The Who

  • International financial services organisation
  • Over 40,000 employees globally
  • Over 50 years of experience supporting and processing payments
  • Operating in a heavily legislated industry

The Challenge

  • Each new client onboarded required a brand new dedicated server and storage infrastructure within a shared datacentre
  • Rapid growth of client base required regular additions
  • Strict physical security at shared datacentres complicated deployment
  • Experienced several rejected deliveries for failing to adhere to security measures and delivery requirements
  • Preferred technology vendor could not meet these requirements

The Solution

  • Working alongside HPE to establish necessary storage and compute capacity and timelines for each individual deployment
  • Technology delivered into Servium warehouse, where it was configured, checked, and consolidated
  • Delivery logistics orchestrated
  • Selection of HPE 3PAR, ProLiant Rack and Blade servers deployed across over 20 individual projects

The Benefits

  • Outsourced logistics freed up internal IT team
  • Guaranteed smooth delivery of each new infrastructure
  • Eliminated risk of rejected shipment attampts
  • Budget protected thanks to a cost-effective solution
  • Defined, clear infrastructure deployment process led to faster turnaround times

Why Servium?

  • Confidence to meet logistical complications
  • Guidance on technology choices
  • Better SLAs promised to support growth