A concept for a modern, secure and highly available IT infrastructure enables MV Werften to react to new market situations.
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MV Werften is a group of companies that serves shipyards in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. At the locations Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund the traditional company has also been building cruise ships since 2017.
A new owner from Malaysia, a billion-dollar construction programme, cost and time pressure, ambitious targets of up to two cruise ships per year and all this spread over three locations along the Mecklenburg-Western Pomeranian coast. You don't have to be a shipbuilding expert to realize that such a starting position places the highest demands on IT, which a traditional company usually cannot meet ad hoc. It was the same with the MV Werften-Verbund, based in Wismar. Their own vertical integration in IT was high and the IT organization was no longer up to date. The company needed a new IT infrastructure.
In order for MV shipyards to be able to respond to the requirements, a basis for the development of a modern, secure and highly available IT infrastructure is required. To this end, the majority of IT services will be outsourced to service providers, which means an increase in the outsourcing share from ten to up to 90 percent. This paradigm shift not only leads to concrete savings, but also helps to enhance the role of IT in the shipbuilder's business.
An IT sourcing strategy was defined in line with the business objectives, strategic service packages were defined and the desired vertical range of manufacture was designed. The jointly defined goal was to achieve a homogeneous IT infrastructure for simplified operation. To this end, an IT service management framework was also created to optimize IT processes and increase customer satisfaction in the company in the future.
Using a unique combination of cloud and onPremises architectures, strict standards and best practices, tender documents for the selection of future providers of MV Werften were created. Supporting the tender process enabled the commissioning of strategic partners and innovation drivers.
Find out how we have made MV-Werften fit for the future with a modern sourcing strategy.
