A global financial technology organisation partnered with Advania to redesign its disaster recovery strategy. The company wanted greater control over its infrastructure and to reduce reliance on third-party data centre providers while maintaining resilience and operational continuity.
🔎At a glance
- Global financial technology provider
- Multiple operational sites worldwide
- More than 50,000 employees globally
- Fortune 500 organisation
🚨The challenge
The organisation relied on third-party data centre services for parts of its disaster recovery capability. While functional, this approach introduced unnecessary costs and reduced operational flexibility.
The organisation wanted to bring key disaster recovery capabilities back in-house but needed specialist expertise to design and implement a new infrastructure model.The organisation needed to:
- Reduce dependency on external data centre providers
- Improve flexibility and control over disaster recovery systems
- Design a modern infrastructure capable of supporting future growth
- Ensure resilience while migrating services back on-site
💡The approach
Advania worked closely with the organisation to design a new disaster recovery architecture and provide specialist infrastructure expertise.
The engagement included:
- Network and storage architecture design
- Infrastructure planning for on-site disaster recovery capability
- Professional services consultation on the design of the new platform
- Detailed documentation outlining operational processes and implementation steps
☑️The outcome
- A comprehensive disaster recovery design tailored to the organisation’s needs
- Greater operational control over infrastructure and recovery processes
- Reduced reliance on third-party providers
- Improved flexibility to scale infrastructure as the organisation grows
⚡️Why this matters
Disaster recovery strategies must balance resilience, cost control and operational flexibility. By bringing critical capabilities back on-site, organisations can regain control of their infrastructure while strengthening their ability to respond to disruptions.
