Case Study: Swiss Re achieves faster, compliant Windows server provisioning with Puppet

Swiss Re manages 3,700 Windows servers with Puppet and cuts provisioning from weeks to minutes

Swiss Re, a leading global reinsurance provider, faced a challenge in managing its large fleet of 3,700 Windows servers. Their provisioning process, reliant on disparate Microsoft tools like SCCM, DSC, and GPOs, was slow and cumbersome, taking weeks to deliver a new machine. This hindered their digital transformation and agility goals, frustrating stakeholders who needed systems faster and more consistently.

By implementing Puppet's infrastructure as code solution, Swiss Re consolidated its configuration management onto a single platform. The results were significant: Puppet sped up provisioning to a near one-click process, brought 6.2 million resources under management, and enforced security by default with CIS compliance built into every new machine. This provided Swiss Re with a central, automated source of truth for their entire Windows server environment.

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