Case Study: Newcastle Greater Mutual Group streamlines enterprise architecture and cuts application sprawl with OrbusInfinity

Newcastle Greater Mutual Group consolidates 15 systems and retires 70+ apps with Orbus Software

Newcastle Greater Mutual Group (NGM Group) faced a significant challenge in integrating IT environments and consolidating enterprise architecture practices following the merger of Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent. Differences in EA maturity and numerous application overlaps threatened their goals for customer experience, operational efficiency, and security. To address this, NGM Group turned to Orbus Software, implementing their OrbusInfinity platform to create a centralized source of truth and scalable architecture management.

The solution provided by Orbus Software enabled cross-entity collaboration, replacing spreadsheets and consolidating applications into a unified model. Using OrbusInfinity, NGM Group consolidated 15 enterprise systems and decommissioned over 70 applications, with 160 more flagged for retirement. This led to measurable cost savings, significantly reduced architecture review cycles, and improved governance and transparency across the business and IT landscape, fostering better alignment and data-driven decision-making post-merger.

Newcastle Greater Mutual Group