Case Study: National Australia Bank achieves faster, more reliable software deployment and simplified file services with Avanade's Windows Server 2008 solution

Australian Bank Improves File Services and Software Deployment for its Branch Offices

National Australia Bank (NAB), a Melbourne‑based global financial services group with more than 40,000 employees and 1,200 branch offices in Australia, faced slow, error‑prone software distribution across a low‑bandwidth WAN. The bank needed to standardize and simplify its IT environment, automate deployments, and reduce its server footprint and energy use.

Working with partner Avanade, NAB adopted Windows Server 2008 — leveraging Distributed File System Replication and Read‑Only Domain Controllers — to speed and scale software distribution, provide reliable local access, and tighten security. The solution streamlined deployments, improved employee productivity and customer service, and enabled server consolidation and greater IT agility with potential energy‑use reductions.

National Australia Bank

David Bryan

Head of Regional Architecture, Strategy and Transformation, National Australia Bank