Bundeswehr Digitalisation Partner Chooses IBM
The Bundeswehr’s IT service provider, BWI, is expanding its service portfolio by incorporating IBM’s automation solutions, Turbonomic and Instana. BWI aims to leverage these solutions to better analyse, monitor, and optimise the performance of its IT resources in the future. According to BWI, the time previously required for standard tasks and the data centre capacity that was once needed can now be used more efficiently. This will enable BWI to proactively manage its services and plan ahead. Following successful tests conducted in early 2023, the IBM solutions will now be deployed at BWI and integrated into the IT service catalogue.
Enhanced Efficiency and Resilience for Bundeswehr’s IT
As the Bundeswehr’s IT service provider, BWI is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of approximately 1.15 million IT assets across several thousand servers. Soldiers require powerful, reliable, and secure IT services, particularly during deployments. To meet these demands amid the growing complexity of IT landscapes, BWI is turning to automation. Key to this effort is the implementation of IBM Turbonomic and IBM Instana, which reduce the workload on staff and enable more efficient use of all available IT resources.
Real-Time Solution for Full-Stack Observability
IBM Instana contextualises data in real time, providing automated observability across all areas at BWI—from DevOps to SRE, platform engineering, ITOps, and development. With this solution, BWI can monitor the entire application stack in real time and benefit from automation capabilities. Tasks such as detection, monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting on applications and services are carried out more efficiently. During the test phase, BWI was able to significantly reduce the time spent on error detection and resolution. The measured reduction in working hours allowed IT specialists to focus on higher-value tasks instead of routine maintenance.
Optimising IT Infrastructure in Just One Hour
IBM Turbonomic helps optimise the performance and costs of IT infrastructure, including public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. It can provide automated recommendations for action or take direct measures to improve the performance and efficiency of the IT environment. With several thousand servers, BWI aims to maximise resource utilisation. The software platform proved effective right from the start: within just one hour of installation during the proof-of-value phase, Turbonomic suggested initial optimisation measures. Overall, BWI expects to achieve substantial savings in data centre capacity over the next five years, exceeding previous forecasts, and to make more efficient use of that capacity.
