Enterprise-Scale Data Center Migration and Consolidation: Private Bank's Strategic Transition to HP Infrastructure
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15680/IJCTECE.2022.0506015Keywords:
Enterprise Data Center Migration, IT Infrastructure Consolidation, HP Infrastructure Implementation, Private Banking IT Strategy, Data Center Optimization, Operational Efficiency, Risk Management in IT TransitionsAbstract
Large scale data center migration and data center consolidation have become urgent requirements by the private banking institutions that are interested in improving their business efficiency, cutting the costs, and having a strong business continuity. This paper focuses on an organizational change that was performed by a major privately held bank to upgrade its IT systems by replacing its old heterogeneous systems with consolidated Hewlett-Packard (HP) systems. The strategic purpose of this project was to simplify the processes of data centers, increase the reliability of the systems, and contribute to the scalable service delivery and cover the IT abilities and the long-term business purposes of the bank. The migration was a challenging task with the full evaluation of current equipment, risk analysis and the gradual deployment of HP server, storage, and network infrastructure and supported by the virtualization and sophisticated storage optimization method. The main factors involved reducing the downtime, regulatory adherence, and the security of the data during transition. The post-migration analysis shows a high benefit through the operations, such as increased speed of processing transactions, better system availability, and lower power and cooling demands, which translate to quantifiable cost savings. Also, the streamlined IT management, the optimization of resources, and the disaster recovery preparedness were supported through consolidation. Implementing HP infrastructural solutions enabled the bank to align the technology and business goals with the strategic perspective of technology, and it offered a scalable system that would fund the future digital projects and new financial products. This paper contains valuable experiences, lessons, and risk management measures that will be used to inform future analogous large-scale IT changes in the financial industry. The results highlight the need to plan carefully, choose vendors, and have a gradual implementation process to enable a smooth migration process, which can bring both technical and business value. On the whole, this case shows that private banking can be competitive in the long run when enterprise-scale data center consolidation is planned and implemented in strategic collaboration with HP infrastructure.
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