Sony Music
Amplified Foundations: Sony Music's Infrastructure Reinvention
Sony Music
Sony Music's journey with Hypr Secure and Checkmark is a testament to the transformative power of cutting-edge Distributed Hyper-Converged Infrastructure solutions.
Dented by past choices, Hypr Secure and Checkmark's guidance gave us the confidence to radically transform our infrastructure strategy
Global Technology at Sony Music
Setting The Stage
With a rich tapestry of globally adored artists spanning rock, pop, classical, hip hop, R&B, and more, Sony Music Group has etched its mark as not only one of the most recognisable music labels, but also the industry's oldest survivor. However, beneath the golden records and the limelight, the company's London-based infrastructure team faced a series of technical crescendos that threatened to disrupt their rhythm.
The Challange
Sony's vast empire ran on a convoluted multivendor technological landscape. With each department singing to a different tune, harmonisation became an uphill task. Their challenges resonated across several areas:
- Diverse Technological Orchestra: The multi-vendor setup created isolated silos across departments, leading to inefficiencies and missed connections.
- The Skills Void: A glaring absence of specialised in-house expertise to manage and optimise the diverse platforms.
- Constricting Contracts: Entangled in the legacy IaaS contracts, Sony grappled with inflexibility and disproportionate costs.
- Limitations in the Infrastructure Melody: The SAN environment had hit its crescendo, and adjusting or growing it became increasingly complex.
- Inadequate Safety Nets: An urgent call for a robust Business Continuity plan and a comprehensive site-to-site Disaster Recovery mechanism.
The Solution
Hypr-Secure, after a meticulous audit, partnered with Checkmark, presenting a renewed vision. Their choice? A shift to the Distributed Hyper-converged Infrastructure (dHCI), specifically, the HPE Nimble dHCI solution. Promising flexibility, simplicity, and resilience, it was the harmony Sony was yearning for.
The Benefits
This collaboration struck all the right chords, leading to:
- Unified Vision: The technology environment transformed into a harmonious platform, streamlining processes across departments.
- Orchestrated Operations: Sony's operations became a well-conducted orchestra with minimal dependency on niche expertise.
- Sound Financial Notes: The new approach sang a profitable song, echoing savings to the tune of nearly £1m over a span of five years.
- Fluid and Flexible Rhythms: An agile system that easily scales, adapting to both storage and computational needs.
- Sturdy Shields: With reinforced disaster recovery mechanisms, Sony's data protection became robust and reliable.
- The Global Harmony Blueprint: This rejuvenated model wasn't just a one-time hit. It became a replicable strategy for Sony Music’s venues worldwide.
In Sony Music's Words
Our ability to confidently invest into storage and infrastructure platforms had seriously been dented following a series of disjointed historical choices in this area. By leaning on Hypr-Secure to help us navigate the current options in the marketplace we knew there was a better fit solution out there for us. The work that both Hypr-Secure and Checkmark did to spell out exactly how the new HPE dHCI would provide greater performance, visibility, scalability in addition to value for money gave us the reassurance we needed to take the leap of faith and completely transform our infrastructure strategy.
Global Technology Manager at Sony Music Entertainment
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