| | MAY 20199CIOReviewMy team used vMotion to create a series of scripts that we first tested on smaller clients before migrating larger clients. Even though it took about 13 hours to migrate each client due to the size of data stores, the team was successfully able to migrate the entire workload from one environment to another before moving it to VMware's cloud. This cloud migration enabled ACI to quickly onboard acquired companies' systems and data, provide end users with a 24/7/365 on-demand benefits experience, uphold an SLA of 99.999 percent uptime, and meet strict compliance requirements in diverse geographies. ACI subsequently secured its largest partnership to date, doubled ACI's infrastructure, achieved measurable cost savings and strong results:· Reduced ACI's data center TCO by 60 percent, improved ability to secure mission-critical applications by 50 percent, and ACI's developers are 20-30 percent more efficient in developing business applications to support sales· Allowed ACI to meet and exceed guaranteed SLAs while providing 99.999 percent uptime, a 35 percent improvement in performance and stronger compliance processes· Enabled ACI to deliver a mobile-first employee assistance program that offers on-demand access to mental health benefits--an industry first· Helped ACI resolve problems 40 percent faster, and provide clients with up-to-date, easily consumable information about capacity and performance· Freed up over 40 percent of ACI's technical resources to focus on innovation instead of routine tasks.Tackling the Next Big Industry ChangesIT is no longer in the era of "What can we do?" Possibilities are limitless. Change is constant. Instead, IT leaders have to ask and answer the tougher questions, "Why should we do it?" and "How does this drive business revenue?" Every organization, across every industry, has to assess what technology they need to grow, evolve, and remain competitive. IT leaders have to make sure the technology they invest in produces ROI and improves organizational performance. As a business leader and technologist, I know it is tempting to drive technology for the sake of technology, but remember business drives technology and technology powers the business. Ryan fayEvery organization, across every industry, has to assess what technology they need to grow, evolve, and remain competitive
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