Do you want to modernize your software development, integrate AI, or optimize your cloud platform?

In compact workshops – remote or on-site – our certified Azure Solution Architects analyze your situation, identify quick wins, and develop a prioritized roadmap with you as a basis for decision-making.

Customer Journey

How a Solution Assessment Works

For Whom?

We get to know you, your team, and your current situation. An initial understanding of your challenges. You receive a neutral external perspective from experienced cloud experts who evaluate your situation without operational blindness.

  • Shared understanding of the initial situation
  • Initial assessment of strengths and weaknesses
  • Trusting basis for collaboration

Introduction & Overview

We get to know you, your team, and your current situation. An initial understanding of your challenges.

You receive a neutral external perspective from experienced cloud experts who evaluate your situation without operational blindness.

  • Shared understanding of the initial situation
  • Initial assessment of strengths and weaknesses
  • Trusting basis for collaboration

Requirements Gathering

Together, we define goals, priorities, and the scope of the assessment.

We bring in best practices from over 150 cloud projects per year and help you set realistic goals.

  • Clear goal definition and agreed-upon scope
  • Prioritization by business value
  • Focus on truly important topics

Pain Point Analysis

Our experts identify bottlenecks and optimization potential in your current solution.

Certified Azure specialists independently analyze your solution and document all findings in a structured manner.

  • Documented weaknesses with prioritization
  • Benchmarking against industry best practices
  • Concrete recommendations for action per finding

Quick Win Implementation

Initial quick wins are implemented directly – immediate added value during the assessment.

You will see concrete improvements directly in the workshop – not just theoretical papers, but real results.

  • Immediate improvements already in the workshop
  • Direct ROI instead of just recommendations
  • Hands-on knowledge transfer to your team

Roadmap & Further Collaboration

Together, you will develop a documented analysis with prioritized recommendations for action.

The roadmap serves as a strategic decision-making basis for your management and a concrete plan for your team.

  • Prioritized roadmap with effort estimates
  • Clear next steps and responsibilities
  • Basis for further collaboration
Cloud, Software, and AI Assessments

Our Assessment Offerings

  • Assessment for AI Agents, RAG, and Intelligent Assistants

    Agentic AI & Knowledge Applications

    Looking to deploy AI agents or intelligently unlock your enterprise knowledge? We analyze your use cases for Agentic AI and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), evaluate architecture options, and develop a secure implementation strategy.

    • Clarity on the best AI use cases in your organization
    • Strategy for fast, reliable access to your enterprise knowledge
    • Architecture recommendation for scalable and secure AI solutions
    • Technology roadmap with clear build-vs-buy decision
    • Security concept for trustworthy, privacy-compliant AI
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    Assessment for AI Agents, RAG, and Intelligent Assistants

    Agentic AI & Knowledge Applications

    Looking to deploy AI agents or intelligently unlock your enterprise knowledge? We analyze your use cases for Agentic AI and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), evaluate architecture options, and develop a secure implementation strategy.

    • Clarity on the best AI use cases in your organization
    • Strategy for fast, reliable access to your enterprise knowledge
    • Architecture recommendation for scalable and secure AI solutions
    • Technology roadmap with clear build-vs-buy decision
    • Security concept for trustworthy, privacy-compliant AI
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    Application Modernization Assessment

    Cloud-Native Development & Application Modernization

    Do you want to modernize legacy applications or develop new cloud-native solutions? We analyze your existing architecture, identify modernization paths, and develop a realistic migration strategy.

    • Transparency regarding the strengths and weaknesses of your current architecture
    • Clear recommendation: modernize, migrate, or redevelop
    • Cost forecast for various modernization scenarios
    • Risk mitigation through a step-by-step migration plan
    • Prioritized roadmap with quick wins and long-term goals
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    Assessment for AI-powered development processes

    Agentic DevOps & Developer Productivity

    How can AI agents accelerate your development? We analyze your DevOps toolchain and identify potential for GitHub Copilot, agentic workflows, and intelligent automation.

    • Potential analysis: How much faster can your team become?
    • Identifying automation potential in the development process
    • Clear recommendation for AI tools with ROI estimate
    • Migration plan with a realistic effort estimate
    • Measurable KPIs for the success of your productivity increase
  • Assessment for Developer Experience and Platform Engineering

    Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms

    Are you looking to build an Internal Developer Platform? We assess your current infrastructure, analyze Developer Experience, and develop a strategy for self-service and golden paths.

    • Analysis: Where do your developers lose time due to infrastructure tasks?
    • Strategy for self-service and faster onboarding
    • Recommendation for standardized development environments
    • Clarity on build-vs-buy for your platform
    • Roadmap for reducing waiting times and ticket overhead
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    Assessment for Developer Experience and Platform Engineering

    Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms

    Are you looking to build an Internal Developer Platform? We assess your current infrastructure, analyze Developer Experience, and develop a strategy for self-service and golden paths.

    • Analysis: Where do your developers lose time due to infrastructure tasks?
    • Strategy for self-service and faster onboarding
    • Recommendation for standardized development environments
    • Clarity on build-vs-buy for your platform
    • Roadmap for reducing waiting times and ticket overhead
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    Specific Assessment for Software Products and SaaS Solutions

    Software Manufacturers & SaaS Providers

    As a software manufacturer or SaaS provider, you have specific requirements: multi-tenancy, licensing, marketplace integration. We analyze your product from the perspective of a successful cloud offering.

    • Clarity on the optimal architecture for your SaaS product
    • Assessment of marketplace readiness and go-to-market options
    • Recommendation for monetization and licensing models
    • Scaling plan for growing customer numbers
    • Roadmap for efficient support and update processes
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    Security analysis of your development processes and infrastructure

    DevSecOps & Security

    Security must not be an afterthought. We analyze your security posture across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) – from development through the pipeline to production.

    • Identification of security vulnerabilities in development and operations
    • Assessment of your compliance readiness for relevant standards
    • Prioritized measures for risk mitigation
    • Recommendations for secure development processes
    • Roadmap for improving your security posture
  • Assessment for digital sovereignty and cloud strategies

    Cloud Sovereignty & Platform Strategy

    You want to align your cloud and application strategy with sovereignty principles without sacrificing innovation, security, and scalability? We analyze your regulatory, technical, and operational requirements, evaluate suitable cloud and operating models, and develop a secure, portable target architecture with a clear implementation roadmap.

    • Clarity on requirements for data sovereignty, operations, and vendor independence
    • Evaluated cloud strategy for Azure, EU clouds, and hybrid scenarios
    • Vendor-neutral target architecture with portable platform layer
    • Comparison of security, compliance, feature scope, effort, and costs
    • Prioritized roadmap for secure, scalable, and future-proof implementation
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    Assessment for digital sovereignty and cloud strategies

    Cloud Sovereignty & Platform Strategy

    You want to align your cloud and application strategy with sovereignty principles without sacrificing innovation, security, and scalability? We analyze your regulatory, technical, and operational requirements, evaluate suitable cloud and operating models, and develop a secure, portable target architecture with a clear implementation roadmap.

    • Clarity on requirements for data sovereignty, operations, and vendor independence
    • Evaluated cloud strategy for Azure, EU clouds, and hybrid scenarios
    • Vendor-neutral target architecture with portable platform layer
    • Comparison of security, compliance, feature scope, effort, and costs
    • Prioritized roadmap for secure, scalable, and future-proof implementation
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    Assessing the Sustainability and Efficiency of Your Cloud Solutions

    Sustainable Application Development

    Sustainability is becoming a competitive factor. We analyze the carbon footprint of your cloud infrastructure and identify optimization potential for greater efficiency and reduced resource consumption.

    • Transparency into the carbon footprint of your cloud infrastructure
    • Identification of potential savings in costs and resources
    • Concrete measures for increasing efficiency
    • Reliable key figures for management and reporting
    • Quick wins for immediate improvements