Exponential Efficiency

Case Study 1: $9.3M to $2.7M – Cloud-Native Data Center Transformation

• 71% cost reduction ($9.3M to $2.7M)
• ~2,400 applications migrated
• Fully automated disaster recovery
• No business disruption
• Hard savings realized in 15 months—quietly (except the CFO)

A major enterprise achieved a 71% reduction in data center operating costs—from $9.3M to $2.7M—by transitioning to a cloud-native infrastructure. Over 2,400 applications were migrated with no disruption to business operations. The transformation was completed in 15 months, with full disaster recovery automated and operational.

Summary:

In a bid to modernize IT operations and escape the structural inefficiencies of legacy data centers, a Fortune 500 enterprise partnered with Ancilla to execute a full cloud-native transformation. The objective was to reduce operating costs, increase resilience, and future-proof the infrastructure for scale and automation.

The organization’s starting point included 54 active data centers housing 4,651 servers, 434 applications, and over 1 petabyte of data. Operating costs had ballooned to $9.3 million annually, with increasing outages and mounting technical debt.

Leveraging Ancilla’s 10-step transformation methodology and zero-trust automation principles, the project began with a complete infrastructure inventory and cost model. Architecture blueprints were designed around containerization, immutable infrastructure, and GitOps-based DevSecOps pipelines.

Within 15 months:

1. All 54 data centers were consolidated into a single cloud-native environment.
2. Over 2,400 applications were re-platformed or retired.
3. Disaster Recovery was automated and tested across regions.
4. IT cost base was reduced by $6.6 million annually.

The new environment operated invisibly to the business, with no disruptions.

Critically, the entire initiative was executed without traditional outsourcing—favoring automation over headcount. The CFO reported that “no one noticed” the migration other than Finance due to the substantial cost savings.

This transformation proves that, with disciplined architecture, automation-first operations, and clear financial models, even the largest data center footprints can be collapsed into lean, responsive, and cost-effective infrastructures.

Case Study 2: M&A at Enterprise Scale with Near-Zero Support

We supported 6 major M&A transactions totaling:

• $11.15B in revenue transitioned
• ~41 tickets total across all deals
• Average time to go-live: months, not years
• Result: $390M in hard savings - This templatized, low-friction approach allowed each acquisition to maintain continuity while rapidly onboarding to the parent platform.

Over $11.15B in acquired revenue was transitioned to the parent company using Ancilla’s M&A templating model. Across six deals, only 41 support tickets were generated. This approach yielded $390M in hard savings while ensuring seamless continuity of operations.

Summary:

Mergers and acquisitions are notoriously complex, expensive, and time-consuming—often plagued by integration delays and operational disruption. Ancilla challenged this paradigm with a revolutionary model for M&A IT integration—based on pre-templated workstreams, standard configurations, and codified transition logic.

Working with multiple enterprise clients across Media, Tech, Healthcare, and CPG verticals, Ancilla supported six high-value acquisitions totaling $11.15 billion in top-line revenue. The goal: to integrate each acquisition into the parent company’s infrastructure, operations, and compliance framework in record time, while minimizing business friction.

The execution model relied on:

1. “Condo-configuration” principles to templatize the baseline systems.
2. Automated intake and control systems to reduce friction.
3. Dedicated SWAT teams for each function (networking, security, finance, compliance).
4. Automated DR and security readiness baked into migration.

Each deal was treated as a controlled repeatable operation, rather than a bespoke project. The result:

• All six transactions were closed and integrated in months, not years.
• The cumulative number of support tickets generated across all six deals was just 41.
• Total cost savings amounted to $390 million.

The most significant validation came from operational continuity—every business unit remained functional, compliant, and customer-facing throughout the process. This case study redefines the playbook for IT M&A: standardization, automation, and smart orchestration make it possible to acquire and integrate businesses at scale, on budget, and without risk to revenue or reputation.