The value of Cloud Migration and App Modernisation

Discover how cloud migration, combined with application modernisation, can deliver powerful value for your business.

Many businesses use the cloud for basic infrastructure requirements, with 90% of UK businesses using cloud services. But a cloud migration, combined with application modernisation, can deliver even greater benefits for your business.

At Tier 2, we leverage cloud-native techniques rooted in core cloud principles to help businesses modernise existing applications or build new ones. With modern software architectures and automated processes, your business can drive efficiency and foster innovation. By embracing cloud-native methodologies like microservices, containers, and DevOps practices, businesses gain the ability to revitalise legacy systems and develop cutting-edge applications. Ready to take the next step?

Understanding Cloud Computing and Application Modernisation

Red Hat defines Cloud Computing as running workloads within clouds—IT environments that abstract, pool, and share scalable resources across a network.  Those clouds could be public, provided by internet-based services such as AWS and Microsoft Azure, but equally can be private, running on-premise or behind an enterprise’s firewall.  Red Hat’s cloud strategy is to support hybrid clouds, which are a combination of both.  This strategy is underpinned by their OpenShift Container Platform product, which is a container orchestration platform based on Kubernetes technology, designed to run workloads across hybrid clouds.

Application Modernisation brings your existing applications up to date, whether through modernising their architecture towards a microservices approach, upgrading their languages and frameworks to the latest versions, or improving provisioning and application deployment processes using automation and DevOps practices.

Why Consider Cloud Migration?

With 85% of enterprises using multiple clouds, the benefits are clear: faster deployment, flexible resource adjustment, and reduced physical equipment needs and costs. Combined with application modernisation, these benefits are amplified:

• Enhanced efficiency & innovation: Cloud migration’s scalability complements modernisation through microservices and containers, boosting performance and enabling fast innovation.
• Seamless integration & future-proofing: Together, they ensure smooth system integration and help your business stay ahead with the latest technologies.

Benefits of Application Modernisation

Application modernisation revitalises your existing systems, empowering your business to:

• Improve user experience with faster, more reliable applications
• Enhance performance, ensuring your applications run at their best
• Increase security, protecting your systems from evolving threats
• Ensure seamless integration, so new technologies work smoothly with your existing systems

How Tier 2 Consulting Can Help

At Tier 2 Consulting, we help businesses harness cloud-native techniques rooted in essential cloud principles, using custom software delivered through an agile approach. Our expert team provides modernisation and migration planning, assessing applications to determine the best approach and supporting all stages of modernisation, from re-hosting to advanced refactoring. As the UK’s first Red Hat Premier Middleware Partner and one of the first to be awarded the Container Platform Specialism, we also bring recognised expertise in Red Hat OpenShift.

Our services are designed to:

• Develop new cloud-native applications that take advantage of the latest technologies
• Modernise existing applications, ensuring your business stays competitive
• Implement modern software architectures that are scalable and efficient
• Use an agile methodology and automated processes to streamline development and deployment
• Embrace cloud-native methodologies such as microservices, containers, and DevOps practices to drive innovation

Customer Success Story: Motability Operations and Tier 2 Consulting 

Motability Operations made the strategic decision to shift their IT infrastructure to a cloud-based approach, moving away from a legacy data centre and modernising their applications. Partnering with Tier 2 Consulting, they successfully migrated their operations to the cloud, which significantly reduced deployment costs while ensuring business continuity. This transition empowered them to innovate and scale without disruption.

Start Your Transformation

By embracing cloud migration and application modernisation, businesses can achieve greater efficiency and innovation. Discover how Tier 2 Consulting can support your journey to the cloud. From expert insights to tailored services, our guide offers everything you need to understand the possibilities.