Network Rail: Strategic Technical Consulting
Atos project managed and co-designed the IT desktop infrastructure to provide 6,000 new employees with access to Network Rail's systems and offered a future-proof refresh path for the desktop environment of all employees.
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Business Challenges
- Seamless addition of around 6,000 personnel at more than 300 depots scattered across the UK who needed immediate access to Network Rail’s systems
- Short transfer period of less than six months
- Creation of a future-proofed infrastructure that was flexible and scalable
Solutions
- Atos was selected as both solution architect for the desktop design and project manager for the core server implementation
- Close cooperation with Network Rail’s technicians and other suppliers to deliver a fully integrated solution
- Co-design of new desktop and server environment with HP
- A resilient, centralized infrastructure meaning fewer servers
Benefits
- The new infrastructure will underpin savings of 30% by 2009 on the annual maintenance budget
- Wasted server capacity has been reduced through reduced reliance on regional data centers
- Network Rail staff are able to work more efficiently because the infrastructure supports staff mobility
- The new centralized infrastructure reduced overall IT support costs while improving service availability to business users
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