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Alstom needed to transform the businessto support sustainable mobility goalsby building a more flexible and resilientIT infrastructure.ChallengennnTransform the business to support innovation and business agilityBuild a strong foundation for business growth based on an efficientIT infrastructureImprove business communication and collaboration in the wakeof COVID-19 by providing employees the ability to access tools andinformation anytime, anywhere, from any deviceSolutionnnnDXC’s Cloud Right approach, moving mission-critical businessapplications and 1,000 virtual machines to public cloud whilemanaging others on premises in a hybrid environmentIntegration of industry-leading technologies from MicrosoftAzure, VMware and Citrix for public and private clouds and virtualdesktop infrastructureDeploy DXC Modern Workplace services to quickly support remotework for 2,000 staff engineers and prepare for new post-COVID-19workplace policiesResultsnIncreased business agilitynGained ability to scale quickly to meet changing business demandsnEnabled employees to stay connected and collaborate while workingfrom home in the same environment they had in the office2

Alstom lays groundwork for moresustainable transportationWith demand for green transportation optionsgrowing, Alstom, maker of the world’s firstCO2‑emission-free, hydrogen-based passenger train,aims to create a sustainable future for transportation.Alstom is achieving its goals through mobility productsand modernized global IT operations.“To accelerate business agilityand build a foundation forfuture growth, we neededa fast, efficient and flexibleinfrastructure. The publiccloud is naturally thekey component of thattransformation.”— Stephane DetruiseuxChief information security officerand technology VP, AlstomHeadquartered in a Paris suburb,Alstom provides a complete range ofequipment and services to more than300 cities worldwide, from high-speedAcceleratingbusiness agilitytrains that travel up to 320 km per“To accelerate business agilityhour, metros and trams, , to integratedand build a foundation for futuresystems, customized services,growth, we needed a fast, efficientinfrastructure, signaling and digitaland flexible infrastructure,” saysmobility solutions.Stephane Detruiseux, chief informationWith a focus on delivering greenand smart mobility solutions, thecompany fosters innovation bycollaborating with external partnerssecurity officer and technology vicepresident at Alstom. “The public cloudis naturally the key component ofthat transformation.”as well as 70,000 employees across 70DXC Technology, a long-time providercountries. Employees in all businessof IT outsourcing and other serviceslines and more than 250 locationsto Alstom, was the logical partnerare encouraged to share new ideas,to support the company’s digitaland Alstom identifies and nurturestransformation journey. DXC supportsthe most promising ideas to supportAlstom’s mission-critical systemsthe company’s innovation strategy. ITon a 24x7 basis across all regions.modernization is key to supportingAn important step for increasingthis transformation.flexibility was modernizing Alstom’sIT infrastructure and moving keyresources to the cloud.3

In addition, the deployment of DXCDXC applied its Cloud RightTMPlatform X, a data-driven intelligentapproach to develop a clear cloudautomation platform is helping facilitatestrategy and implement a flexible,70,000the ongoing transformation. Theefficient infrastructure. DXC focusedincreased automation has allowedon helping Alstom make the rightAlstom to consolidate workloads andtechnology investments at the rightemployeesbring together core storage, networkingtime on the right platforms.and compute functionality into a single,highly virtualized solution. In addition,250simplifying the infrastructure andlocations in 70 countriesIT incidents over the past 3 years.24x7global operationsincreasing automation are two of themeasures that have helped Alstomachieve a 62 percent reduction in criticalDXC advised Alstom to move someworkloads to public cloud whilekeeping others on premises, basedon specific business cases. Forexample, Alstom retained criticalon-premises infrastructure at somelocations to protect data and controlDXC’s long-term partnership withcosts. DXC used industry-leadingVMware is also delivering benefits intools and agile best practices tothe areas of cloud integration and ITmigrate and modernize Alstom’sinfrastructure modernization.business applications.“The partnership we have with both“DXC’s Cloud Right approach allowsDXC and VMware gives us a brilliantus to choose the solutions that workpay‑as‑you-go model that involvesbest and are most cost effective,”everything,” says Mehdi Belahcen, seniorDetruiseux says.cloud architect at Alstom. “The privatecloud as a service model has allowedAlstom to not only have infrastructure asa service but also software and licensingas a service, and that’s exactly what weneed to give the business this flexibility.”Doing Cloud RightEnabling virtualcollaboration inthe workplaceIncreased operational flexibility wasessential when thousands of Alstomemployees were forced to workSuccess in this and other projectsfrom home during the COVID-19have led to a higher level of trust andpandemic. DXC led the deploymentcollaboration between Alstom and DXC,of a Citrix‑based virtual desktopas the company moved to the Microsoftinfrastructure and the implementationAzure public cloud.of an anytime, anywhere on any deviceSo far, DXC has moved more thanstrategy supported by Microsoft Azure.1,000 virtual machines to Azure withoutThis meant that once the lockdownsdisruption and continues to providestarted in Europe, Alstom employeesoperational support for Alstom’scould work from home and still accesscompute, storage, database, securityfiles and collaborate remotely onand SAP infrastructure.shared data while staying connectedusing Microsoft Office 365 and Teams.4

62%With collaboration among design teamsThis flexibility is now allowing Alstomso critical to the company’s goal ofemployees to adopt a hybrid workfostering innovation, DXC facilitated themodel, splitting time each weekmove of 2,000 Alstom engineers to abetween working at home and invirtual working environment in a matterthe office. This is helping Alstomof weeks.maintain its vision of fostering anreduction in critical IT“The aim was to connect remotelyincidents over the pastto our engineering applications and3 yearsenable our engineers to use this2,000demanding software from home, evenwith a standard laptop connection,open ecosystem of innovation andcreativity to create value and expandits leadership in delivering smart andgreen transportation solutions.Detruiseux says.Power ofpartnershipsengineers movedThe modernized infrastructure andto a virtual workingflexible cloud environment meant thatAlstom harnessed DXC’s full-stackenvironment for designcomplex design images could be sharedteams in a matterof weeks1,000 virtual machines topublic cloudsince all the renderings are processedby virtual machines in the cloud,”virtually, rather than demonstratingthem in-person in Alstom’s lab. Alstomcan now share its latest innovations andsustainable solutions with customersusing remote 3D simulations.“This crisis shows how instrumentala clear cloud strategy is for acapabilities and large network ofindustry-leading technology partners.As a vendor-agnostic systemsintegrator, DXC was able to identifyand implement the right solutionsfor Alstom using the best technologyavailable, aligning with the company’sgoal of maintaining a completeecosystem with diverse stakeholders.global company undergoing digitaltransformation in an uncertain world,”Detruiseux says.“Without this digital dexterity, it wouldhave been impossible to face such anunprecedented situation.”“The partnership we have with both DXC and VMware givesus a brilliant pay-as-you-go model that involves everything.That’s exactly what we need to give the business thisflexibility.”— Mehdi BelahcenSenior cloud architect, Alstom5

For example, DXC worked withcompetitive advantage and maintainingthe Alstom Digital Mobility (ADM)its position as a global leader indepartment, which produces rail trafficmobile sustainability.management systems, to create adigital clone of the city of Amsterdam’spublic transportation network anddemonstrate the viability of its trafficmanagement systems. This helpedAlstom optimize the system’s signalingand multimodality performance in amatter of weeks, instead of months.Key to this effort was a hyperconvergedplatform based on VMware and DellTechnologies solutions, consisting ofmore than 3,000 servers hosted onAlstom’s private cloud.On track to becomea sustainabilityleaderThe increased business flexibility and“In terms of flexibility, we’re able toensure highly efficient time to marketfor our business,” Belahcen says. “Andefficient time to market for the businessbrings a lot of cost reduction in otherbusiness units.”Alstom’s successful transformationwith DXC is fueled in part by mutualtrust and flexibility, which also leadsto continued innovation. DXC takes aproactive approach to the engagement,and like Alstom, is not afraid topush boundaries.“We are innovating and deliveringbrand new things with DXC all the time,”Detruiseux says. “DXC is constantly withus trying to experiment, trying to dosomething new.”focus on collaboration aligns well withAlstom’s aims of using innovation as aLearn more atdxc.com/manufacturingAbout DXC TechnologyGet the insights that matter.dxc.com/optinDXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems andoperations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security andscalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and publicsector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack todrive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn moreabout how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com. 2022 DXC Technology Company. All rights reserved. February 20226

lines and more than 250 locations are encouraged to share new ideas, and Alstom identifies and nurtures the most promising ideas to support the company's innovation strategy. IT modernization is key to supporting this transformation. Accelerating business agility "To accelerate business agility and build a foundation for future