Application Modernization for Animal Healthcare Organization

This case study outlines the application modernization initiative undertaken by a leading global animal health organization following its acquisition of another company in 2020. The primary objective was to integrate a massive application infrastructure that was previously siloed across various global regions into a unified system within Azure. Key challenges included modernizing ten legacy applications to ensure they shared the same infrastructure, capabilities, and data, thereby reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) and enabling global access to critical IT assets. WinWire utilized a Core-flex model and Microsoft’s DevOps stack to facilitate this modernization process, which included the use of Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Azure Kubernetes Service. The initiative resulted in an 85% reduction in IT TCO and is projected to increase operational efficiency by 40% by 2025. The case study details the strategies employed and the significant business value achieved through this transformation.