We work with you to develop the right cloud strategy — tailored, practical, and future-ready, from the initial idea through to implementation.
Cloud Consulting Together, we shape your cloud — from idea to implementation
Cloud technologies open up new opportunities for flexibility, innovation, and efficiency. We support you on this journey: together, we develop a tailored cloud strategy, select the right solutions, design a future-ready data platform, and optimise your operating model for sustainable success.
The result is a modern, high-performing, and future-proof IT landscape that delivers tangible value for your business.
Our services at a glance
Cloud consulting with foresight
We connect business objectives with technological capabilities — for a sustainable cloud migration.
- Cloud strategy & assessment — Together, we develop a clear understanding of your goals, potential, and the optimal path to the cloud. As part of our Cloud Readiness Assessment workshop, we thoroughly evaluate the opportunities and feasibility of your initiative.
- We identify the cloud platform that best fits your organisation and architectural requirements. As a launch partner of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, we also bring specialised expertise in building secure, sovereign cloud environments aligned with European standards.
- Roadmap & implementation — Step by step, we turn your cloud vision into reality, from the initial idea through to successful implementation.
- Optimisation & operations — We make your cloud efficient, cost-transparent, and ready for the future
Moving to the cloud together
- Tailored planning & guidance — Our cloud experts work closely with you to develop a migration strategy tailored to your needs and support you from initial analysis through to go-live.
- Structured implementation with MAP — Using the Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), we ensure an efficient, low-risk, and goal-oriented migration of your systems and applications.
- Modernisation & automation — We modernise your data and application landscapes, integrate DevOps practices, and lay the foundation for agile, scalable cloud solutions.
Stable, scalable, secure
- Architecture with foresight — Together, we design cloud environments that enable growth and remain sustainable in the long term — technically sound, economically optimised, and future-ready.
- Automation & DevOps — Using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, OpenTofu, AWS CDK) and CI/CD practices such as GitHub Actions, we create consistent, efficient, and reproducible infrastructures.
- Security & operations — Through security by design, proactive monitoring, and multi-region architectures, we ensure maximum stability, compliance, and resilience.
Creating value from real-time & IoT
- IoT data streams are connected directly from machines and sensors and seamlessly integrated into the analytics landscape — creating a continuous, end-to-end data foundation in the cloud.
- Real-time streaming connectors integrate a wide variety of sources and form the basis for scalable sensor data processing.
- Sensor data is processed within milliseconds, enabling events to be detected, assessed, and acted upon immediately.
- Open interfaces and APIs ensure seamless integration with existing IT, production, and cloud systems.
- Practical use cases such as predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, and smart factory scenarios demonstrate the tangible value of the solution.
Using data intelligently
- Data platforms & integration — By connecting, structuring, and preparing your data, we create secure and scalable foundations for analytics, planning, and AI.
- Cloud BI & analytics — We deliver transparency: with modern cloud analytics and reporting solutions, you gain meaningful insights and make data-driven decisions — anytime and across all areas of your organisation.
- Data science & innovation — We help you turn data into real value through intelligent analytics, machine learning, and innovative cloud technologies that unlock new potential.
Cloud Readiness Assessment
Use our assessment to quickly determine whether moving to the cloud makes sense for your organisation. Our feasibility analysis highlights opportunities, risks, and the next steps.
Cloud Migration & Infrastructur
We support you on your journey to the cloud — from a smooth migration and a high-performance infrastructure to data-driven insights that move your business forward.
Cloud Consulting
Moving to the cloud with strategy — informed, tailored, and future-ready
As part of our cloud consulting, we work with you to develop an individual strategy that brings together your business requirements and the technological capabilities of leading cloud providers. We continuously assess your existing IT infrastructure, identify opportunities, and take key factors such as cost efficiency and scalability into account.
This creates a solid basis for informed decision-making on your move to the cloud. A possible first step is a Cloud Readiness Assessment.
Objectives
Together, we develop a cloud strategy that aligns your business requirements with the technical capabilities of the cloud. We identify opportunities, risks, and concrete recommendations for action — providing a solid foundation for migrations and your overall cloud transformation.
Methodology
We analyse your existing IT and process landscape, conduct facilitated workshops with all relevant stakeholders, and develop a strategic model based on proven frameworks. In doing so, we combine technical expertise with deep consulting experience.
Selecting the right cloud platforms
Woodmark is an official launch partner of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and brings deep expertise in planning and delivering cloud projects based on Amazon Web Services. We also support numerous client projects on Microsoft Azure — from strategic planning through to the integration of existing systems.
Typical questions
- What benefits do different cloud models offer, and how can we maintain a clear overview?
- Which cloud platform best fits our requirements?
- How do we ensure governance, compliance, and data sovereignty?
- Are we compliant with GDPR when using the cloud?
- What does a modern, cloud-native or hybrid IT architecture look like?
- Can our existing system landscape be meaningfully integrated with the cloud?
- What are sensible first steps on the journey to the cloud?
- Where should we start?
Together with you, we bring clarity to all of these questions in a dedicated consultation.
Cloud Readiness Assessment
Fast & cost-effective feasibility assessment for your cloud project
Are you looking to advance the digitalisation of your business area but lack the necessary cloud expertise?
We translate your requirements into IT solutions by conducting a feasibility assessment and analysing your use case. This allows you to quickly and cost-effectively determine whether moving to the cloud makes sense for you — and what key aspects need to be considered.
Key information
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1.5-day workshop
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On site at your location
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Your benefits
In a short time, you gain clarity on the opportunities, effort required, and potential of your journey to the cloud.
Objectives
You gain a clear understanding of the benefits and challenges involved in moving to the cloud. Our offering includes an individual feasibility assessment of your cloud readiness based on a specific business use case. In addition, we provide insights into modernisation and scaling options in the cloud, a detailed assessment evaluation, and tailored recommendations for action specific to your use case.
Target group
Team leads from the business units, e.g. finance, procurement, HR, production, and sales.
Content and methodology
- Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA): 1.5-day workshop delivered by two Woodmark experts
- Review of your analytics use case idea
- Analysis and evaluation of the MRA questionnaire, including the identification of key challenges and concrete recommendations for action
During the assessment, we follow the structured AWS approach, which covers the key dimensions of a cloud migration: business, governance, operations, people, platform, and security.
Outcome
Our assessment provides you with a detailed report that not only evaluates the feasibility of your cloud project, but also offers valuable insights into the next steps and outlines the required resources. You will receive specific recommendations for action to support the cloud integration of your business use case.
Business Use Case - Cloud Readiness Assessment
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Why choose Woodmark?
With 25 years of experience in data, data integration, and data platforms, Woodmark’s experts support you in developing your cloud strategy and successfully integrating use cases into your existing systems. Based on your requirements, we work with you to design tailored solutions.
And the best part: by involving decision-makers and end users at an early stage, we ensure objectives are achieved and create the acceptance needed for successful adoption.
Cloud Migration & Infrastructure
From migration and infrastructure to intelligent data usage
For many organisations, the smooth, secure, and low-risk transformation of established IT landscapes to the cloud is one of today’s greatest challenges. At the same time, pressure is increasing to build an infrastructure that can scale flexibly, operate reliably, and enable innovation.
Woodmark helps you migrate your existing IT landscape to the cloud in a structured way and develop an infrastructure that is reliable, efficient, and cost-effective. We lay the foundation for making optimal use of data in the cloud — from analytics and BI to data science applications. By establishing clear approaches, reducing complexity, and ensuring your cloud environment delivers measurable value, we help you gain greater stability, speed, and freedom to drive growth and develop new digital solutions.
Data analytics in the cloud
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Innovations in data analytics are built on cloud technologies. Stay ahead of the curve and discover more in our free whitepaper, “How to prepare your IT for the future of data analytics.”
Data analytics plays a far more critical role for organisations today than it did just a few years ago. Processing big data requires powerful and efficient data platforms. With cloud analytics, organisations can unlock greater value from their data assets and remain competitive. Make the most of advanced data analytics — reduce costs, optimise existing processes, open up new markets, and reach a wider audience.
In our free whitepaper, you’ll learn:
- What opportunities does cloud computing create for data analytics?
- What are the benefits of cloud-based analytics platforms?
- How can I migrate my analytics platform to the cloud?
- Why is now the right time to modernise data analytics?
- How can databases be migrated to the cloud step by step?
- Why is AWS an ideal platform for data analytics?
- How can Woodmark support you?
Ready to shape the future together with Woodmark?
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