Executive Summary
Key Results
Company Background
GlobalTech Manufacturing Corporation, a Fortune 500 industrial manufacturer with operations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, faced unprecedented challenges in managing cloud governance across their distributed manufacturing ecosystem. With over 47 manufacturing facilities operating across 12 countries, each with unique regulatory requirements and operational constraints, the company struggled to maintain consistent security policies, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimize cloud costs across their multi-cloud infrastructure.
Infrastructure Scale
The company's digital transformation journey began in earnest in 2019, driven by the need to modernize legacy systems, improve operational efficiency, and maintain competitive advantage in an increasingly digital marketplace. However, this transformation introduced significant complexity in cloud governance, particularly as the company adopted a multi-cloud strategy to leverage best-of-breed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Technical Architecture Challenges
Multi-Cloud Complexity
- • 340+ virtual machines across AWS, Azure, and GCP
- • 180 containerized applications
- • 95 databases with varying compliance requirements
- • 67 storage systems across multiple regions
Governance Issues
- • Inconsistent security policies across facilities
- • Fragmented compliance monitoring
- • Escalating costs due to resource sprawl
- • Limited visibility across multi-cloud environment
Regulatory Complexity
- • ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance requirements
- • GDPR compliance for European facilities
- • FDA requirements for medical device manufacturing
- • Various regional regulatory frameworks
Operational Impact
- • 60% of compliance team time spent on manual reporting
- • Over-privileged accounts and access sprawl
- • Difficulty tracking costs by business unit
- • Inconsistent resource tagging and allocation
PolicyCortex Implementation
The implementation of PolicyCortex at GlobalTech Manufacturing Corporation followed a carefully orchestrated phased approach designed to minimize operational disruption while maximizing the benefits of AI-driven cloud governance. The implementation strategy was developed collaboratively between AeoliTech's technical team and GlobalTech's IT leadership.
Foundation Phase
- • Complete infrastructure discovery
- • Unified policy management setup
- • Centralized visibility dashboards
- • Resource inventory and tagging
Integration Phase
- • AI-driven policy enforcement
- • Automated compliance monitoring
- • Cost optimization algorithms
- • Security posture assessment
Optimization Phase
- • Predictive analytics implementation
- • Advanced automation workflows
- • Continuous improvement processes
- • Performance optimization
Results and Business Impact
Quantifiable Results
Operational Improvements
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