British Telecom (BT)
British Telecom (BT) is a leading telecommunications company that provides fixed- line, broadband, mobile, and television services to consumers and businesses in the UK and around the world. With a workforce of over 100,000 employees, BT operates in more than 180 countries and has over 30 million customers.
Business Situation
BT was looking for a solution that could help them bring down their time to market for applications. They needed a platform that was flexible, scalable, and could support their growing business needs. They also wanted to modernize their infrastructure to enable more agile development and deployment of applications.
Business Solution
After evaluating various options, BT decided to deploy VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). VCF is an integrated software stack that includes VMware’s vSphere, NSX, and vSAN technologies. It provides a complete and automated platform for deploying and managing virtualized infrastructure and applications. VCF is also designed to support hybrid and multi-cloud environments, making it an ideal choice for BT.
The deployment of VCF was carried out in two phases. In the first phase, BT deployed VCF on a small scale to test the platform’s capabilities and performance. In the second phase, BT deployed VCF on a larger scale to support its production workloads.
Results And Benefits
The deployment of VCF helped BT achieve its goal of reducing time to market for applications. The platform provided a flexible and scalable infrastructure that could support BT’s growing business needs. The deployment of VCF also enabled BT to modernize its infrastructure, which improved agility and reduced costs.
The VCF deployment was also successful in achieving the following benefits:
- Increased infrastructure efficiency: VCF enabled BT to consolidate its infrastructure and reduce hardware costs.
- Simplified management: VCF provided a single pane of glass for managing BT’s virtualized infrastructure, which reduced complexity and improved efficiency.
- Improved security: VCF’s integrated security features helped BT improve its overall security posture.
“VMware Cloud Foundation has been a game-changer for us. It has enabled us to modernize our infrastructure, improve our agility, and reduce costs. The platform has been incredibly flexible and scalable, which has allowed us to support our growing business needs. We are very happy with the results and look forward to continuing to work with VMware.” – Chief Technology Officer, British Telecom.
