How a manufacturing company recovered from a data center crisis in 72 hours

A leading manufacturer with more than 5,000 employees and over €1B in annual revenue faced an unexpected evacuation of their data center. This is how comdivision helped them avoid downtime.

Customer Quote

Customer CIO: “We received a fixed‑fee quote and timeline the same day - and the POC was ready almost immediately. Unheard of in this industry.”

Key Facts

Zero Downtime: Operations continued uninterrupted.
20–30% IT Time Freed: Less maintenance, more innovation
72-Hour Deployment: POC delivered over a weekend.

The Situation

When a critical incident forced our customer to evacuate one of their data centers, the risk of a complete operational outage became very real.
With more than ten years of partnership behind them, our customer immediately reached out to comdivision, looking for one thing:
a fast, seamless, and fully integrated solution - delivered in days, not weeks.

Q: How long have you been working with comdivision?
A: “More than ten years. They know our VMware environment very well.”

Q: What triggered this emergency?
A: “An incident forced the evacuation of our data center, we had only days to respond.”

Q: What was the main objective?
A: “A fast, stable transition fully integrated within our global network.”

Q: What were the biggest constraints?
A: “Severe time pressure and the need to keep operations running at all costs.”

What we did

Ran a rapid requirements workshop
Delivered a rapid emergenz design within 48 hours
Built and deployed the POC in 72 hours
Implemented VMware Cloud Foundation on a hyperscaler
Automated networking with NSX
Optimized resources using Aria

Strategic gains

Shift to consuming VMware services instead of managing them
Scalable and future‑proof architecture
Faster project delivery
Stronger partnership with comdivision

In just 72 hours the customer avoided downtime and gained a modern VCF platform, enabling scalability, efficiency, and long-term stability. comdivision delivered clarity, speed, and expertise at a critical moment.