Insurer
Cloud migration

The IT infra of this health insurer ran on-premises on servers in buildings where it got hotter than has been calculated in the distant past. Because climate change is causing heat waves, even in the Netherlands. One Zero IT devised a smart data center migration to a cool future-proof cloud environment and implemented it together with the client.

The result

The consultants of One Zero IT first linked the expected result to the entire IT column of the organization. This made it immediately clear what the consequences would be for the employees. And the solution could be more clearly formulated and automated.

Automation ensures that a complete virtual workspace is built with one controlled click. The virtual workspace is automatically linked to all necessary systems without the intervention of an employee. A hybrid work environment accommodates the essential applications that have yet to be vetted for migration to the cloud. Cybersecurity specialists have been involved in securely setting up the work environment.

Within 4 months, the first 3,000 employees were working in the cloud with negligible aftercare. The new IT infrastructure is more cost-effective because you pay for what you use. And the increased level of automation has minimized the use of manual labor and customization.

The approach

The answer to this health insurer’s complex IT question lies in the overlapping area of cybersecurity, connectivity and cloud specialties. Because within One Zero IT these teams work together emphatically, unique insights arise in a clear solution. Repetitive tasks, including pipelines, are automated as much as possible. The migration took place in 3 phases:

1. From VDI to Azure Virtual Desktop.
2. As is IAAS Citrix (servers) migration to Azure.
3. Hybrid work environment; more than 1,500 applications are vetted and assessed for suitability for migration to the cloud. The actual migration is then performed.

In the cloud transition phase, the chapter teams prepared the migration of the entire IT landscape to Azure based on IaaS.

Also useful to know

One Zero IT’s knowledge partners in this project are Bauhaus Artitech and MatrixMind. One Zero IT’s integrated approach, with the strategic support of Bauhaus, immediately yielded potential annual savings of approximately 1 million euros in infra costs, calculated when migrating to Microsoft Azure Cloud.

One Zero IT provided 12 consultants in the areas of automation, cloud, security, networking, workspace and backup restore. The comprehensive approach to the project took place at multiple levels: innovation, processes, design, automation and the content migration to the cloud landing zone. Including the complete process and project support.

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