A global client had developed an in-house Kubernetes-based PaaS to support both internal and external client applications. This platform was originally deployed in several AWS regions, but the client needed to ability deploy into Azure regions as well. The goal was to enable seamless, agnostic and automated deployment of workloads in any region on either cloud or in hybrid configurations. At the same time, the client wanted to explore OpenShift as an alternative PaaS for the future.

We successfully led the initial port of this custom platform to Azure, demonstrating that a true cloud-agnostic approach was feasible. In addition to management, architecture and planning tasks, we developed much of the initial tooling, focusing on creating a "one-click" deployment approach for both the platform itself and any layered components. We also led a PoC in which we demonstrated that OpenShift was a strategic option as the next generation PaaS platform for the client.