Data Center Migration, Server Builds and IT Infrastructure Support for Banking Industry

Business Value Delivered

Association with us helped the client improve their server infrastructure involving both physical and virtual servers. Our migration support gave them enough scope for effective data center utilization. Our patching services, timely updates addressed their challenges related to an unmanaged infrastructure network, unorganized IP address portal, Group Policy Objectives (GPO) and all possible vulnerabilities associated with the processes.

Client Profile

The client is one of the major banking sector players in the US market, specialized in offering global payment services. In its 25 years of industry presence, the client has served millions of clients across the world. With expertise in facilitating payment services, the client makes transactions more flexible, secure and innovative with its effective payment mechanism.

Challenges Faced by the Client

1) Outdated and Unmanaged IT Infrastructure
The client’s IT infrastructure was outdated and unmanaged, causing inefficiencies and vulnerabilities. The lack of a structured approach to infrastructure management resulted in difficulties maintaining server performance, managing IP addresses, and implementing necessary updates and patches.

2) Complex Data Center Migration Requirements
Migrating data centers to AWS presented significant challenges, including the need for a seamless transition of both physical and virtual servers. The client required a strategy to ensure minimal disruption during migration while maintaining compliance with industry standards such as PCI TLS 1.2.

3) Inadequate Virtualization and Server Management
The client faced challenges with existing server builds, including physical and virtual servers. The infrastructure needed to be upgraded to support modern virtualization solutions, allowing for better resource utilization and management.

4) Compliance and Security Vulnerabilities
The client needed to bring their data center into compliance with PCI TLS 1.2 regulations and address security vulnerabilities across their IT environment. Data integrity and security during migration and daily operations were critical challenges, particularly with the unmanaged infrastructure network.

Solutions Provided by Veritis

1) Comprehensive IT Infrastructure Support and Modernization
Veritis provided robust IT infrastructure support to modernize both physical and virtual servers. The client gained better control over their infrastructure by implementing server builds and virtualization solutions, enabling enhanced performance, efficiency, and security.

2) Seamless Data Center Migration to AWS
Veritis facilitated a seamless data center migration to AWS, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption to the client’s operations. Utilizing AWS services such as RDS for databases, ECR as a Docker registry, and S3 for file storage, Veritis ensured a smooth transition that met all compliance requirements.

3) Enhanced Virtualization Solutions and Server Builds
To address the client’s server management challenges, Veritis implemented modern virtualization solutions using tools like VMware, Linux, and Windows. This approach allowed for efficient server builds and better resource management, supporting the client’s evolving business needs.

4) Ensuring Compliance and Security with Advanced Tools
Veritis addressed security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps by bringing the data center to PCI TLS 1.2 standards. The team used advanced tools such as Bluecat for IP address management, Puppet and Satellite for patching, and Tenable Security Scanner to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring a secure and compliant IT environment.

Key Requirements

The client approached us for the following IT requirements:

• IT Infrastructure Support
• Virtualization Solutions
• Make Data Center (DC) Compliant to PCI TLS1.2 regulation
• AWS for Data Center Migration

As part of the deal, the client required server builds, DC migration and Patching services using Satellite Server and System Center Configuration Manager (SSCM).

Veritis Approach

In the project tenure of 1 year six months, Veritis IT and Virtualization experts assisted the client with Server builds for both physical and virtual servers. Our data center experts also helped them with Data Center migration using AWS services. We also offered them services related to patching using the Satellite server and SCCM.

We provisioned database on RDS, used ECR as docker registry, S3 for file storage and more part of AWS implementation.

The unmanaged infrastructure and old hardware helped us support to bring the requirements in compliance with TLS1.2 protocol. We could successfully fill the gaps with regard to documentation related to the messed-up IP address portal backed by Bluecat.

Benefits to Client

Association with Veritis gave the client the following benefits:

• Gain control over server infrastructure through builds (both physical and virtual servers)
• Successful data center migration
• Structure unmanaged infrastructure network
• Stay updated
• Address gaps in IP address portal

Environment / Technologies / Tools

Puppet, Satellite, VMware, Linux, Windows, Bluecat, CA service desk, CA Catalog, Tenable Security Scanner, and Cisco ISE Authentication.