Modern IT Services

Project:

Cloud migration of on-premises infrastructure running VMware to Azure

Client:

Large hospital providing a wide range of medical services to patients

Background:

The hospital has a large on-premises infrastructure running VMware virtualization technology to support critical applications and electronic health record (EHR) systems.

Problem:

Rapid growth of patients and data brought about challenges related to scalability, disaster recovery, and high operational costs. As a healthcare institution, data security and regulatory compliance are of the utmost importance. Thus, a cloud platform that could meet stringent security and compliance requirements was a must.

Solution:

The iShift Advisory Services unit recommended to migrate its on-premises VMware workloads to Microsoft Azure.

Benefits:

• Scalability and Flexibility: With Azure’s elastic scalability, the hospital can add or remove resources on demand to ensure optimal performance.
• Business Continuity: Azure Site Recovery provides automated DR, reducing recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs).
• Cost Optimization: By moving to Azure’s pay-as-you-go model, the hospital transformed its capital expenses into operational expenses, resulting in cost savings and improved financial efficiency.
• Security and Compliance: Azure’s built-in security features and compliance certifications ensured data confidentiality and integrity.
• Focus on Core Services: The hospital’s IT team could focus more on delivering critical healthcare services and supporting patient care.

Project:

Migration to Microsoft 365

Client:

Large integrated multi-specialty group practice that has experienced dramatic growth in the past decade.

Challenge:

Legacy infrastructure. Limited capabilities for modern endpoint management.

Solution: Transform the IT environment across the organization through a modern workplace solution using the Microsoft 365 technology stack to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and secure storage of data, as well as to provide users more flexibility through an enterprise-class mobile-enabled environment.

Benefits:

• A consistent and straightforward user experience and peace of mind when it comes to data, device, and identity security.
• Users can work from anywhere and teams can collaborate easily.
• Robust security and business continuity.
• Streamlined infrastructure and IT administration.

Project:

Comprehensive upgrade of the data center infrastructure

Client:

Large utility company

Background:

The project required a seamless transition to the latest supported systems provided by VMware and Microsoft, as well as storage additions to accommodate growing data requirements.

Problem:

The efficiency, security, and scalability of the company’s network and computing environment were out-of-date and needed modernization.

Solution:

• In-depth assessment and plan for the VMware-based infrastructure upgrade.
• Series of upgrades and enhancements within the Microsoft data center environment.
• Leveraged VMware’s SDDC technology to virtualize and streamline the data center.
• Upgraded the end-user computing environment, Windows File and Application servers, application performance and data management.
• Implemented storage upgrades using NetApp and Dell Storage technologies to accommodate growing data requirements.

Benefits:

The successful completion of this project resulted in a highly efficient, secure, and modernized data center infrastructure. The utility company now enjoys superior performance, greater flexibility, reduced hardware dependencies, and improved reliability across their network and computing environment, fostering productivity and seamless collaboration among staff across devices and operating systems.