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Major manufacturer Reducing deployment times with secure, compliant and easily managed public cloud services
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
The Challenge
Operating thousands of physical servers grew increasingly complicated for this company. At the same time, manual processes for procuring server space slowed app development, test and production.
About The Customer
This publicly held multinational manufacturer has annual revenue in the billions. It employs more than 100,000 people in dozens of manufacturing plants worldwide. Building on its history of innovation, the company now focuses on designing more energy efficient products.
The Solution
IBM® Cloud Brokerage Services provided this manufacturer with a catalog of vetted, quickly deployable public cloud offerings, pre-programmed with the necessary boot scripts, security protocols and management capabilities needed for isec compliance. The solution also clarified costs for each workload, enabling more accurate auditing and chargebacks.
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