About the Client
The client is an American multinational company headquartered in New York City, and one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, consistently ranking on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations.
Customer Challenge:
The client sought to implement Azure Foundation Setup, which involved core cloud design with subscriptions and accounts. They needed assistance with various tasks, including setting up external network connectivity through VNETs, Subnets, Peering, and VPN setup.
Additionally, they required the creation of storage accounts, AD Sync, and image hardening, as well as OS baselining. Another crucial requirement was the setup of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), including the creation of host pools, configuration of virtual machines (VMs), image OS version (multi-session), and disk types.
Furthermore, they needed assistance with configuring the Windows Virtual Desktop Tenant and integrating it with their existing Citrix farm.
Brillio’s Solution:
To address the client’s challenges, Brillio provided the following solutions:
- Created baseline portfolios and products and shared them with the newly created accounts.
- Setup baseline networking components by deleting default VNet’s and creating custom ones.
- Preconfigured log archive and audit access to accounts.
- Ensured Regulatory and organization wide policies are embedded as part of Cloud Resources.
- Created Resource Groups, Virtual Networks and Storage accounts using Templates.
- Active Directory sync configuration using Azure AD Connect.
Business Impact:
Brillio’s Azure Foundation Setup and related solutions provided the client with a robust and efficient cloud environment, enabling them to achieve their business objectives while ensuring scalability, governance, and cost optimization.
By implementing Brillio’s solutions, the client experienced several key benefits:
- Optimized Governance and Control: the integration with ITSM enabled enhanced governance and control over their cloud environment.
- Efficient Monitoring: Real-time reporting platforms, such as dashboards with multiple views, provided the client with comprehensive monitoring capabilities.
- Operational Agility: The implemented solutions provided better operational agility for the client’s business expansions and contractions, ensuring cost-effectiveness and flexibility.
- Scalability: With ease of provisioning, the client’s cloud environment was designed to be scalable and adapt to changing requirements without unnecessary delays or complexities.
- Budget Monitoring: The client gained better control over their expenses by monitoring the budget of all their accounts using budget alerts.
- Integration with Third-Party Tools: Brillio’s solution seamlessly integrated the client’s cloud environment with various third-party tools, such as firewalls, backup solutions, patching systems, and IT service management (ITSM) platforms.
Impact:
- Near-Zero operational overhead through automation enablement
- ~60% reduction in account provisioning time
- Enhanced end-user experience
