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Fortune 500 Company Achieves 40% Cost Reduction with Hybrid Cloud

How we helped a Fortune 500 company modernize their aging infrastructure and achieve unified data management across 10 global data centers.

40%
Cost Reduction

Overall infrastructure cost savings

10
Data Centers

Unified global infrastructure

99.99%
Uptime

Mission-critical availability

The Challenge

Legacy Infrastructure Hindering Innovation

The client's 20+ year-old infrastructure was hindering innovation and creating operational inefficiencies across their global operations, with data scattered across multiple incompatible systems.

Legacy Infrastructure

Aging systems from multiple acquisitions with incompatible technologies and growing maintenance costs

Data Silos

Critical data scattered across 10 global data centers with no unified view or governance

Slow Time to Market

Development cycles measured in months, losing competitive advantage to more agile competitors

20+
Years of Legacy
10
Data Centers
Months
Dev Cycles
Zero
Data Governance
The Solution

Comprehensive Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Li9 designed and implemented a comprehensive hybrid cloud strategy leveraging IBM and Red Hat technologies to unify infrastructure and enable AI-ready data management.

Fortune 500 hybrid cloud architecture diagram

Hybrid Cloud Architecture

IBM Cloud Pak for Data deployed across hybrid environment connecting all data centers seamlessly

OpenShift Platform

Red Hat OpenShift deployed for containerized workloads with consistent management across all environments

Unified Data Fabric

IBM watsonx.data for AI-ready data lakehouse with unified governance and security controls

The Results

Transformational Outcomes

The modernization effort delivered transformational results across the organization.

40%
Cost Reduction
75%
Faster Deployment
Real-time
Analytics
Unified
Global Platform

Key Takeaway

By implementing a comprehensive hybrid cloud strategy with IBM and Red Hat technologies, Li9 helped this Fortune 500 company reduce infrastructure costs by 40% while enabling real-time analytics across their global operations.

Technologies & Platforms

IBM Cloud PakIBM Cloud Pak
IBM watsonxIBM watsonx
Red Hat OpenShiftRed Hat OpenShift
Ansible AutomationAnsible Automation

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