Accelerating cloud transformation for a financial services provider with HCLTech and Google Cloud
A leading financial services provider in Northern Europe partnered with HCLTech and Google Cloud to modernize its on-prem large-scale VMware infrastructure. Leveraging Google Cloud VMware Engine and HCLTech’s deep migration expertise, we enabled the organization to reduce licensing costs, simplify cloud adoption and accelerate its transition to a cloud-first model—while maintaining operational continuity and leveraging existing skill sets.
The Challenge
- High dependency on traditional data centers and hardware systems
- Rising costs associated with the VMware licensing model change
- Underutilized on-prem IT infrastructure leading to higher IT operations costs and increased TCO
The Objective
- Migrate 26,000 virtual machines from on-prem VMware environments to Google Cloud VMware Engine
- Reduce licensing costs and limit vendor dependency
- Enable seamless, cloud-first operations while leveraging existing VMware expertise
- Transform IT infrastructure from a CapEx to an OpEx model
The Solution
- Conducted discovery, assessment and pilot migration phases led by Google Cloud
- Executed large-scale migration of VMware workloads to Google Cloud VMware Engine
- Scaled migration leveraging HCLTech’s domain knowledge and proven migration capabilities
- Ensured a seamless transition handshaking with the customer’s inhouse VMware skilled team
The Impact
- 5x increased agility through integration with cloud native services
- Reduced reliance on physical infrastructure and on-prem data centers
- Transitioned IT operations from CapEx to OpEx model
- Up to 25% reduction in total cost of ownership through optimized VMware licensing
