Transforming 18 Data Centers Into a Unified Private Cloud

ANZR led a large-scale program to transition thousands of workloads from 18 data centers into a unified private cloud infrastructure. The engagement combined senior program management, secure cloud architecture, commercial analysis and workload transition and transformationI to enable decommission legacy infrastructure.

In Short

Iver, a leading multi-national outsourcing provider delivering large-scale IT services across multiple data centers, supports enterprise and regulated customers with infrastructure and application services across the Nordics.
Architecture
Design
Private Cloud Services
Large Data Centre Infrastructures
Hardening

The Challenge

Fragmented infrastructure after mergers and acquisitions

Following multiple mergers and acquisitions, the client operated a large number of data centers with differing architectures, tooling and service models. This fragmentation increased operational complexity, security risk and cost, while making modernization and automation difficult. At the same time, the client needed to continue delivering services to existing customers without disruption during a large-scale transformation.

The Solution

Secure consolidation into a unified private cloud

ANZR led the design of a unified private cloud architecture covering compute, storage, networking and security. The engagement included security hardening, standardization of tooling and operating models, and close collaboration with both technical and commercial stakeholders. ANZR supported detailed workload analysis and prioritization to define migration order and risk profiles, ensuring continuity for existing customers. Migration strategies, validation processes and rollback plans were established to enable controlled execution. In parallel, Anzr supported the decommissioning of legacy data centers, helping the client reduce complexity, improve security posture and create a scalable foundation for future services.

  • Structured workload and risk prioritization
  • Secure-by-design cloud architecture
  • Controlled migration without service disruption
  • Alignment between technical and commercial stakeholders

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