Client Challenge A leading financial services organization faced significant challenges with its legacy, on-premises implementation of IBM OpenPages. The organization needed to modernize its risk management platform while reducing dependency on in-house resources, allowing internal teams to focus on strategic transformation. Key challenges included:
- ▸Aging infrastructure with high maintenance costs and frequent performance issues.
- ▸Dependence on legacy databases, including Oracle and DB2, limiting scalability and flexibility.
- ▸A complex data landscape with over 10 years of historical data, including risk events, controls, assessments, and compliance records.
- ▸Internal teams were burdened with maintaining the existing platform, slowing transformation efforts.
Our Solution SureStep was engaged to design and execute a comprehensive cloud migration strategy, leveraging our deep expertise in IBM OpenPages and cloud transformation. Our approach included:
- ▸Conducting a detailed assessment of the existing OpenPages environment, including database structures, configurations, and customizations.
- ▸Designing a scalable AWS-based architecture for IBM OpenPages, providing enhanced performance, security, and flexibility.
- ▸Migrating the OpenPages database from legacy Oracle and DB2 systems to cloud-optimized databases on AWS.
- ▸Implementing a data migration strategy that ensured the secure transfer of over 10 years of historical data without data loss.
- ▸Reconfiguring OpenPages to leverage AWS-native services, improving performance and enabling automated scaling.
- ▸Providing a robust disaster recovery and backup strategy, ensuring high availability and resilience.
- ▸Managing the entire project lifecycle, including planning, testing, data validation, and final cutover.
Results Achieved
- ▸A fully cloud-hosted IBM OpenPages solution on AWS, reducing infrastructure maintenance costs.
- ▸Enhanced performance and scalability, with automated resource scaling to handle peak workloads.
- ▸Secure migration of over 10 years of historical data without any data loss or corruption.
- ▸Reduced internal resource burden, allowing internal teams to focus on strategic transformation initiatives.
- ▸A modern, resilient risk management platform that can be continuously enhanced without the constraints of legacy infrastructure.