Case Study: AmBank Group modernizes IT, cuts costs and speeds provisioning with VMware

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AmBank Group, a leading Malaysian bank, struggled with an aging “rack-and-stack” IT environment—costly legacy systems, massive server sprawl, data-center power limits, and procurement processes that made provisioning take up to 12 weeks—leaving IT staff mired in routine tasks and slowing digital initiatives.

Using a suite of VMware technologies (vSphere/vCloud, vCenter, NSX, Site Recovery Manager and vRealize), AmBank virtualized and consolidated its infrastructure into nine clusters running ~800 VMs for 150 applications, cutting physical server footprint by about 60% and consolidating six data centers into two. Provisioning time fell to under a week, the host-to-VM ratio improved to 1:24, infrastructure and utility costs dropped substantially, disaster recovery became automated with better RTO and audit visibility, and IT resources were freed to focus on strategic projects.

AmBank Group

Charles Tan

Chief Information Officer