Cloud Computing Services

SBK Software Solutions are pioneers in Cloud Computing services in South Africa. So, we can help you accelerate and reap the benefits of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Cloud wherever you are in your
journey if you are just starting or are a mature user.

Why Cloud Computing?

 

Public Cloud offers highly scalable shared computing resources presented as a utility service. Above all, the growing number of South African organizations are recognizing that leveraging the highly competitive and rapidly progressing innovations of Public Cloud can help them change, innovate and grow. 

Is public cloud the right choice for you?

That is where we can help. Working together, we can simplify the decision making process, and guide you along the way to aligning your business for the future using Cloud Computing services.

With SBK Business at your side, digital transformation via the Cloud can be a painless, economical and value adding process. If you are exploring or using Amazon Web Services Public Cloud we offer a range of professional services tailored to assist your business at each stage of your cloud journey. 

OUR WORK FLOW

PROOF OF CONCEPT

CLOUD ENABLEMENT

Explore AWS capabilities and functionality
with defined goals, objectives and agreed next
steps.

• Provide a starting point for cloud
exploration and education
• Evaluate specific cloud capabilities and
functionality
• De-risk larger more complex solutions by
proving legacy aspects can run effectively
• Plant the seed of change in an organization

• Review current IT environment and IT
Technology
• Define a Cloud strategy that underpins your
business vision and goals
• Develop technical and security architecture

• Project management
• Detailed strategy, technical and security
architecture
• Configuration of the PoC environment
• Infrastructure test plan
• As-built document
• PoC report – containing results and providing
recommendations on next steps

Design and implementation of a cost effective, agile secure “starting point” Amazon Web Services
cloud capability based on best practices. In addition, we help to start your cloud journey on a solid foundation.

• Pragmatic analysis, design and
implementation of a cost effective, agile,
secure “starting point” AWS Cloud capability.
• Delivers a tailored high level Blue Print
(Solution Architecture) covering key tenants
of operating in the cloud
• Deploys / migrates a first workload – normally
something straight forward and low risk e.g.
corporate

Cloud Capability – Blue Print (Solution
Architecture), – high level design, detailed
design.
• Workload – high level design, detailed design
• Infrastructure Test Plan
• As built documentation
• Training plan
• Migration of (minimum viable) workload to
and from Public Cloud environments
• Testing support, Change Management and
Project Management

CLOUD MIGRATION SERVICES

CLOUD OPTIMIZATION SERVICES

Provides scalable cloud migration services
from one application to hundreds of
applications. Typical examples include:
• Web portal/corporate websites,
• SaaS applications,
• SharePoint,
• ERP,
• Oracle, SQL, MYSQL databases

The Cloud migration services cover the
following approaches:
• Lift and Shift – only enforced architectural
change
• Minimal architectural change – seeking
advantage / low hanging fruit
• Cloud native re architecture – wholescale
architectural change to embrace cloud
technologies and principles.

• Solution architecture – high Level design,
detailed design
• Infrastructure Test Plan
• Migration of workloads to AWS Public Cloud /
hybrid environments
• Change Management and Project
Management.

Provides comprehensive advice on Cloud cost optimisation and allocation.

Achieve cost optimisation via:
• Bill analysis & triage
• Tagging strategies
• Operating hours
• Configuration enforcement
• Spring clean
• Global cost optimisation
• Re-architecture of existing services and
implementation of DevOps methodologies

• Documentation of cost optimisation
recommendations and consulting services to
implement said recommendations.
• Execute re-architecture of existing services
• Development and deployment of tools to
optimise AWS resource utilisation

CLOUD TRANSFORMATION SERVICES

• Analysis and recommendations on organisational change required to leverage benefits of Public Cloud deployment.
• Change Management, Project Management, Consulting Services,
• Organisational Change Strategy / Plan / Roadmap, Training and Planning.
• Implementation of DevOps / Agile methods and tools

The Cloud migration services cover the
following approaches:
• Lift and Shift – only enforced architectural change
• Minimal architectural change – seeking advantage / low hanging fruit
• Cloud native re architecture – wholescale architectural change to embrace cloud technologies and principles.

• Solution architecture – high Level design, detailed design
• Infrastructure Test Plan
• Migration of workloads to AWS Public Cloud / hybrid environments
• Change Management and Project Management.

Get started today

SBK Software Solutions partners with advanced and trusted Public Cloud technology providers including AWS. As a result, we provide direct, private connectivity to AWS Public Cloud, delivering more predictable performance and improved security via dedicated connectivity. And we partner with specialists with deep domain expertise in AWS. With us you have the convenience of a one-stop-shop to help you take advantage of Public Cloud, Private Cloud and Hybrid Cloud.