CUSTOMER PROFILE

Customer
Major UK Public Sector Authority
Industry
Public Sector / Local Government
Region
United Kingdom

Project Overview:

The project required a comprehensive discovery and cloud readiness evaluation covering ~800 servers distributed across four legacy on-premises datacenters, Microsoft Azure, and AWS. The mandate demanded full inventory reconciliation, inter-datacenter network traffic analysis, right-sized multi-cloud cost modeling, and logical wave-group planning under strict UK public sector governance and compliance rules.

SOLUTION APPROACH

  • Hybrid Discovery Engine
    Deployed agentless discovery powered by Corent MaaS to evaluate legacy datacenters and multi-cloud nodes.
  • Inter-DC Traffic Analysis
    Mapped process communication channels and connection strength to establish clear workload boundaries.
  • Compliant Data Collection
    Executed assessments using bank-grade security protocols aligned with GDPR and ISO 27001.
  • Multi-Cloud Flavor Sizing
    Applied dynamic right-sizing algorithms to compare target infrastructure costs on Azure and AWS.
  • Automated Wave Structuring
    Grouped interconnected workloads into risk-mitigated move-groups for phased cloud deployment.
  • Executive TCO Reporting
    Provided nuanced decision reports providing transparent workload cost projections.

Strategic Value Delivered

  • Hybrid Estate Visibility
    Achieved single-pane discovery across 4 legacy datacenters, Azure, and AWS workloads.
  • De-Risked Wave Planning
    Identified application interdependencies to prevent outage risks during workload shifts.
  • Optimized Target Sizing
    Delivered accurate Azure and AWS cost models to prevent cloud over-provisioning.
  • Seamless Service Delivery
    Executed direct platform discovery and analysis via Corent MaaS to support client migration goals.
  • Strict Regulatory Compliance
    Fulfilled public sector data governance requirements, including GDPR and ISO standards.
  • Accelerated Executive Alignment
    Provided clear data-backed TCO models to streamline leadership business case approval.

Hybrid Multi-Cloud Readiness for UK Public Sector

CUSTOMER BACKGROUND

A newly formed unitary local authority in the UK was established through the local government reorganisation and merger of four predecessor councils. This operational shift consolidated four separate IT organizations, fragmented application estates, multiple legacy datacenters, and uncoordinated public cloud subscriptions under a single public sector entity. To achieve long-term efficiency and streamline service delivery across its region, the authority required complete visibility to reconcile its combined infrastructure into a unified cloud strategy.
     

Key Challenges:

  • Multi-Environment Scope
    Assessing ~800 servers distributed across four legacy datacenters
  • Dependency Mapping
    Capturing inter-datacenter network traffic and process connections to de-risk migration planning.
  • Public Sector Compliance
    Adhering strictly to UK public sector security frameworks, GDPR rules, and ISO 27001 standards
  • Cloud Cost Visibility
    Evaluating multi-cloud pricing models across Azure and AWS to establish accurate post migration TCO.
  • Wave Planning Accuracy
    Structuring logical migration move-groups without disrupting live public sector digital operations.
  • Executive Decision Support
    Generating actionable reporting to align council leadership on cloud architecture sign-offs.

Business Impact:

Corent MaaS successfully delivered total estate visibility across ~800 hybrid servers, resolving hidden asset dependencies and reconciling legacy inventories. The authority received right-sized target cloud cost models for Azure and AWS alongside validated migration move groups, eliminating risk for future cloud execution and giving executive leadership a data-backed transition roadmap.

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