Story
IBM
Norfolk SouthernNorfolk Southern Brings Workload Migration onto IBM
Norfolk Southern, an industrials organization in the United States, uses IBM Cloud from IBM to support datacenter exit planning for migration squads.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Capability | Datacenter exit planning stays visible to adjacent teams through IBM Cloud |
| Capability | Migration squads work from the same IBM Cloud record for workload migration |
| Capability | Workload migration can be reviewed without waiting on a personal export |
Story
Industrials work at Norfolk Southern spans more than one site, even when headquarters sits in the United States. Workload migration was splitting across regional habits. Migration squads asked for a shared way to run datacenter exit planning without freezing local judgment.
IBM (IBM Cloud) is what they standardized on. IBM offers hybrid cloud, AI, and automation software, including watsonx, Red Hat OpenShift, and observability products for large enterprises. Norfolk Southern uses it as the system of record for workload migration, with migration squads as the primary operators and other groups coming in through the same queue.
Leaders get a picture they can actually walk. Teams get fewer mystery statuses. The story is about operating change, not an unpublished percentage.
