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ARVATO SYSTEMS
and have good , close relationships with the various cloud partners ."
Strong partnerships There are three big players in the cloud market : Amazon , Microsoft and Google . Each of them also offers native services , but these may cause a certain vendor lock-in .
“ If you use Kubernetes for container applications from Google , you will be able to move it to Microsoft perhaps 98 % of the time ”, Christian explains , in an example . “ But if you then leave Microsoft and move to AWS ( Amazon ) you may need to adapt the service or use a new one . We are aware of these limitations and take them into account when we create the ideal cloud or multi-cloud environment for a customer .
“ At the same time , our partnerships with all these strategic partners are really very close . Microsoft , for example , has already been a very important partner for us for decades . Arvato Systems works with Microsoft in various areas , even with their internal processes . We have also been working with our partner Google on internal products for well over 15 years . We fit so well together because we have the same mindset . When we work on projects , I ' m dealing with a lot of cool and experienced people from Google . Their knowledge , this collaboration also improves my own skills . The same is true for Amazon ( AWS ). We learn from and with each other in our longstanding partnership and have implemented very many different customer projects .”
Together into the future Cooperation and team spirit are also important goals at Arvato Systems .
" As a manager , you simply have to make sure that the team feels valued . We usually have events twice a year ," Christian
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