Welcome
Welcome is a company specializing in data engineering, cloud migration, microservices, consulting, development, and workshops, offering comprehensive data processing solutions since 2014.
Services
Welcome offers a range of services centered around data engineering, cloud migration, microservices, consulting, development, and workshops. The company provides comprehensive solutions for businesses, ensuring their transition to modern IT systems through secure and custom-tailored cloud migration plans. They also offer development services spanning the entire product life cycle, and practical, expert-led training sessions that can be conducted remotely or onsite. Their services also include architecture and code audits, tech debt rescue squads, and collaborative workshops.
Technologies
Welcome integrates state-of-the-art technologies such as Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform (IaC), and Elasticsearch into their service offerings. They focus on building scalable platforms using functional programming and DevOps paradigms. Additionally, they emphasize the use of modern data technologies and automated processing in Big Data environments, leveraging cloud and hybrid infrastructures like AWS and GCP. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is employed to create reproducible, deterministic, and automatable data platforms.
Key Projects
Welcome has undertaken several significant projects. For Siemens Energy, they implemented a near real-time anomaly detection solution using Apache Kafka and Apache Spark. They assisted PAYONE in the design, operation, and implementation of the CBIS platform for unified reporting and streaming. Additionally, they developed a scoring solution for Elvah that uses real-time and historical session data for charge points in central Europe. These projects underline the company's expertise in delivering robust and effective data processing solutions.
Workshops and Training
Welcome offers workshops on a variety of technical topics, including Kubernetes, Large Language Models, Kafka, Apache Flink, and Apache Spark. Their training programs are practical and lean, provided by industry experts either remotely or onsite. These workshops are designed to impart in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience, catering to the evolving educational needs of professionals and businesses in the tech sector.
Core Principles and Locations
Welcome operates on a strict 'no bullshit' policy, avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy and ceremony in their approach to software development. Emphasizing security in cloud migration, they integrate stringent security measures into development and implementation processes. Environmentally conscious, the company is fully powered by green electricity and refrains from engaging clients in the fossil fuel, military, and surveillance industries. Welcome has offices in Berlin, Cologne, Bavaria, Paris, London, and Istanbul, reflecting its extensive geographical reach.