Date

Summer 8-9-2026

ESRP 9000 Professor

Jason Abreu, Ed.D.

ESRP 9001 Professor

Jason Abreu, Ed.D.

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

A Strategic Research Assessment of Cloud-Native Architecture, Containerization, and Delivery Execution in Broadcast Technology. Pedro Gonzalez, 2026: Strategic Research Project, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. Keywords: agility, architectural readiness, automation, cloud-native architecture, cloud-native capability development program, containerization, continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD), cross-functional collaboration, delivery capability, delivery governance, DevOps knowledge, DevOps toolchain, digital transformation, InnerSource, installed base, organizational learning, organizational readiness, phased modernization, security linter for kubernetes manifests (SLI-KUBE), software modernization, software-intensive system-of-systems (SiSoS), strategic alignment.

This Strategic Research Project was designed to provide an evidence-based evaluation of a problem affecting a company in the broadcast and media technology industry. The organization delivers automation, media management, and systems-integration solutions but has limited cloud-native architecture capabilities, particularly in containerization, delivery capability, delivery governance, and organizational readiness.

The study examined the organization’s internal and external environment using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis, the internal factor evaluation (IFE) matrix, the external factor evaluation (EFE) matrix, and the quantitative strategic planning matrix (QSPM). Both evaluation scores were 2.33, below the 2.50 benchmark, indicating that important capability gaps remained. Key strengths included broadcast automation expertise, vendor interoperability, and integrated media management, while major weaknesses included limited cloud-native capability, research and development scale, and United States market presence. Opportunities included cloud infrastructure adoption, containerization, expansion within the installed base, and improved strategic alignment, whereas cloud-native competitors and rapid technology lifecycle changes represented significant threats.

The study evaluated two strategic alternatives: a cloud-native readiness and governance roadmap and a cross-functional cloud-native pilot and knowledge transfer program. The roadmap achieved the higher QSPM score of 6.91, compared with 6.56, and the study selected it as the recommended strategy. The 2027 action plan supports a cloud-native capability development program through a readiness assessment, governance charter, architecture and governance standards, a skills and knowledge roadmap, and a pilot evaluation. Executive sponsorship, cross-functional collaboration, employee development, quarterly reviews, and a final decision gate will support implementation. The project concludes that a structured readiness and governance approach can strengthen cloud-native capability, reduce operational risk, support phased modernization, and improve organizational alignment without disrupting mission-critical services.

Document Type

Strategic Research Project-NSU Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

College

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and the School of Criminal Justice

Concentration

Organizational Leadership

Language

English

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