IBM Global Technology Services Government Australian Government Department of Defence – Performs a complex HR upgrade with an IBM Cloud Managed Services solution Faster system upgrades by providing a scalable development environment when and as required Saves on spending by making a wider pool of development resources available at a reduced cost Business challenge: The Australian Department of Defence engaged technology consultant Accenture to upgrade its Oracle PeopleSoft HR application, but the strict security standards presented a challenge. Unable to grant access into its secure network, the organization needed to set up a separate environment that would allow developers to perform the upgrade outside the network domain. Solution: IBM® Global Technology Services® set up an IBM Cloud Managed Services™ development environment that included 104 virtual machines and a mainframe platform with IBM System z® servers, an IBM z/OS® logical partition soft-capped at 800 million instructions per second (MIPS), 6.5 TB of mainframe disk and three IBM DB2® data server subsystems for the client’s PeopleSoft and portal environments. Establishes flexible hosting to cost-effectively support additional unclassified workloads Client name: Australian Government Department of Defence   Client reference link: http://w3-01.ibm.com/sales/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?appname=crmd&subtype=na&infotype=cr&htmlfid=0CRDD-9DKEST Company background: Established in 1901, the Australian Government Department of Defence is a state department headed by the secretary of the Department of Defence. In conjunction with the Australian Defence Force and other entities, the department protects and advances the national and strategic interests of Australia with military forces. Solution component: Services IBM® Cloud Managed Services™ Business challenge: The Australian Government Department of Defence engaged technology consultant Accenture to upgrade its Oracle PeopleSoft HR application, but department security standards presented a challenge. Unable to grant access into its secure network, the organization needed to set up a separate environment that would allow developers to perform the upgrade outside the network domain. Benefits: IBM® Global Technology Services® quickly and efficiently delivered the development platform the Australian Government Department of Defence required to move forward with its Oracle upgrade project. And by providing an unclassified environment, the IBM solution will help the department save on development costs; the organization no longer has to engage developers with specific security clearance levels, making a wider pool of development resources available at a reduced cost. Plus, the IBM solution offers a cloud-based platform the department can consider for hosting other unclassified workloads. Solution component Services IBM® Cloud Managed Services™ WUP12645USEN-01 1