Adopting a cloud strategy for a large enterprise in the automotive industry - DOD Ljubljana

We began by migrating a single legacy desktop app to the cloud. Now, we’re developing a strategy to migrate all applications and offer 100+ as SaaS. We’ll tackle challenges, ensure cloud-native readiness, leverage Infrastructure as Code, and maintain consistency in our cloud resources.

Transcript

1. Adopting a cloud strategy for a large enterprise in the automotive industry PATRICK KOCH Source icon: devopsdays.si
2. Patrick Koch Email: patrick.koch@avl.com Blog: patrickkoch.dev LinkedIn: patkoch87 GitHub: patkoch Twitter/X: PK_Koch Mastodon: @patkoch@hostux.social Cloud Adoption Engineer, AVL List GmbH Source icons: Microsoft, HashiCorp
3. AVL List GmbH Founded 1948 More than 11,000 worldwide 4,000 in Graz (headquarters) 45 affiliates worldwide Export quota of 97% AVL List GmbH (“AVL”) is the world’s largest independent company for development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry, and in other sectors. Drawing on its pioneering spirit, the company provides concepts, solutions and methodologies to shape future mobility trends.”
5. The establishment of the AVL Cloudification Program
6. Source: kleinezeitung.at – 01.04.2024
7. Establishing a CCoE to lead and to support the transformation Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 24. September 2024 um 8:37 AM
8. Developing AVL‘s cloud adoption platform Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 27. September 2024 um 8:36 AM
9. Providing cloud related skills to all employees Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 24. September 2024 um 8:46 AM
10. Offering and selling ~50 SaaS applications on Azure within 5 years Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 24. September 2024 um 8:52 AM
11. The initial situation
12. High number of software products ~150 software applications
13. High number of different units and Agile software development teams Source: Microsoft Copilot Generated with AI ∙ May 6, 2024 at 1:29 PM
14. The challenge of operating the software applications in the cloud Source: Microsoft Copilot Generated with AI ∙ May 23, 2024
15. The challenge of securing the software applications in the cloud Source: Microsoft Copilot Generated with AI ∙ May 23, 2024
16. Enabling cloudification for the whole company
17. Providing a cloud adoption platform Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 27. September 2024 um 8:36 AM
18. Source icons: GitHub Actions: https://github.com/actions Helm: https://helm.sh/ Artifactory: Jfrog Brand Kit Azure icons: https://learn.microsoft.com/en- us/azure/architecture/icons/
19. Ensuring consistent cloud resources
20. Improving the skills by establishing a cloud native developer community SOURCES: PATRICK KOCH, ROMAN VRABLE
22. Obstacles & Considerations
23. Teams are allowed to develop their IaC vs. Mandatory usage of the Terraform modules (of the CCoE) Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 24. September 2024 um 9:02 AM
24. Complexity of the automation Difficult to use Complexity vs. Usability Source icons: Azure icons: https://learn.microsoft GitHub Actions: https://github.com/actions .com/en-us/azure/architecture/icons/
25. Granularity of the Terraform modules Source: HashiCorp
26. Lift & Shift vs. Refactoring Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 26. September 2024 um 8:31 AM
27. How to enable access to the Azure environment without public endpoints Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 26. September 2024 um 8:27 AM
28. How to operate and maintain the SaaS applications 24/7? Image Creator in Bing: Mit KI erstellt ∙ 27. September 2024 um 9:07 AM
29. Example of a Lift & Shift approach
30. Source icons: Windows: https://icons8.de/icons/set/windows AKS: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/icons/
31. Conclusion
32. Source: Microsoft Copilot Mit KI erstellt ∙ 13. Mai 2024 um 4:16 PM Deciding on a strategy Implementing the platform Using the platform for the SaaS apps Productive SaaS apps for the customers
33. Thank you! Hvala!