CASE STUDY facing projects . These new offerings will help the broker stand out against the competition .
“ The speed of project delivery improved greatly , in terms of both development and operations tasks . Before , delivery of larger or more complex solutions could take months ,” said Cerqueira .
“ Now , the same size projects can be delivered in days or even a few hours , and we have 100 % availability with zero service downtime . Red Hat OpenShift has exceeded our expectations in how much we were able to streamline our application processes .”
Improved agility to accommodate growing customer base Compared to its previous platform technology , Ativa can now flexibly scale its Red Hat OpenShift environment to support higher transaction volumes as needed with less compute and memory resources . This responsiveness will help the broker respond faster to exponential growth of its customer base .
“ We improved our costs with the move to Red Hat OpenShift by reducing the capacity , resources , and even hardware electricity and cooling demands needed to provide the same responsiveness for our customers . The container platform is much smarter than our traditional virtual environment and helps us adapt quickly as needs change ,” explained Cerqueira .
our technology investment to create real business results ,” said Cerqueira .
Preparing for automation and Big Data
Ativa now plans to explore automation , data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ), to continue improving its operational efficiency . The broker is considering enhancing the automation capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform , a human-readable automation technology that improves process efficiency with repeatable , reusable playbooks . Ativa plans to explore the self-service and automated provisioning capabilities offered by Red Hat OpenShift .
The broker is also considering participating in Red Hat Open Innovation Labs , an immersive residency program with Red Hat technology experts that incorporates open processes , culture and technology into existing work approaches to build business resilience .
“ Red Hat and Dell were essential to a successful , efficient project delivery . We are excited to maintain this relationship to continue refining our existing approach and take advantage of new opportunities for innovation ,” concluded Cerqueira . p
Ativa currently has two data centers in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro , but plans to migrate to a multi-cloud environment in the near future . By standardizing on Red Hat OpenShift as a consistent platform across its cloud environments , the broker has created a path to future expansion to public clouds from its choice of providers .
“ A multi-cloud environment is the best way to guarantee us the availability and agility necessary to support the exponential customer growth we ’ re anticipating ,” said Cerqueira .
Improved adoption of container technology with expert support To support its adoption of the new platform technology and work approaches , Ativa engaged Red Hat Consulting to provide guidance during project planning , cost analysis and deployment , as well as on-going support on best practices for its new IT architecture .
“ Red Hat Consulting not only worked alongside our internal IT to complete our initial implementation smoothly , but also helps our technicians with training , troubleshooting and planning as we continue to grow and enhance our OpenShift environment . With expert guidance , we can take full advantage of
RED HAT AND DELL WERE ESSENTIAL TO A SUCCESSFUL , EFFICIENT
PROJECT DELIVERY .
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