Nationwide Building Society Migrates IT to HPE GreenLake Cloud

“In today’s world our customers expect us to deliver an always-on service whilst providing new, innovative features that help them better manage their finances,” says Paul Walsh, Director of Infrastructure & Service Delivery, at Nationwide Building Society. “Nationwide’s hybrid cloud strategy is vital to our ability to compete and means we can continue to meet the needs and expectations of our customers. HPE GreenLake cloud is a core component of our hybrid cloud strategy. With them we’re building a cloud platform that will further improve our resilience and agility, enabling us to provide even better levels of service and deliver new capabilities to our developers faster than ever before.”

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With HPE GreenLake Management Services, Nationwide’s IT team will automate and orchestrate infrastructure management and deliver infrastructure as code. This enables them to focus on innovation, value-add activities and gain better control over application builds and security. Faster release cycles will accelerate the time to market, providing consistent customer experiences across all digital platforms. At the same time, Nationwide can ensure that sufficient controls are in place to manage risk, protect their customers and meet the demands of regulators, while unlocking the value of cloud technology.

Nationwide’s hybrid cloud strategy fully embraces cloud economics, enabling efficient monitoring and management of consumption HPE GreenLake consumption-based model prevents overprovisioning and allows Nationwide to only pay for capacity that they are using. This is expected to support Nationwide in reducing their IT cost base by at least 30%.

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Furthermore, a dedicated service within HPE GreenLake cloud gives the building society a clear overview of their energy consumption and emissions, enabling them to manage their infrastructure more efficiently and reduce the environmental impact. The impact will be further reduced by upcycling and recycling of decommissioned assets, such as the end-of-use compute and storage infrastructure that GreenLake has replaced. 

“We are proud to support Nationwide with their cloud vision, providing them with enhanced control and security and the reliability and flexibility for growth.”

Matt Harris, senior vice president and managing director, UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa at HPE

“We are proud to support Nationwide with their cloud vision, providing them with enhanced control and security and the reliability and flexibility for growth,” said Matt Harris, senior vice president and managing director, UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa at HPE. “Nationwide’s modernization journey showcases the effectiveness of HPE GreenLake cloud, with the storied institution transitioning from complex, legacy technology to a modern, future-proofed hybrid cloud operating model where a one-size-fits all public cloud could never be the only answer.”