AIVANTOR LTD.

Aivantor Cloud Transformation Service

Aivantor ensure your drivers and objectives will be met by establishing a clear and pragmatic Strategy. Our Agile Cloud Transformation Service implements the digital journey from understanding business/user needs, developing Outline Business Cases, leveraging their cloud investment, and instilling the culture and capabilities required to accelerate digital transformation.

Features

• Strategic Planning sets out a clear roadmap
• Alignment of Transformation and AI and Automation Projects with Strategy
• Multi-layer Agile Implementation (Enablers and Features)
• Multi-channel Service Design & Delivery
• Expert Stakeholder Engagement and Parallel User Journey Analysis
• Creative and Innovative UX/UI Design
• Technology and Infrastructure Analysis Optimising Migration
• Event-driven Microservice Architectures optimising Serverless Infrastructure
• Cultural and Operating Model Analysis
• Transparent Programme and Delivery Management

Benefits

• Identify business and technology gaps and therefore risks
• Early identification of dependencies and bottlenecks
• Optimise Technology Investment and Public Spending
• Vastly improved time to market at reduced risk
• Active and Dynamic prioritisation of requirements
• Early technology and process innovation
• Shared knowledge and transparent activities
• Maximise value of new technology and cloud services
• Collaborate with organisation at every stage

£350 to £2,000 a user a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

311694365040559

Contact

David Cameron
07872559002
tor@aivantor.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Work with your organisation to understand how cloud computing plans fit into the broader agency mission, priorities and architecture.; Help you understand the differences between service categories of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), software-as-a-service (SaaS) and function-as-a-service (FAAS). ; Work with you to consider your options—public/private/hybrid and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS/faas —to best meet your requirements. ; Assess your requirements and help you, if required, develop a cloud strategy.; Help you pick the cloud deployment and migration models that best fit your requirements.; Share our in-depth knowledge of cloud infrastructure models underpinned with lessons learned from what others have delivered to harness the power of cloud.; Help you with governance and management approach to your cloud infrastructure.; Help you with architecture and engineering provided by expert staff.; Advise on cloud security and performance; Advise on day-to-day operational management; Help you launch your cloud implementation by starting small, building incrementally and involving key stakeholders. We will help you create clear goals and ensure there are regular discussions with stakeholders regarding project deliverables, quality of deliverables and performance. Status reports summarizing activities performed during a specified time-period allow all stakeholders to track progress and build confidence.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Organisations seeking to utilise cloud-based applications are becoming increasingly aware of the need to develop a sustainable legacy of skills and cultural changes alongside the delivery of cloud solutions and services.; We support organisations on their journey to model best practice with respect to cloud technology, working with the business to encourage an environment that allows enablement to flourish.; We work in mixed teams during engagements to develop skills and coach behaviours required for cloud application delivery. Our teams do this through co-location, code review, pair programming, and peer-to-peer coaching in an environment that develops trust and supports safe learning.; To realise the full benefits of enablement, organisations are challenged to transform beyond just the project team. We engage with clients at all levels to holistically improve how organisational culture, leadership, strategy, structure and process contribute to the creation and delivery of valuable cloud services.; Each organisation is different, so each engagement requires a customised approach. We will work with you to shape the scope, pace and potential benefits of enablement.; Additional training services include:; • Workshops.; • Classroom: bespoke training for particular user-groups, delivered with documentation.; • Train-the-Trainer: training key / super users who then train remaining users.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Depending on where you are on your journey, we will be able to help you with our offerings; ; Cloud Discovery & Strategy - Working in partnership with you to go through a detailed process defining and/or building on your existing cloud strategy.; ; Cloud Maturity Assessment - An assessment to analyse your current capabilities across people, skills, processes and tools against those required for optimal cloud adoption.; ; Secure Cloud Platform - Creating a secure cloud landing zone for your infrastructure and applications to be migrated to, aligned to NCSC and cloud provider best practices.; ; Cloud Migration - Migration of services, including building a secure cloud landing zone, migration factory, re-platforming, capability enablement and cloud native modernisation using proven methodologies.; ; Legacy Modernisation - Leverage cloud to modernise existing legacy applications by using the latest tools and cloud native technology to deliver enhanced scalability, reliability, cost effectiveness, performance and security.; ; Managed Cloud - Expert management of your cloud platform, maximising security and performance whilst helping to minimise costs; ; Cost Optimisation - An assessment of your cloud costs. Identifies areas for improvement, reduction, optimisation techniques and technology adoption to get the most value from your public cloud platform.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: We have an integrated test capability that provides clients with a wide range of professional services that assure the cloud application, including: functional testing, exploratory testing, test guidance for product owners, test automation, non-functional testing (such as performance, security and accessibility), test strategy, test management and test guidance for developers.; Testing is integral to the successful delivery of cloud applications, particularly when released to live cloud services early and often. We involve specialist testers to ensure each iteration of the cloud application is fully tested and assured.; Non-functional testing of cloud applications is also vital to success. We have significant experience testing and assuring transactional services that have large user bases and are sensitive to downtime. We optimise and tune cloud applications during development and can monitor their performance during production use to proactively identify issues. It is important to identify non-functional issues early in the product implementation so that they can be resolved without affecting users.

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
  • Security audit services
  • Other
• Other security services:
  • Automated Security Testing
  • Dark and Deep Web Risk Assessment and Analysis
• Certified security testers: Yes
• Security testing certifications:
  • CHECK
  • CREST
  • Tigerscheme
  • Cyber Scheme
  • Other
• Other security testing certifications:
  • Cyber Essentials
  • PCI DSS

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: We deliver expert support services that relieve organisations’ IT departments from the day-to-day demands of maintaining their cloud based applications. We have extensive experience of running and optimising a broad range of bespoke and off-the-shelf (COTS) business applications in a wide range of cloud environments. For many of our customers we support legacy applications and integration points, and we have specifically transitioned support from existing service providers or ESCROW to ourselves. We quickly resolve problems and performance issues, which raise user satisfaction levels.; We partner with ISO 27001 accredited secure support services to provide world class support as required.

Service scope

• Service constraints: No constraints are envisaged. Each service will be tailored to meet the client’s support requirements and priced accordingly.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: We typically respond within one hour depending on the incident categorisation and prioritisation as defined in a tailored service level agreement (SLA) per service. The tailored SLA also defines the agreed hours of support service availability which can range from weekdays 09:00 to 17:00 to 365/24/7.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 A
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: Yes, at an extra cost
• Web chat support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support accessibility standard: WCAG 2.1 A
• Web chat accessibility testing: At Aivantor, we understand the importance of immediate, accessible support. Our Web Chat Support offers real-time communication, connecting users directly with our support team or automated chatbots for quick assistance and issue resolution. This feature is designed to be straightforward and user-friendly, providing support right where you need it, without complicating your workflow. It’s part of our commitment to ensuring that all users, regardless of their abilities, have equal access to our services, making your experience with Aivantor as smooth and effective as possible.
• Support levels: We provide an Account Manager and a Technical Manager to support our clients and can be available at short notice.; We establish the appropriate levels of support and costs throughout the development lifecycle and for live operations to always put our clients first.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle, SAP. MySQL, UiPath etc

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  Tackling economic inequality

  Tackling economic inequality

  Driving Economic Equality with Cloud Innovation:; ; Entrepreneurial Empowerment: We equip emerging businesses with scalable cloud technologies that dramatically lower entry barriers and spark business growth.; Job Creation in Tech: Our services generate tech jobs in underserved regions, democratizing access to high-tech employment and bridging the digital divide.; Skill Development and Certifications: We deliver targeted training in cloud competencies, transforming participants into certified professionals ready for high-demand roles.; Economic Influence: By integrating cloud solutions, we foster a culture of digital proficiency across our networks—elevating economic potential in high-tech sectors.; Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience and Innovation:; ; Supply Chain Diversity: Our cloud strategies enrich the supply chain with a blend of startups, SMEs, and tech innovators, fostering a competitive ecosystem that drives cost efficiencies and service excellence.; Disruptive Technologies: We champion cutting-edge, cloud-based innovations that enhance service quality and operational efficiency, setting new standards in the industry.; Future-Proof Delivery: Our modern, scalable solutions not only enhance productivity but also ensure businesses are equipped to adapt and thrive in evolving markets.; Collaboration and Fairness: We prioritize ethical collaboration, ensuring all supply chain partners benefit equitably from advancements in cloud technology.; Comprehensive Cybersecurity: Our robust cybersecurity protocols safeguard the entire supply chain, instilling confidence and compliance among stakeholders.; Operational Resilience: We empower our supply chain with resilient cloud practices, enabling rapid adaptation to both opportunities and challenges in the digital landscape.

Pricing

• Price: £350 to £2,000 a user a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at tor@aivantor.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.