Summary
This case study outlines the collaboration between Presidio, AWS, and Virtana to develop a credible business case for migrating a media and entertainment organization's VMware infrastructure to AWS. The objective was to create a data-driven rationale for cloud migration, addressing concerns about the efficiency of the existing on-premises data center. Using AWS tools, the team identified potential cost savings, prompting further investigation into the specific environment's needs. The Virtana Workload Placement module facilitated the collection of data without disrupting operations, enabling detailed comparisons between maintaining the current infrastructure and migrating to AWS. The analysis demonstrated a potential total cost of ownership reduction of 30% over a 12- to 14-month period. The findings were validated by the CFO, allowing the organization to proceed with confidence in their migration strategy. This collaboration showcased the effectiveness of integrating advanced analytics and cloud solutions to optimize infrastructure management.
