{"id":3341,"date":"2023-03-19T13:16:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/?p=3341"},"modified":"2023-03-19T13:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:16:33","slug":"cloud-best-practices-met-office","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/case-studies\/cloud-best-practices-met-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Best Practices for the Cloud at the Met Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>TheMet Officeis the UK\u2019s national weather service. Itprovidesweather and climate-related services to the Armed Forces, government departments,the public, civil aviation, shipping, industry,agricultureand commerce. The Met office is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Science, Innovation andTechnology.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Challenge<\/h2>\n<p>Version 1 and Met Officeestablisheda partnership with DevOps principles at its core.The challenge was to develop a new cloud platform on AWS. The aim was to speed up processes, reduce costs and increase security.<\/p>\n<h2>Solution<\/h2>\n<p>A critical outcome of this partnership has been equipping the Met Offices Cloud Team with the DevOps and Agile delivery skills they need to continue this success into the future and become self-sustaining.<\/p>\n<p>Adopting a DevOps culture and utilising cloud-based technology supports Met Office\u2019s modernisation programme and ensures they can continue to innovate, providing essential, world-leading weather services to the public and businesses to help everyone across the UK to stay safe and thrive.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2019, Version 1 was engaged to help accelerate cloud adoption by helping form and lead a DevOps-focussed Cloud Team. Their shared goal was to help the Met Office mitigate risks of using cloud while simultaneously increasing the speed with which products and services were delivered to the platform.<\/p>\n<p>This re-invigorated DevOps team is an enabler for cloud adoption. They;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create, collect and curate common code, patterns and best practice.<\/li>\n<li>Automate common platform activities such as user management and account provisioning.<\/li>\n<li>Develop centralised, reusable services.<\/li>\n<li>Provide consultancy, reviews, and assurance to other delivery teams.<\/li>\n<li>Empower teams to develop the knowledge, skills and expertise to adopt DevOps practices and develop sustainable cloud-based services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Real Difference, Delivered<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adoption of Agile and DevOps best practice in the Cloud Team and beyond<\/li>\n<li>Faster delivery through production of common code, patterns, components<\/li>\n<li>Faster project startup and development through consultancy, knowledge sharing and assurance<\/li>\n<li>Increased skills across the organisation through training, mentoring and knowledge transfer<\/li>\n<li>Establishing a Cloud Community of Practice to encourage a culture of knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Reduced cloud costs through more mature financial management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/talk-to-us\/#form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"fui-Link ___1idfs5o f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh ftqa4ok f2hkw1w fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1h8hb77 f1x7u7e9 f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\">Contact us to learn more about how our services can help you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>About Version 1<\/h2>\n<p>Version 1 proves that IT can make a real difference to our customers\u2019 businesses. We are trusted by global brands to deliver IT services and solutions which drive customer success. Our team of difference-makers work tirelessly to provide independent advice and deliver impactful changes to help our customers navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. Our greatest strength is balance in our efforts to achieve Customer Success, Empowered People and a Strong Organisation, underpinned by a commitment to our values. We believe this is what makes Version 1 different and more importantly, our customers agree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how Version 1 helped the Met Office implement cloud best practices, enhancing their data management, scalability, and operational efficiency. 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