Large Service Transition

Migration to Azure Cloud for Global Infrastructure Monitoring (Deloitte)

Summary: Successfully migrated infrastructure and web application monitoring from on-premises SCOM (4 legacy instances) to 2 Azure hosted, achieving global visibility for Deloitte and 12 NSE member firms.

Challenge:

• Fragmented monitoring across 4 SCOM instances.

• Manual configuration and tuning for 2000+ servers. Expected 6000 servers to be monitored after migration.

• Expanding monitoring needs for Deloitte Global and 12 NSE member firms.

Solution:

• Consolidated monitoring to 2 SCOM instances (upgraded to a latest version) with scalable, high availability and improved security cloud infrastructure.

• Integration with ServiceNow CMDB and ITSM.

• Leveraged existing configuration along with SME driven tuning and monitoring calibration. 

• Semi-automated configuration migration and testing. 

• Deployed 24 geographically dispersed monitoring servers for global coverage.

• Co-design and deployment with Microsoft.

• Configuration and migration assisted by Silect. 

• UI and Reporting development assisted by SquaredUp. 

Results:

• Achieved centralized, cloud-based monitoring for improved visibility and manageability.

• Reduced infrastructure footprint and ongoing maintenance costs.

• Reduced licensing cost.

• Enabled efficient monitoring for Deloitte Global and expanded NSE coverage.

• Geographically dispersed monitoring servers helped to address latency, improved security and performance.

• Initiated improved user engagement - utilizing number of educational, familiarization and ownership focused activities. 

I have had an opportunity to showcase my ability to:

• Manage complex migrations to the cloud.

• Optimize monitoring solutions for global organizations.

• Deliver cost-effective and scalable infrastructure.

I have learned a lot about:

• Communication and presentation, project management, cloud migration, stakeholders management, go-live process, vendor management, cost management etc.