Unifying IT Infrastructure for a Leading Oil Company
Client profile
One of the world’s largest oil & gas producers.
Key stakeholders
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Head of IT (holding company)
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IT Directors (subsidiaries)
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Domain Architects
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Strategic IT Partners (Cisco, Microsoft, and VMware)
The challenge
The client required a new IT strategy and architecture to unify disparate systems across 20 business units, each with unique requirements, while ensuring adaptability for future growth.
Client needs
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Implement industry-leading IT capabilities specific to the Oil & Gas sector.
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Enhance service levels and reduce time-to-delivery while optimising costs.
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Provide a clear justification for IT investments to both technical and business stakeholders.
Our responsibilities
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Established an Architecture Management Office to oversee the project.
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Conducted comprehensive discovery sessions across all business units to gather and manage requirements.
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Lead the development of target architectures and associated operational models in the network, cybersecurity, communication & collaboration and data centre (private cloud) domains.
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Ensured high-standard, best-of-breed IT solutions in the oil & gas industry.
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Developed and presented comprehensive business cases to the board.
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Oversaw the 4-year IT transformation project.
Results achieved
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IT solutions developed offered new capabilities to the business, specifically in the communication and collaboration areas and data centre (private cloud).
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Achieved organisation-wide consistency and cost reduction through the adoption of standardised architectures and IT solutions.
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Laid the groundwork for a future transition to a shared services model, enabling further operational efficiencies.
200
International networks designed
50
Countries
7
Languages supported
13
Students trained
20
Years in business
5
