Completing a Complex Data Centre Decommission to Enable Full Cloud Exit
Large scale transformation programmes in aviation are often defined by what is delivered in the cloud, but the real complexity lies in safely retiring what came before.
A leading European airline had completed a major migration of applications into a private cloud environment, yet a legacy on premise data centre still remained in place. This environment continued to underpin a number of critical systems, meaning it could not be switched off without first fully understanding and removing a complex web of technical and operational dependencies.
Platform Smart supported the final stage of this transformation, working alongside technical teams and suppliers to identify, coordinate, and resolve the remaining blockers to decommissioning. Careful planning and structured execution ensured business critical services remained stable throughout, while enabling the safe closure of the legacy estate.
The outcome was the successful retirement of the data centre, reducing complexity and cost while allowing the organisation to fully realise the benefits of its cloud based operating model.
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