When a publicly traded global IT and software solutions provider needed to streamline its U.S. infrastructure footprint, the priorities were clear. Reduce rising facility costs, support compliance
requirements, and strengthen high availability without slowing execution.
Fiber Solution Consulting helped lead the client through a strategic data center consolidation effort designed to simplify operations while increasing resilience across multiple sites.
The Challenge: Cost Pressure, Expiring Contracts, And An Exit From Owned Space
The client was operating across a mix of environments, including owned data center space they
were preparing to exit, plus additional leased locations with contracts nearing expiration. Costs were escalating, and maintaining multiple facilities was creating unnecessary complexity.
At the same time, continuity and risk reduction were critical. The client needed an approach that
preserved reliability, met compliance expectations, and avoided creating a single point of failure. That meant prioritizing a design built around redundancy, including secure inter-site connectivity
and facility controls that can support common audit requirements such as SOC reporting and ISO-aligned security practices.
The Approach: One Provider, Multiple Secured Spaces, And Redundant Connectivity
Fiber Solution worked closely with the client’s technical and financial stakeholders to define requirements and map them into a practical solution. After multiple working sessions and solution iterations, the team developed options that balanced the factors most important to the client:
- Location flexibility to support operational needs and continuity planning
- Cost savings and long-term predictability
- Compliance readiness
- High availability and redundancy
- A resilient network design to support inter-site connectivity
After reviewing technical requirements and validating the financial model, the client traveled with key stakeholders to tour the recommended facilities. These onsite visits allowed the team to confirm that each location could support the client’s operational and compliance needs, including physical security controls, access procedures, power and cooling redundancy, and overall facility resilience.
The Outcome: A Five-Year Consolidation Plan Built For Resiliency
What initially began as a move tied to one expiring, high-cost contract expanded once the client evaluated the broader benefits of consolidating. Beyond avoiding another costly renewal, consolidation offered a clearer operating model with fewer contracts to manage, more consistent facility standards, and improved long-term budget predictability. It also reduced the operational risk that can come with maintaining multiple environments on different renewal cycles and support models.
The solution included three secured data center spaces across multiple sites, supported by network connectivity between each location to strengthen redundancy and continuity. Structuring the project as a single engagement with a five-year term gave the client stability for procurement and long-range planning, while keeping the implementation timeline aggressive. With requirements validated, sites selected, and connectivity scoped as part of the same initiative, the client is expected to be fully deployed within approximately three months.
Fiber Solution’s Impact
Consolidation projects often force difficult tradeoffs between cost, speed, compliance, and reliability, especially when contracts are expiring and infrastructure decisions need to be made quickly. This engagement shows that with a disciplined discovery process and clear vendor alignment, organizations can avoid rushed compromises and instead build a consolidation plan that is both financially sound and operationally resilient.
By consolidating under one provider and designing for redundancy across multiple locations, the client reduced vendor complexity, improved standardization across facilities, and strengthened business continuity planning. The outcome is a clearer long-term infrastructure strategy that supports compliance needs, lowers operational risk, improves uptime confidence, and creates more predictable budgeting and planning over the life of the agreement.
Ready to Consolidate Smarter?
Fiber Solution Consulting helps organizations simplify complex infrastructure decisions across data center strategy, colocation, and connectivity. With vendor-agnostic guidance and a structured, requirements-first approach, we support teams from discovery and solution design through procurement and implementation. If your organization is evaluating a consolidation, navigating expiring contracts, or planning a multi-site resiliency strategy, Fiber Solution can help you move forward with clarity and confidence. Contact us today.
