MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SUCCESS STORY
Global Consulting Firm Modernizes Development, Saving Over $2M with Li9 and Red Hat
$2M+ in Savings
Projected savings over three years compared to their incumbent AWS EKS solution.
Accelerated App Dev
Success led to a directive to cease new development on EKS and standardize on OpenShift.
Enhanced Compliance
Integrated features to more easily meet strict standards like SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.
Solution Architecture
Challenge: Inconsistency and a Need for Future-Proofing
A leading global management consulting firm, with over $3 billion in revenue, had built numerous applications on AWS Kubernetes (EKS). However, this growth led to significant challenges:
- Inconsistent Development: Various business units used different approaches, hindering collaboration and creating inefficiencies.
- Lack of Flexibility: Leadership recognized that future opportunities required the ability to deploy applications across multiple clouds, not just AWS.
They needed a cloud-agnostic Kubernetes solution to standardize development and prepare for a multi-cloud future.
The Solution: A Strategic Partnership and Phased Approach
Introduced by Red Hat, the firm engaged Li9 to explore the capabilities of OpenShift. We implemented a comprehensive, strategically phased solution:
Detailed Financial Analysis
Our 3-Year TCO analysis proved Red Hat OpenShift was more cost-effective than their EKS solution, projecting over $7M in savings.
Paid Proof of Concept (POC)
We implemented a paid POC with OpenShift Platform Plus, ODF Advanced, and Ansible, providing live demos to prove the platform’s value.
Full Production Implementation
Following the successful POC, we built complete, centrally managed production, QA, and dev environments on OpenShift across multiple AWS locations in three countries.
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