With our deep experience with hybrid and multicloud platforms and our alliance with Red Hat, we bring functional and technical skills to IT transformation. We helped the client plan for modernization, from architecture and build stages, through application deployments. Our team worked hand in hand with the bank’s applications teams, under the purview of the central IT group, to replatform, rehost, or rearchitect applications and develop and deploy modern, container-based applications that securely run anywhere, at the speed of business.

The KPMG approach included:

A Containerization CoE: KPMG and the client collaborated to define the scope, deliverables, team structure, timeline, success criteria, design, and work plans as well as the approach to engage line of business (LOB) stakeholders. Additionally, KPMG established and socialized a candidate application intake process, assessment frameworks, and a governance structure.

Application modernization: KPMG worked with LOB leaders to support the modernization of their applications and migration to Red Hat OpenShift. Based on the requirements of each application, KPMG provided support for:

• application design and architecture
• migration path recommendations
• technical support for application migration, development, and deployment.

Migration tools and accelerators: KPMG developed reusable accelerator blueprints including architecture, code, and deployment scripts based on existing application support work. This supported the adoption of containers by helping application teams understand the path and recognize the value of modern application architecture.

Education and guidance: KPMG helped establish educational awareness of containers throughout the enterprise via the CoE. KPMG provided knowledge and guidance on leading practices in application design for the bank’s developer teams.

KPMG collaborated with over a dozen of the bank’s application owners across various lines of business to help with the migration and adoption of Red Hat OpenShift across the enterprise and modernize the applications to be more scalable and agile.

The value the client has realized includes:

Speed and scale. Reduced application complexity is leading to faster and more responsive application development and integration. Although the project is still in progress, application delivery pipelines are functioning more efficiently and productively, enabling the bank to grow and innovate more rapidly against business and market demands.

Adoption through knowledge. A Containerization Center of Excellence (CoE) staffed by experienced KPMG developers and architects and supported by a delivery enablement team created a governing structure. This included a steering committee, frameworks, and leading practices that united the teams in business and technology toward a common, understood goal. A greater awareness and knowledge of containerization led to increased adoption.

Agility and cost savings. Cost efficiency and competitiveness were top concerns of the client. The KPMG team demonstrated the potential savings in licensing, infrastructure, and operational costs by modernizing applications and retiring legacy systems. The agility and efficiencies from containerization will position the company well in a business environment that demands speed and innovation.