Case Study: a leading utility provider reduces downtime and vendor costs with Origina tech debt management

a leading utility provider saves potential 100s of millions with Origina

A leading utility provider in the U.S. was hindered in its digital growth journey by stagnant IBM software support from its original vendor. Facing stability issues, security risks, and costly upgrade pressures with its IBM DataStage, Cognos, Netcool, Tivoli, WebSphere, and mainframe systems, the company needed a new partner to help manage its technical debt and maintain modernization momentum.

Origina provided expert third-party support and tech debt management, resolving critical failures, stabilizing platforms, and guiding modernization initiatives like a mainframe upgrade and a Netcool migration. As a result, the utility provider significantly reduced its OEM vendor footprint and costs, maximized the life of its current systems, and avoided hundreds of millions in potential lost revenue from downtime, all while enjoying less risk and more stability.