Our engagements (case studies)

Support for the Redesign of an Enterprise Search Engine

Transportation – Industrial Sector – France (Alstom)

  • Audit of the existing enterprise search solution (Sinequa):
    A detailed assessment was conducted on the current enterprise search engine (relevance, accuracy, performance, coverage, user interface, etc.).

  • Recommendations:
    Following the audit, more than 50 improvement recommendations were proposed to optimize the enterprise search system.

  • Action plan deployment:
    The action plan derived from the audit recommendations was implemented, based on a prioritization aligned with business and user challenges versus implementation effort.

  • Complete rebuild of the enterprise search engine within 3 months:
    Full redesign from scratch, applying best practices at both search engine and content (master data) levels.

  • Industrialization:
    Implementation of processes and KPIs to improve efficiency, reliability, and ease of maintenance.

  • Go-live:
    Beta launch followed by full-scale rollout (70,000+ users).

  • Definition of the enterprise search strategy:
    Establishment of a global approach for managing and leveraging enterprise search engines. Preparation of a decision-support document enabling product owners and management to gain a comprehensive view.

Cybersecurity Portfolio Management

Aerospace – Industrial Sector – France (Airbus)

  • Diagnostic:
    Identification of topics and their maturity levels, assessment of cybersecurity value versus effort, and SWOT analysis.

  • Action plan:
    Implementation of concrete measures to resolve issues or mitigate risks identified during the diagnostic phase.

  • Strategic roadmap:
    Short-, mid-, and long-term vision for the cybersecurity portfolio, including definition of key performance indicators (KPIs).

  • Incident and escalation management:
    Incident identification, issue isolation, damage minimization, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

  • Operational and strategic support:
    Support in understanding and managing portfolio challenges, deployment of processes and tools, maturity assessment, and growth roadmap (budget, staffing, etc.).

Strategic Framing – Maintenance 4.0

Construction / Public Works – Industrial Sector – France

  • Support in defining the Maintenance 4.x strategy:
    Identification of business drivers and technological levers such as Big Data, IoT, etc.

  • Identification and qualification of POCs:
    Identification and assessment of Proofs of Concept.

  • Strategic recommendations:
    Guidance on technology choices (Cloud vs On-Premise, vendors, implementation models).

Digital Collaboration Platform Architecture

Aerospace – Public Sector – France (EASA)

  • Requirements and constraints gathering

  • Analysis of required and available technology components:
    Collaboration, IAM, Master Data, Workflow Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Website, etc.
    (MS SharePoint, PEGA, Saviynt, ESRI ArcGIS, Drupal, Salesforce)

  • High-level architecture proposal

  • Roadmap definition: MVP, V1, V2

  • Solution benchmarking

  • Financial evaluation (licenses, build, run)

Commercial and Technical Support for Tenders (Fixed Price Offering)

Services – Industrial Sector – France

  • Support for requirements framing and analysis

  • Contextualization and assessment of the existing environment

  • SWOT analysis

  • Support for proposal writing and strategic positioning:
    service catalog, pricing model, contract management, transition, innovation, etc.

Technical Study for Architecture and Solution Selection - Spare Parts Management Process

Aerospace – Industrial Sector – France (ATR)

  • Support for requirements framing and analysis

  • Analysis of the existing environment and business challenges

  • Contextualization of the current state

  • SWOT analysis and comparison of solution strategies

  • Architecture proposal and implementation roadmap

  • Financial assessment

Container & Kubernetes Platform Strategy and Governance

Aerospace – Industrial Sector – France (Airbus)

  • Definition of container platform vision and strategic positioning:
    Contribution to the definition of the enterprise container strategy, positioning Kubernetes / OpenShift as a core digital foundation to support business-critical applications, scalability, and long-term industrialization.

  • Business-driven platform governance:
    Establishment of a governance framework for container platforms (on-premise and cloud), aligning platform decisions with business availability, cybersecurity, compliance, and cost optimization objectives.

  • Risk, opportunity, and maturity assessment:
    Identification of strategic risks and opportunities related to container technologies, assessment of platform maturity, and definition of mitigation strategies to secure business continuity and operational resilience.

  • Roadmap, budget, and investment structuring:
    Definition of a multi-year roadmap for container platform evolution, including deployment planning, prioritization of initiatives, and contribution to budget structuring and investment justification (AOP).

  • Operational model and industrialization strategy:
    Design of an industrialized operating model for container platforms, covering service catalog (hosting, image management, tooling, monitoring), roles and responsibilities, and scalable delivery processes.

  • Stakeholder alignment and decision support:
    Support to executive and senior management through structured decision-support deliverables (strategy decks, vision papers, key milestones), enabling informed arbitration on platform evolution and investments.

  • Change management and continuous improvement:
    Accompaniment of organizational change linked to container platform adoption, identification of quick wins, and continuous improvement initiatives to accelerate value realization while maintaining platform stability.

Military Information Management, HPC & Regulatory Compliance Strategy

Aerospace & Defense – Industrial Sector – Europe

  • Strategic governance of military compliance for HPC environments:
    Definition and structuring of a comprehensive governance framework for High Performance Computing (HPC) platforms supporting military programmes, ensuring alignment with defense-grade compliance requirements (ML22), export control constraints, and sovereign data policies.
  • Business–IT–Legal convergence under defense constraints:
    Alignment of business objectives, Information Management (IM), IT architectures, and legal/regulatory requirements to support the transformation of civil aircraft applications into compliant military declinations, while preserving time-to-market, cost control, and operational continuity.
  • End-to-end platform compliance assessment (As-Is):
    Assessment of existing hosting platforms and operating models used for civil applications, including end-to-end analysis of access control, identity and access management (IAM), storage, data classification, encryption, traceability, and segregation of duties, with a specific focus on military criticality levels.
  • ML22, defense, and European regulatory compliance strategy:
    Structuring and consolidation of military requirements, European Commission (EC) regulations, export control obligations, and information security constraints, including:
    • ML22 applicability and scope analysis
    • Data sovereignty and restricted access models
    • Management of security exemptions
    • Integration of Data compliance components across the platform landscape
  • Risk-based solution landscape and decision support:
    Definition of solution selection criteria based on compliance coverage, security posture, operational maturity, scalability, and cost efficiency.
    Evaluation of a panel of tactical, hybrid, and strategic solutions through gap analysis, SWOT assessment, cost and planning estimates, enabling informed executive-level arbitration.
  • Compliance-driven roadmap and investment structuring:
    Definition of a phased roadmap combining quick wins, project initiatives, and long-term strategic options, integrating PI planning, sprint-based execution, cost projections, risk mitigation plans, and key success factors for regulated military environments.
  • Operational readiness, SLAs, and controlled execution:
    Preparation of execution-ready governance covering operating models, SLAs, KPIs, auditability, and compliance monitoring, ensuring a controlled transition from preliminary study to secure, industrialized deployment of military-compliant HPC solutions.

Secure Kubernetes & OpenShift Platform Strategy and Governance

Aerospace & Defense – Industrial Sector – Europe

  • Strategic positioning of Kubernetes / OpenShift as a sovereign digital foundation:
    Definition and consolidation of Kubernetes and OpenShift as a core, sovereign enterprise platform supporting business-critical and regulated workloads, aligned with availability, resilience, cybersecurity, and long-term industrialization objectives.

  • Defense-grade governance for container platforms:
    Establishment of a governance framework for Kubernetes / OpenShift platforms (on-premise and hybrid cloud), integrating security-by-design, compliance-by-default, controlled access, segregation of duties, and auditability requirements applicable to aerospace and defense environments.

  • Regulatory, security, and compliance alignment (ML22-ready):
    Alignment of container platform strategy with military and defense constraints, including:

    • ML22 and export control considerations

    • Data sovereignty and restricted environments

    • Identity and Access Management (IAM), RBAC, and privileged access

    • Secure image lifecycle, supply chain security, and vulnerability management

    • Management of security exemptions where applicable

  • Risk, maturity, and platform compliance assessment:
    Assessment of Kubernetes / OpenShift platform maturity across architecture, operations, security posture, and compliance coverage, identifying gaps, risks, and mitigation strategies to protect business continuity and sensitive workloads.

  • Strategic roadmap, investment, and capacity planning:
    Definition of a multi-year roadmap for Kubernetes / OpenShift platform evolution, covering on-premise scalability, cloud expansion scenarios, capacity planning, cost optimization, and investment justification aligned with enterprise and defense programmes.

  • Industrialized operating model and service governance:
    Design of an industrial operating model for container platforms, including service catalog definition (hosting, image management, tooling, monitoring), platform ownership, responsibilities, SLAs, KPIs, and compliance monitoring mechanisms.

  • Executive decision support and stakeholder alignment:
    Production of high-value decision-support deliverables (strategy decks, roadmaps, risk assessments, executive summaries) enabling senior management to arbitrate platform evolution, security posture, and investment priorities in a regulated defense context.

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