IT Architecture Consulting

Architecture decisionsthat hold up.

Six domains, one goal: IT systems that serve the business today and still carry it tomorrow. Not a feature catalogue. Results.

50+Clients since 2019
7Active large-scale clients
12Experienced IT architects
2×Best of Consulting, WirtschaftsWoche

Domains

Enterprise Architecture

Business strategy becomes an IT target picture that the whole portfolio is aligned with.

  • IT strategy & target picture
  • Portfolio & investment planning
  • Stakeholder alignment
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Solution Architecture

Business goals turn into concrete solution designs that fit cleanly into the existing landscape.

  • Target architecture design
  • Build-vs-buy decisions
  • Interfaces & integration
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Technical Architecture

Resilient platforms bring the target architecture into operation, while existing systems are modernised step by step.

  • Platform & cloud design
  • Performance & scaling
  • Legacy modernisation
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AI Architecture

From governance through the platform to the use case in production: AI that works securely, measurably and independently of any vendor.

  • AI platforms without lock-in
  • Use cases into production
  • AI governance under the EU AI Act
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Data Architecture

Clear ownership, discoverable data products and AI-ready platforms make data usable across the organisation.

  • Data governance & ownership
  • Data Mesh & domain models
  • AI-ready data platforms
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Security Architecture

Threats are analysed early, so security is part of the architecture from the start rather than added later.

  • Threat modelling
  • Security by design
  • Compliance & audit readiness
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Scope of Supply and Services

Each domain answers a different question. Focus, the typical question and deliverables at a glance.

“Where is our IT landscape heading and why?”

We design digital strategies and turn them into a future-proof target architecture aligned with the organisation's goals. Clear communication anchors it across the whole company.

Our focus
  • IT strategy & target picture
  • Capability maps & landscape planning
  • Establishing architecture governance
What we deliver
  • IT target picture + roadmap
  • Hands-on work in the transformation projects through to delivery
  • Architecture principles & guardrails
From practice: Harmonising Complex IT LandscapesRead the case study
How we work

Four phases, one goal

Architecture doesn't end with the concept. We cover the whole lifecycle, every phase with clear activities and a tangible result.

Strategy & Ideation

Sharpen IT strategy and target picture, before the first line of code.

  • Understand business goals & drivers
  • Map the current landscape & debt
  • Prioritise target picture & roadmap
ResultA viable target picture with roadmap

Conception & Solution Building

The target picture becomes a concrete, buildable architecture.

  • Design target architecture & interfaces
  • Assess & decide build-vs-buy
  • Present options with trade-offs
ResultA decided solution architecture

Governance & Review

Delivery stays on course, without slowing the teams down.

  • Establish architecture guardrails
  • Regular reviews during delivery
  • Surface deviations early
ResultDelivery that follows the design

Operation & Improving

The system grows with the business, controlled and measurable.

  • Harden scaling & resilience
  • Pay down technical debt
  • Feed architecture back into strategy
ResultArchitecture that holds up in operation
Industries

Independent of industry

IT architecture matters in every industry. Our experience runs deepest in automotive, retail and insurance. The selection shows projects from further industries.

Automotive

EA practice for more than 1,500 IT systems, vehicle data platform, Data Mesh and AI use cases

Machinery and plant engineering

Platform for connected devices and a group-wide security baseline in Azure

Retail and e-commerce

CRM strategy, central CRM integration and SaaS commerce projects

Insurance

Integration architecture for IFRS 17 and a platform for AI models

Aviation

Modernisation of the interfaces of a regulatory document archive

Technology

Private multi-cloud connectivity for a PaaS platform

M&A and consulting

Technology due diligence for investment targets

Engineering and planning firms

Knowledge management and a company-wide AI platform

Technologies

Technology-agnostic

We choose technology based on each organisation's strategy and requirements. The selection shows technologies from current projects.

AI and agents
  • Azure AI Foundry
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Copilot Studio
  • Azure AI Search
  • MCP
  • Strands Agents
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • Chainlit
Data
  • Cloudera
  • Apache Impala
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Kafka
  • MongoDB
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Power BI
  • Collibra
  • SAP Datasphere
Software engineering
  • Python
  • Go
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Angular
  • Spring
  • OpenSpec
Cloud and infrastructure
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • AWS Fargate
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Argo
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • SAP BTP
Certifications

Certifications in the team

The team holds certifications in architecture methods, cloud and AI. mmkdigital is also an accredited iSAQB training provider.

  • TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner
  • iSAQB CPSA-F
  • iSAQB accredited training provider
  • Azure AI Engineer Associate
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • Terraform Associate
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
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