Case Study: Arvato Systems achieves agile, enterprise-ready hybrid IaaS with VMware

Arvato Systems Smart Services for the Digital World

Arvato Systems, a global IT specialist and subsidiary of the Arvato/Bertelsmann group, delivers industry-focused IT, consulting and infrastructure services for media, retail, energy and healthcare. It faced the challenge of introducing a new, standards-based IT outsourcing model for the media sector and other industries—providing a rapidly available IaaS and an agile, step-by-step approach to support customers transitioning between Gartner Mode 1 and Mode 2 without overwhelming them.

Using its Smart Shift methodology and a VMware-based stack (vRealize Suite, NSX and vSphere 6.5), Arvato built a multi‑platform hybrid IaaS that virtualizes networks, automates deployment and unifies management across on‑premises, container and public cloud environments. The result is the Arvato Systems Private Cloud for SmartShift: a flexible, enterprise-ready IaaS that enables fast, seamless migrations, faster resource provisioning, improved operational efficiency and competitive, secure cloud services backed by Arvato’s VMware-powered infrastructure.

Arvato Systems

Sören Hühold

Head of IT Transformation & Cloud Solutions