Founded in 2014 in London by Matt Farmer and Benjamin Wootton, Contino rapidly established itself as a premier enterprise DevOps consultancy before being acquired by Cognizant in late 2019. The company's US operations, headquartered in New York, have been instrumental in delivering over 200 enterprise engagements for some of the world's most recognized brands including Adidas, Allianz, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Vodafone.
Contino's methodology centers on transforming people, processes, and technology simultaneously, recognizing that successful DevOps adoption requires holistic organizational change. Their framework, called "Momentum," has been refined across 300+ enterprise engagements and focuses on shifting enterprise IT to modern, cloud-native operating models. The company's expertise spans five core areas: building cloud platforms and migrating legacy environments, implementing enterprise DevOps methodologies, modernizing IT security through DevSecOps, leveraging advanced data platforms, and establishing container-based architectures.
What distinguished Contino in the market was their focus on highly-regulated industries, developing deep expertise in helping banks, insurance companies, and other regulated entities navigate compliance requirements while modernizing their technology stacks. As an AWS Premier Partner with additional expertise in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, the company brought multi-cloud proficiency to client engagements. Their innovative operating model organized the entire company into cross-functional "squads" containing engineering, consulting, and business development representatives.
Following the Cognizant acquisition, Contino's approximately 350 employees worldwide have been integrated into Cognizant's broader digital transformation practice. While this has provided additional scale and resources, the company has worked to maintain its entrepreneurial culture and specialized focus on DevOps excellence that earned it recognition as a "LinkedIn Top Startup" in 2018 and 2019.
