Westpac Group EMC are the incumbent to Westpac for managing storage (excluding Block Storage). Their contract was recently renewed for a further 5 years and one of the master deliverables is to move data from legacy VMAX platforms to new ExtremI/O and Flash storage. In order to do so, the project delivery is structured in 3…
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Cloud Connect for Azure: CommBank Australia
This was quite an innovative move by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to access Microsoft's Azure network via Telstra's newly launched Cloud Connect product. The project required build of network infrastructure in order to connect to the Telstra Cloud network via Cisco switches. Once the appropriately redundant and secure network connectivity was established, the project needed to route securely…
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ITIL Assessment, Optus
Optus Network Operations In conjunction with UXC Consulting, this was an initial short term consulting engagement to provide ITIL assessment of Network Operations' processes. The Assessment was delivered with content covering the standard ITIL streams of ; Change Management Problem Management Incident Management Configuration Management This assessment formed an addendum attachment to the main deliverable…
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Microsoft O365 Migration: SITA/SUEZ
At the time the company was known as SITA and was on the verge of internal transformation. With much going on in terms of corporate identity changes, the project needed to remain highly focussed on clear and accurate documentation for assessment, justification and of course on detailed plans for later migration. This was a Cloud…
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