Case Study: T-Mobile

Executive Summary

Guided a $10M/5-year technical evaluation and solution development initiative for T-Mobile, facilitating migration from Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Google Kubernetes Engine while developing strategies that minimized disruption to customer-facing systems.

Challenge

T-Mobile needed to modernize their application platform while addressing telecommunications-specific requirements:

• Migration from Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Google Kubernetes Engine required specialized expertise
• Large-scale telecommunications infrastructure demanded high reliability during transition
• Customer-facing systems required zero-downtime migration approaches
• Technical teams needed guidance on containerization strategies for diverse workloads
• Digital transformation objectives needed alignment with infrastructure modernization

Approach & Solution

As technical advisor and architecture lead, I developed a comprehensive solution:

• Facilitated migration from Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Google Kubernetes Engine
• Collaborated with account team on developing migration strategies including Kf and direct containerization approaches
• Designed solutions considering T-Mobile’s large-scale telecommunications requirements
• Developed migration strategies that minimized disruption to customer-facing systems
• Created implementation roadmaps aligned with their digital transformation objectives
• Provided detailed technical guidance on containerization best practices for telecom workloads

Results & Impact

Quantifiable Outcomes

• $10M/5-year Initiative: Successfully guided multi-year technical transformation
• Zero Customer Impact: Maintained service continuity throughout platform migration
• Dual-path Migration: Implemented both Kf and direct containerization approaches
• Modernization Alignment: Synchronized platform changes with digital transformation goals

Business Value

The solution delivered significant business impact through:

• Enhanced platform capabilities for customer-facing telecommunications services
• Improved operational resilience through modern container orchestration
• Accelerated development cycles for digital service offerings
• Reduced operational overhead through standardized container management
• Created foundation for continued telecommunications service innovation

“The migration approach gave us exactly what we needed—a practical path forward that balanced our need for innovation with our commitment to service reliability. The strategies for minimizing customer impact were particularly valuable for our business-critical systems.”