Infrastructure Transformation Achieves Major Cost Breakthrough

A global retail health organization needed to modernize its fragmented IT ecosystem to keep pace with rapid business expansion. Its infrastructure had grown across four different vendors and more than 150 resources, creating operational redundancy, high costs, and limited governance. Large-scale migrations across Oracle, PostgreSQL, Linux, and Windows further added risk and complexity, leaving the environment difficult to manage and scale. Legacy processes, inconsistent standards, and high incident volumes impacted reliability and hindered long-term growth planning.

The client needed a unified, scalable, and future-ready IT foundation backed by a streamlined support model.
Ascendion consolidated four fragmented vendor arrangements into a single global capability center–led operating model across India and LATAM, providing consistent governance and a unified support structure. 
We modernized core infrastructure through upgrades across Linux, Windows, and databases, while executing major migrations from Oracle to PostgreSQL and from VMware to Azure/AWS. The team deployed ITIL-based 24×7 support with automation and self-healing to reduce manual interventions, improve performance, and accelerate issue resolution. Operations were further optimized through asset rationalization, decommissioning of redundant systems, and integrated governance frameworks ensuring long-term scalability and compliance. 

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Tech Stack:

Linux, Windows, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, VMware, Storage, Network, Azure, AWS, Backup/DR, Infra/DB Automation, self-healing tools. 

Business Impact

Delivered ~70% IT cost reduction, translating to nearly $8M in annual savings through vendor consolidation and optimized operations. 

Achieved 30% fewer incidents, with reliability improvements across 9,000+ monthly tickets at one-third of the previous team size. 

Reduced support headcount from 150+ to 49 while maintaining steady service levels through automation and governance. 

Enabled a future-ready, scalable infrastructure, supporting compliance, standardization, and long-term digital transformation. 

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