Migration of applications to a private cloud developed on an OpenStack platform for a major defence group

CONTEXT/CHALLENGES

In 2015, a global defence-sector leader needed to rationalise its information system. The need to manage hundreds of institutional applications presented a real headache, particularly in light of increasing running costs. Applications had to be standardised, and adapted to a highly secure cloud architecture, as a matter or urgency.

THE SOLUTION

Thales leveraged its expertise in highly controlled secure environments to implement the following solutions: 

• Deployment of a Cloud solution developed on an OpenStack platform, fully integrated into the customer’s secure infrastructure and networks;

• Implementation of a cloud eligibility methodology in respect of the application portfolio;
• Transformation of the 200 eligible applications in DevSecOps mode [604];
• Outsourced management of the hybrid information system.

BENEFITS

The benefits of the project were as follows:

• Reduced running costs;

• Improved responsiveness thanks to the automatic deployment, production release, scalability and resilience functionalities of the Thales cloud;
• Reduced time to market;
• Improved service quality for users.