What Contino does

Contino is a global professional services consultancy founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, specializing in digital transformation for large, heavily-regulated enterprises. The firm delivers five interweaving service pillars: Enterprise Transformation (DevOps), Cloud Platform Build & Migration (AWS, Azure, GCP), Security and DevSecOps, Cloud-Native Development, and Data Platforms and Analytics. These services are operationalized through Contino's proprietary Momentum Framework, a five-phase methodology refined across 500+ enterprise engagements that progresses from maturity assessment through lighthouse projects to enterprise-scale rollout. The company's distinctive delivery model pairs embedded Contino engineers with client teams to transfer skills, targeting client self-sufficiency post-engagement.

The business operates on a fee-for-service professional services model with bespoke engagement structures priced per project rather than via standardized rate cards. Contino sells exclusively through direct enterprise field sales, targeting C-suite and VP-level buyers in regulated sectors including banking (National Australia Bank, Allianz UK, Major Retail Bank), energy (Origin Energy, EDF), transportation (Transport for NSW, Tigerair, Jetstar), and government. Marquee engagements demonstrate the firm's scale: 30-application migration to AWS in 50 days at NAB, 72-application migration in 70 days at LG CNS, and a 75% reduction in environment provisioning time for a NASDAQ-100 client.

Since October 2019, Contino has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, combining boutique consultancy specialization with the parent firm's global delivery scale. Strategic partnerships with AWS Professional Services and Databricks (announced July 2020) extend capabilities in cloud migration co-delivery and MLOps platform implementation respectively. The firm is registered as Contino Solutions Limited in the United Kingdom with operations spanning the UK, Australia, Korea, and the United States.

Name

Contino

Legal name

Contino Solutions Limited

Website

https://contino.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Contino is a London-based professional services consultancy that delivers cloud migration, DevOps, and data platform transformation to large regulated enterprises using its proprietary Momentum Framework, operating as a Cognizant subsidiary since 2019.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

CRM Strategy & Consulting (BPAFAFAA)

Keywords

• Cloud migration consulting
• Enterprise DevOps transformation
• Cloud-native development services
• DevSecOps consulting
• Data platform engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Consulting: Contino generates revenue through fee-based consulting engagements where professional consultants are embedded within client organizations to deliver transformation projects. Engagements are typically structured around the Momentum framework and involve advisory, build, and upskilling phases. Projects are delivered by cross-functional squads with specialized skills in cloud migration, DevOps, and data platforms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Contino is a global transformation consultancy that advises, builds, and upskills large, heavily-regulated enterprises across cloud migration, DevOps, cloud-native development, security/DevSecOps, and data platforms. Engagements are delivered via the proprietary Momentum framework, embedding cross-functional engineering squads alongside client teams to deliver transformation projects while transferring lasting cloud-native skills. As a Cognizant company, Contino combines specialist transformation consulting with the scale of a global professional services parent.

Product overview

Contino is a global transformation consultancy that offers a portfolio of professional services centered on digital transformation for large enterprises. The core offerings consist of five service lines: Cloud Platform Build & Migration, Enterprise Transformation (DevOps), Security and DevSecOps, Cloud-Native Development, and Data Platforms and Analytics. These services are delivered through Contino's proprietary Momentum Framework, a five-phase methodology that has been applied in over 500 enterprise engagements. The company operates as a Cognizant company following its 2019 acquisition, enabling it to deliver transformation programs at scale alongside Cognizant's broader professional services capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloud Platform Build & Migration Consulting service helping large enterprises migrate workloads to public cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) including lift-and-shift, replatforming, and cloud-native architecture implementations.
• Enterprise Transformation DevOps and enterprise transformation consulting helping organizations adopt modern ways of working, including process redesign, organizational change, agile methodology adoption (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), and digital operating model design.
• Security and DevSecOps Security integration services embedding security practices into DevOps pipelines, including threat modeling, compliance automation, secure-by-default infrastructure, and establishment of cloud-native security postures with best-practice control sets.
• Cloud-Native Development Software development services building applications using cloud-native technologies including containers (Docker), Kubernetes, serverless architectures, and microservices patterns, often delivered via Contino's dual delivery and upskilling model.
• Data Platforms and Analytics Data engineering and analytics consulting including data lake architecture, ETL pipeline development, real-time analytics, machine learning platform implementation, and MLOps enablement on AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Momentum Framework Proprietary five-phase transformation methodology used across enterprise engagements to shift IT organizations to digital operating models and cloud-native ways of working, providing a repeatable and measurable roadmap from initial lighthouse projects to enterprise scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• National Australia Bank migrated 30 applications to cloud in 50 days as part of a $1.5 billion digital transformation agenda, with measurable technical debt retired and significant knowledge transfer achieved.
• +3 more outcomes

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DatabricksminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Contino announced a partnership with Databricks in July 2020 to help data teams deploy end-to-end MLOps platforms. The partnership enables Contino customers to benefit from accelerated data platform deployments, efficient use-case delivery, and robust data/model management. Databricks provides learning and enablement materials across multiple verticals including finance, retail, and healthcare.
• CognizantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Contino joined the Cognizant family in 2019 as a wholly-owned subsidiary. This acquisition enhanced Contino's already global operations, allowing it to facilitate rapid innovation and deliver business value for customers as part of one of the world's leading professional services companies. Contino operates as a Cognizant company while maintaining its specialized transformation consultancy brand.
• AWS Professional ServicescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAWS Professional Services works in close partnership with Contino on enterprise cloud migration programs. Together they have delivered major engagements including the NAB '30 in 50 days' migration, LG CNS '70 in 70 days' migration, and other enterprise transformation programs. The partnership combines AWS technical competency with Contino's enterprise transformation methodology.

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Recent moves6 records

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Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors2 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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