Case Study
Leading asset management firm successfully migrates applications from external data center to Azure cloud
OUR CLIENT:
Our client is a leading UK headquatered asset management firm employing over 5,000 people across 35+ locations on six continents and whose revenue exceeds $2.5B.
THE CHALLENGE:
Lack of internal expertise to handle cloud migration
Our client had been working with UST for more than a decade at the start of the project. The client was looking to move their public-facing applications from legacy external data centers to the cloud for easier development and reduced costs. This was the client’s first cloud migration and they did not have the bandwidth to handle the transition.
THE TRANSFORMATION:
Rebuilt application for cloud-native, new CI/CD pipeline
The application migrated during this project transitioned from a Vodafone data center to the Azure cloud. UST refactored the application using cloud native services and collaborated with the client’s internal information security team as needed on POC activities and investigations to ensure the transition ran smoothly.
UST then handled all content migration from existing on-premise data centers to the Azure cloud and built a new CI/CD pipeline to enable automated release cycles in the future. The latter was critical to moving the client toward their ultimate goal of faster, smoother overall development operations on the cloud.
THE IMPACT:
Faster development cycles, confidence in cloud migration
The client can now easily execute application releases and rollouts without depending on an external hosting provider. They have saved £1 million in their first year from eliminating hosting charges alone. They now consistently experience faster delivery and development of new templates and designs through their up-and-running CI/CD pipeline. Long-term, the client will now have the ability to build on the success of this project and migrate additional applications to the cloud seamlessly.
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