In the complex web of energy distribution, a prominent natural gas distribution company stands out. With a workforce of over 6,000 employees, the company took on the formidable task of modernizing their crucial applications by migrating to a cloud-based infrastructure furnished by AWS.
The Challenge
Inefficient processes, insufficient security, unwieldy data management
The company was experiencing challenges with inefficient processes, slow time to market and insufficient security. They also had a diverse array of databases, making it difficult to manage large volumes of data efficiently.
The Objective
Transition key applications to cloud to advance processes and boost efficiency
The overriding objective was to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency by migrating key applications to cloud. Key goals included:
- An in-depth understanding of an application migration scenario and strategy
- A seamless transfer of their diversified business and infrastructure services to a much more secure AWS cloud platform
- Consolidating and standardizing an array of databases to manage large data volumes and amplify operational efficiency
The Solution
Seamless migration and advanced system integration
Leveraging HCLTech’s expertise, our client underwent a transformative journey that included:
- Automated configuration of an IBM Maximo development and system integration test environment, yielding the flexibility to spin up additional environments on demand as needed
- Migration of IBM Maximo 7.5.05 running on IBM WebSphere 7.0.0.27 application stack to the AWS environment
- Automated test scenarios congruent with automated environment provisioning
- Seamless integration with MuleSoft iPaaS for effortless data interchanges between applications
- Adoption of AWS Inspector to execute application security testing and configure security groups to govern traffic
- Exploitation of AWS CloudFormation to automate development environment provisioning
- Relocation of compatible hosted Microsoft services to Office 365’s comprehensive online service suite
The Impact
More efficient processes, better data management and faster speed-to-market
The innovative migration journey yielded notable results:
- Manual migrations were reduced by 25-30% through adoption of the pre-configured factory model
- Time-to-market was accelerated by 15% through expediting service deployment and integration
- Predictability and repeatability of processes were increased, leading to standardized, successful operations
The successful migration of critical applications to the managed AWS cloud environment facilitated seamless operations, improved scalability and led to cost and time efficiencies. Our client’s transformation illuminates the path to greater innovation, operational excellence and service predictability in the energy sector.
