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Porsche Informatik strengthens
digital leadership with
software-defined data centre
Porsche Informatik has
boosted its security,
accelerated time-to-
market for products and
increased IT efficiency
through automation after
deploying VMware’s data
centre solutions.
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orsche Informatik, a subsidiary
of Porsche Holding and part
of the Volkswagen Group, has
strengthened its market position as
a leader among the IT platforms of
automotive manufacturers after deploying
VMware solutions.
The company has been under the
umbrella of the Volkswagen Group since
March 2011, developing leading software
solutions for the future of mobility.
It is responsible for developing and
operating internal IT applications –
from garage services and online car
configurators to the logistical supply of
spare parts. The company’s products –
160 complex software solutions – must be
available 24/7 for users in 27 countries on
four continents.
www.intelligentdatacentres.com
Its tailor-made applications create a
clear competitive advantage for car
dealerships, importers and financial
service providers who rely on Porsche IT
systems worldwide.
To face the latest digital challenges
in the automotive industry, Porsche
Informatik’s IT infrastructure needed
updating. Porsche Informatik chose to
modernise its data centre with long-
term partner VMware.
Porsche Informatik has invested in a
range of VMware solutions to virtualise its
compute, storage and network resources
and to form the foundation to support its
Digital Transformation.
By underpinning its IT infrastructure with
a software-defined data centre, it has
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