Modernizing Cloud Platforms and Enabling Secure Application Operations for a UK Regulatory Body
Overview.
The client is a leading UK regulatory authority responsible for overseeing broadcasting, internet, telecommunications, and postal services. With increasing demand for agile, secure, and high-performing digital services, the organization required a strategic partner to manage and modernize its platform infrastructure.
The client needed to ensure that its critical applications and systems were maintained in a highly available, secure, and compliant environment. The scope involved modernizing legacy platforms, enabling scalable cloud operations, and improving patching, integration, and threat management across its Azure-based landscape.
Solution.
Coforge was engaged to deliver platform services, including end-to-end management, maintenance, and support across cloud and application infrastructure. The engagement spanned cloud-native transformations, platform upgrades, automation, and real-time threat protection. Key initiatives included:
Cloud Platform Modernization: Coforge designed and deployed an Azure-based cloud platform, migrating over 100 enterprise applications. An Azure Data Lake was also implemented to support more than 150,000 mobile data points with 99.9% uptime, ensuring large-scale, high-volume data handling.
Application Deployment & Automation: Leveraging modern CI/CD frameworks and ITIL-compliant processes, Coforge streamlined application rollouts and integrated internal and external systems for better interoperability and faster delivery.
Platform Maintenance & Upgrades: Legacy servers were upgraded to Windows Server 2016/2019, and SQL databases were transitioned to Azure PaaS. Patch turnaround times improved dramatically - reduced from 60+ days to under 3 days, achieving a 95% efficiency gain.
Security & Compliance: Azure Security Center was implemented with real-time monitoring capabilities to proactively detect and prevent threats. This helped protect against sophisticated attacks like Hafnium, reduce vulnerability exposure by 87%, and maintain zero unplanned outages
The Impact.
100+ applications successfully secured and supported in Microsoft Azure
99.9% uptime achieved for all critical platform services
95% faster patch cycles, with turnaround reduced from over 60 days to less than 3
99.8% threat detection rate realized through continuous monitoring and preventive controls
150,000+ mobile data points processed and managed via a highly available Azure Data Lake
This engagement demonstrates Coforge’s strength in delivering cloud-native, secure, and scalable platform services for public sector organizations. By modernizing environments, accelerating automation, and ensuring compliance, Coforge continues to enable resilient digital operations that meet the evolving needs of regulatory bodies.
