UMB Cloud Master is our comprehensive cloud service. We accompany you throughout your entire cloud journey, from strategic consulting (cloud advisory) to secure migration (cloud transition) to ongoing operation (cloud management). With the UMB Private Cloud in Swiss data centers and vendor-neutral public cloud solutions from AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, our experts offer consulting and implementation from a single source—including 24/7 cyber defense and FinOps cost optimization.

There is no such thing as a bad cloud. There is only bad advice.

UMB Cloud Master

Starting point: What are your business requirements?

In the digital world, the cloud is an indispensable ecosystem that helps companies meet their business needs and digitalisation goals. High security requirements play a central role in protecting the integrity and confidentiality of data. With numerous offerings and operating models available, companies are faced with important questions:

1. Which cloud solution meets our business needs?

2. How can I transform upcoming IT infrastructure life cycles with cloud services?

3. What do I need to do to be able to provide cloud solutions holistically (e.g. security, compliance, availability, etc.)?

4. How can I reduce costs with the cloud?
 

Challenges: How can you move your traditional IT system to the cloud?

How can the transition from traditional IT systems to cloud services be structured, secure, cost-efficient and seamless? In the wake of rapid technological change, companies are faced with the task of establishing an agile cloud infrastructure. Despite a wide range of solutions, there is often no clear vision. Responsibilities are unclear, processes are undefined, and ongoing operations are often insufficiently secured.


The shortage of skilled workers, limited internal resources and a lack of transparency further exacerbate the situation. Without a well-thought-out cloud operating model, costs can quickly spiral out of control.

Solution: How can you get the most out of your cloud?

Our cloud services only reach their full potential with a holistic approach:

Cloud Advisory_ assesses the initial situation and creates a target vision that meets business requirements. To do this, the technical and organisational foundations for cloud operations are defined based on a coordinated interaction of technology, processes and organisation.

Cloud Transition_ ensures a structured approach and a smooth transition from traditional systems to cloud services. The move to the cloud also allows you to take advantage of PaaS or SaaS solutions.

Cloud Management_ creates stability and efficiency in ongoing operations. Automation and orchestration enable consistent provisioning and uniform operation of cloud services. At the same time, cost transparency is created and a data-supported basis for timely and informed decisions on cost optimisation is provided.

Whether you are already in the cloud or not, the first step is to understand your current situation and identify your future business requirements. Based on this, you can develop a target vision that shows which goals can be achieved through cloud solutions or optimisations.
To achieve the target vision, well-thought-out planning is required to evaluate and determine cloud solutions.
The cloud blueprint defines the cloud architecture, cloud governance, cloud foundation and appropriate cloud services.
Cloud solutions and the cloud blueprint require a cloud operating model in which technology, processes and organisation play a central role.
Our Cloud Guides support you in your projects with cloud expert knowledge and best practices from countless projects.
The first step into the cloud requires a well-structured and organised foundation. Cloud Foundation offers centralised cloud governance and management of multiple cloud accounts, enabling optimal mapping of the customer's organisation. Cloud Foundation also ensures a high standard of security and standardised service integration for monitoring and backup.
Before taking the actual step into the cloud, the Cloud Experience is a good way to gain initial experience as part of a PoC or MVP and to test the expected benefits.
Every cloud migration requires an established migration process to ensure a secure and efficient transition to the cloud.
By switching to the cloud, you can take advantage of PaaS or SaaS solutions.
Automation and orchestration enable consistent provisioning and uniform operation of cloud services. A clearly defined service catalogue provides a clear overview of cloud services, and centralised reporting provides the necessary transparency regarding the status of cloud services.
Enables cost transparency and provides a timely, data-driven basis for decision-making on cost optimisation. This includes suggestions for cost savings through resource rightsizing, cleaning up unused storage, and budgeting and forecasting public cloud costs.
The UMB Cyber Defence Centre is always ready to intervene. We monitor your IT security seven days a week, around the clock. Because only permanent monitoring helps to quickly counteract threats that are already within your systems.

Cloud Master Services

UMB Cloud

The sovereign private cloud from UMB offers reliable data management in Switzerland and in accordance with Swiss data protection law.

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Public Cloud

UMB is independent and offers you leading public cloud solutions from Microsoft, Google and AWS in addition to its own UMB Cloud. We are completely vendor-neutral and advise you exclusively according to your needs.

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Guidance on your cloud journey

UMB will scan your company's situation and provide you with the decision-making basis for the right cloud strategy.

The Cloud Master will provide you with an overview of the cloud jungle and accompany you on your cloud journey.

You concentrate on your core business - and your cloud will scale with you. You will gain up to 10,000 hours/year for your core business.

UMB has optimized our Azure Tenant in just a few weeks. Our self-developed HyrockApp now runs faster, and is more secure and stable, all while reducing costs.

Roger Stettler, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member, Hyrock AG

Frequently asked questions about UMB cloud services

UMB Cloud Master is the comprehensive cloud service offered by UMB AG for Swiss companies. It covers three areas: Cloud Advisory (consulting and strategy development), Cloud Transition (secure migration to the cloud), and Cloud Management (ongoing operation, FinOps, and cyber defense). UMB provides vendor-neutral support to companies throughout their entire cloud journey.
UMB offers its own sovereign private cloud, which is operated in Swiss data centers and is subject to Swiss data protection law. In addition, as a manufacturer-neutral partner, UMB supports public cloud solutions from Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The UMB Private Cloud is a sovereign cloud solution that is operated in Switzerland and is fully subject to Swiss data protection law. It is particularly suitable for companies with high compliance and security requirements. Public cloud solutions from AWS, Azure, and Google, on the other hand, offer maximum scalability and a wide range of PaaS/SaaS offerings. UMB provides vendor-neutral advice on which solution or combination (hybrid/multi-cloud) is best suited to your needs.
Cloud Advisory encompasses strategic consulting: UMB analyzes the company's current IT situation, identifies business requirements, and develops a target vision. This includes developing a cloud blueprint, defining the cloud architecture and governance, and planning the cloud operating model.
UMB pursues a structured migration approach in several phases: First, a secure foundation is created with Cloud Foundation. Optionally, the expected benefits can be tested with a Cloud Experience (PoC/MVP). The actual cloud migration is carried out using an established migration procedure. As part of cloud modernization, additional PaaS and SaaS benefits can be leveraged.
UMB's FinOps services enable full cost transparency across all cloud environments. This includes data-driven recommendations for cost optimization through rightsizing, cleaning up unused resources, and budgeting and forecasting cloud costs.
UMB operates a Cyber Defense Center that monitors IT security 24/7, seven days a week. Continuous monitoring enables threats to be detected early and responded to quickly. Security is embedded as an integral part of all cloud services.
UMB Cloud Master is aimed at Swiss companies of all sizes that want to transform their IT infrastructure to the cloud or optimize existing cloud environments. Companies that have high security and compliance requirements, suffer from a shortage of skilled workers, or want to better control their cloud costs will benefit

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Roberto Aliano
+41 58 510 11 48
roberto.aliano@umb.ch