Case Study: Leading University reduces shadow IT and increases automation with CloudBolt Software

Major University Reduces Shadow IT, Increases Automation With CloudBolt

Leading University’s Office of Information Technology cloud team needed a unified way to deliver cloud-enabled services to faculty, staff, and students while supporting instruction, reducing shadow IT, and managing both public cloud and on-premises resources. The university evaluated CloudBolt Software along with alternatives such as vRealize Automation and Red Hat CloudForms, and chose CloudBolt for its ability to handle non-traditional services and provide a controlled self-service experience.

With CloudBolt Software, Leading University automated IT resource requests, centralized management and reporting, and extended self-service to VMware, AWS, S3 storage, and Acquia Drupal services. The result was less VM sprawl, automatic cleanup of student environments, better cost transparency and budget alignment, faster service delivery, and reduced shadow IT, helping the university support a larger student population more efficiently.