data and/or databases are configured and migrated to Azure.
4. Integration, Functional & UAT Testing – Plan & execute application testing for authentication, interfaces to other applications, and Azure Key Vault integration. Complete functional and UAT testing to ensure the entire ecosystem is tested end-to-end for a positive customer experience.

Production cut-over begins upon successful completion of application testing, paving the way to move the microservices-based application to production. A detailed runbook is developed to cut-over the application to production incorporating the lessons learned from rehearsals and previous projects.

Technology Stack

Languages – .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Ruby, C/C++, Spring Boot & AngularJS

Databases – SQL, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Azure SQL Database, Azure DB for PostgreSQL, Azure DB for MariaDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Cache for Redis & Elastic on Azure

Azure Services – Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Azure DevOps, Azure Policy, Azure compliance offerings, Azure Workbooks, Azure Advisor, Azure Key Vault, Azure Backup, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Artifacts, Azure Container Registry, Azure Pipelines, GitHub services, Azure AIOps services & Terraform

Business Challenges & Needs Addressed:

1. Define which solutions are a fit for cloud adoption and ensure alignment to digital transformation goals.
2. Develop a scalable, repeatable migration & modernization approach, including supporting reference architecture, solution blueprints, and integrated toolsets.
3. Seamlessly scale expert IT resources up or down to quickly respond to changing business needs.
4. Acquire specialized skills to address legacy systems and technical debt while safely & securely migrating to Azure Cloud.

Kyndryl Value Proposition:

Kyndryl's delivery experts provide Azure implementation services for workloads of various size and complexity.

Kyndryl aligns with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure to deliver repeatable, predictable results with the ability to scale up or down based on workload volume and complexity.

Kyndryl leverages state-of-the-art automation to reduce risk, costs & effort across all project phases.

Kyndryl offers flexible, modular & agile services ranging from full-scope support to selected phases of the migration & modernization lifecycle.

Terms, conditions, duration, and pricing are custom to each engagement. Please contact us to discuss a solution to meet your business needs. Offer availability may be limited in some countries.

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