Application Modernization Leveraging Containers
Thought Leadership
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Led a Large-Scale Containerization Project to Eliminate Technical Debt on Windows 2000 and 2003 Servers​
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Developed a fully automated DevSecOps Pipeline
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Overcame significant technical debt on an accelerated schedule to massively reduce the number of vulnerabilities in the customer environment
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Implemented Agile methodologies and PowerBI reporting for senior leadership
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Senior SMEs in areas of Application Containerization, DevSecOps, Cyber Security, Automation, & Architecture
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Stood up and stabilized three separate Docker Enterprise environments
Providing Expertise to Stand Up Docker Platform and Containerize Legacy Applications
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Our customer needed urgent assistance to containerize their oldest legacy applications that no vendor had been able to successfully move to supported operating systems
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C2 Labs overcame these challenges in an Agile manner to deliver the Docker EE containerization platform, application rationalization methodology, containerized or retired multiple applications, enhanced documentation, built a fully automated DevOps pipeline, and created sophisticated reporting via PowerBI across multiple data sources with Python
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Implemented Ansible playbooks to automate operations support which reduced process time by 83% and achieved annual cost savings of ~$60k
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Turned around an existing customer project, which had failed, providing Agile project management expertise, coordinating efforts across multiple vendors, and ultimately delivering project success
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Successfully built and deployed a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster for hosting C2 Labs developed applications with advanced auto-scaling leveraging the cloud
Key accomplishments of our containerization projects included:
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Standing up the customers’ first Agile project management tool (Microsoft Azure DevOps) within their environment and consolidated multiple separate projects into one unified team
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Implemented an aggressive schedule that included three months to plan/analyze with five months of execution
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Implemented “Scrum of Scrums” approach to Agile Project Management to effectively integrate four separate sprint teams
and to coordinate activities across geographically dispersed teams
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Implemented Agile training, workshops, and best practices for customer staff and support contractors
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Completed 2829 user stories in just 8 months, delivering 138% of desired scope while finishing the project one month early
and $100k under budget
We applied sophisticated and modern DevSecOps techniques to lower the cost of operating the container/cloud environment while removing many manual steps that increased the quality, resiliency, and security of the environment. Key accomplishments included:
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Integrated the Docker EE container environment for real-time monitoring via Splunk
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Integrated data from five different data sources, built a complex data model using Python scripts, and then provided near-
real-time data visualizations via Microsoft PowerBI to show project progress and to provide a defensible understanding of risk
for the first time in this customers’ environment
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Implemented TwistLock for container scanning, policy enforcement, and security monitoring
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Developed the first security plan documentation and baselines in the customer environment while implementing real-time
continuous monitoring security checks leveraging Ansible playbooks; reducing audit times by five hours per server
Extending Containerization
C2 Labs was able to design and build a modern containerization platform, CI/CD pipeline, and DevSecOps set of processes and culture to reduce technical debt and eliminate security vulnerabilities in their environment. C2 Labs leadership team and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) have extensive experience in supporting cloud, DevSecOps, and security work in both government and highly regulated commercial environments.
From that experience, we have found three common problem areas in which we assist our clients in accelerating their journey to the cloud: Application Rationalization, Strategy and Architecture, and Cyber Security. By understanding these problem areas and having broad domain expertise, we blend Art and Science to come up with the optimal approach and proven methodologies to exceed each customer’s expectations.
Contact us today at sales@c2labs.com for your free, no cost consultation.