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    CUSTOMER STORIES

    Standardizing financial operations with modern data center infrastructure

    • CustomerNorthwestern Mutual​

      IndustryFinance & Insurance

      LocationUnited States

    • Vision

      Northwestern Mutual optimized their IT infrastructure by partnering with Dell Technologies. They simplified and standardized their systems, eliminating inefficiencies and reducing costs to deploy a more efficient and effective technology environment.

    • Solution

      Northwestern Mutual replaced its legacy systems and tools with a consolidated, on-premises solution from Dell Technologies. Today, 80% of the firm’s key systems run on centralized infrastructure including Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerMax storage and Dell VxRail HCI.

    • Impact

      The infrastructure improvements resulted in a 40% increase in storage performance. Additionally, server performance improved while decreasing the footprint by 35%. These enhancements enabled faster customer request fulfillment and streamlined data migration, resulting in significant cost savings.

    • Adel Bekhiet, Sr. Director, Infrastructure and Cloud Services, Northwestern Mutual

      "There’s a level of synergy with the Dell Technologies team. We have a strategic partnership. Dell plays a key role in every phase of our innovation and modernization journey." 

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    • Business Results

    • Accelerates storage performance by 40%, delivering response times as low as 60 milliseconds.

    • Decreased server footprint by 35% improving performance, reducing data center costs and power costs.

    • Delivers IT services in hours or days rather than weeks and halves the time needed for migrations.

    • Facilitates centralized management of 80% of enterprise systems, from web applications to databases.