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Tata Steel Nederland: Strategic Tech Investments For a Sustainable Future
Tata Steel Nederland: Strategic Tech Investments For a Sustainable Future
Challenges
- Investments required for CO2-neutral steel production.
- Balancing IT with manufacturing asset upgrades.
- Legacy technology and coupled applications complicate changes.
- Mainframe and customized software systems.
- High maintenance costs for stability and security.
Results
- Cost-effective landscape aligned with goals.
- Mapping current and desired states for planning.
- Consistent data visualization enhances collaboration.
- Better visibility through Application Portfolio Management.
- Future-proofing with capability-based planning.
Why Was Tata Steel Nederland Looking for a 'Greener' Future?
To achieve the transition to CO2-neutral steel production, TSN needed to make significant investments to its IT landscape. However, these investments had to be carefully evaluated against other priorities, such as maintaining and upgrading manufacturing assets.
Tata Steel Nederland (TSN), part of the renowned Tata Group, is a global leader in sustainable steel production and is recognized as a Steel Sustainability Champion. Despite the high volume of production, reducing their impact on the living environment is TSN's top priority and their ambition is to radically transform their business over the next two decades.
Enterprise Architecture at Schiphol: A Safe Landing for Information Technology
Enterprise Architecture at Schiphol: A Safe Landing for Information Technology
Results
Enhanced passenger experience with digital services and information
Increased scalability and adaptability to accommodate emerging technologies
Data-driven architecture for effective handling of large volumes of information
Established clear architectural guidelines and direction for the Information Technology landscape
Positioned Schiphol as a leader in architectural excellence and future autonomy
With our advanced architecture, Schiphol can now navigate complexity, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver exceptional passenger experiences.
Sjoerd Blüm, former CIO of Schiphol and now active in Schiphol Aviation Solutions
Revenue
€1,5 billion +
Alliander’s Business Architecture Brings Resiliency and Agility to Digital Transformation Initiatives
Alliander’s Business Architecture Brings Resiliency and Agility to Digital Transformation Initiatives
Results
Business capabilities create organizational transparency
New digital solutions to facilitate change at speed
Application portfolio and data management abilities increase resiliency
Improved collaboration between colleagues and business partners
Business Capabilities are at the heart of our Business Architecture and it helps to cut through complexity by providing a common vocabulary of what is common across our business. This provides an enterprise-wide overview from a business perspective, and it is the ‘Rosetta stone’ for digital business.
Martijn van Glabbeek, Product Manager, Quality and Business Architecture, Alliander
Revenue
$ 1,9 billion
Bizzdesign & Athora Insurance Join Forces to Rationalize the Application Landscape and Reduce Costs
Bizzdesign & Athora Insurance Join Forces to Rationalize the Application Landscape and Reduce Costs
Challenges
Rationalize the application landscape to reduce IT costs
Rising IT costs during the global financial crisis.
Need for a centralized administration of all applications.
Limited business data to support application rationalization and cost reduction.
Difficulty combining business data with enterprise architecture models.
Results
The Repository as a Business-Critical Body of Knowledge
24% estimated reduction in IT costs through application rationalization.
Repository became a business-critical body of knowledge.
Delivered interactive roadmaps and TIME analysis for decision-making.
Provided critical IT cost allocation insights for the AnBang acquisition due diligence.
Enabled continuous business change with a future-proof solution.
Strengthened collaboration between IT and the business.
ATHORA Insurance, a leading insurance and asset management company in the Netherlands, has a long history of continuous change, including mergers, acquisitions, and shifts in strategic direction. With the global financial crisis approaching, cost reduction became a key priority.
