Fundaments Container Platform as a Service: scalable, efficient, and self-healing

What is CPaaS from Fundaments?

Wietze: “We developed CPaaS because a major trend in application development has emerged over the past few years: companies want to transform their monolithic applications (large, complex applications with interdependent processes) into applications focused on scalability and efficiency. These ‘new applications’ are broken down into microservices (small services maintained independently that form a whole). By splitting an application into microservices, each can be developed separately, accelerating the development of the entire application. Furthermore, this microservices structure ensures that individual components are scalable, leading to highly efficient resource usage. There is a clear shift in how applications are developed, so the platform or infrastructure must evolve accordingly. To effectively manage a complete container infrastructure with various application functions, a management platform is required. Kubernetes is one of the leading solutions in the current market. To provide complete peace of mind in hosting and maintaining this Kubernetes platform, Fundaments offers the Container Platform as a Service (CPaaS) solution.”

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The trends

“This application modernization has led to a 78% increase in operational efficiency. This means that organizations are not only more scalable due to modernization, but they also require less labor to manage an application. Previously, an extra server had to be set up; now, you simply scale out or spin up an additional service. There is also self-healing; organizations don't need to worry about immediate manual intervention if a service stops. A new service is simply spun up to replace the failed one. The application runs much more efficiently and is far less labor-intensive. By 2023, it is expected that every organization will use Kubernetes in some capacity. It is evolving rapidly, which makes sense: customers no longer want to be dependent on a single vendor; they want the flexibility to move their applications to another provider or adopt a hybrid Multi-Cloud approach, where applications run both on-premises and in the cloud.”

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What kind of customers come to Fundaments?

“Customers with a CPaaS requirement are often transitioning from a monolithic application to one focused on containerization. They want a platform that supports further development and is easy to manage. Others already have containerized applications and are looking for a platform to run them on. We provide them with a platform based on VMware Tanzu. This technology simplifies environment management, allowing them to focus on what matters: developing the application.”

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Why CPaaS from Fundaments?

“Fundaments was the first in the Netherlands to achieve Sovereign Cloud status from VMware. This means we have full control over our data and customer data. Customers are 100% certain that their data remains on Dutch soil, that only one party processes it, and that our processes are fully controlled from A to Z. Additionally, we offer a Managed Cloud proposition, allowing us to provide extra support for customers with applications that don't fit perfectly into a container, such as those with databases. For these customers, we handle OS management, configuration management, and VM monitoring. We essentially take the entire burden off their hands. Furthermore, customers gain access to the full Fundaments portfolio, including services like Backup as a Service, Disaster Recovery as a Service, and other security solutions.”

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