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VTB Bank Accelerates Large-Scale Virtual Workstation Migration to Domestic Platform
VTB Bank, one of Russia's leading financial institutions, is currently undertaking a significant project to migrate a substantial number of virtual workstations from a foreign solution to a domestic platform developed by a Russian infrastructure software developer.
The migration project, aimed at enhancing control, data sovereignty, and security, has seen remarkable progress. The average migration speed has increased fivefold compared to manual transfer processes, with the migration of over 3,000 virtual machines per month now achievable. This significant increase in speed is a testament to the high degree of automation achieved for all routine operations in the migration process.
The created migration process allows for minimal employee involvement, ensuring the smooth and efficient transition of virtual workstations. The software developed by the Russian infrastructure software developer operates in accordance with the bank's requirements, ensuring compatibility and performance.
Vladimir Dergachev, Head of the Infrastructure Development Department and Senior Vice President of VTB, stated that they plan to use the same tools for future migrations of not only virtual workstations but also virtual servers. This suggests that the bank's migration efforts are not limited to virtual workstations and extend to virtual servers as well.
The migration of virtual workstations was conducted to ensure the full availability of banking systems, underscoring the importance of this project for the bank's operations. It's worth noting that similar cases in the financial or governmental sectors have been reported, as organisations seek to migrate virtual environments to domestic solutions to enhance control, data sovereignty, and security.
However, detailed project information, such as timelines and specific technical aspects, are not widely available in the public domain. To obtain authoritative and specific technical project details, it would be necessary to consult official VTB Bank press releases or IT project disclosures, Russian domestic virtualization platform vendors’ case studies, and industry reports on IT sovereignty projects in financial services.
While the exact number of virtual workstations migrated stands at 11,000, the tools used in the migration process have made the migration predictable, understandable, and time-forecastable, boding well for future migrations. As VTB Bank continues to navigate the digital landscape, its commitment to domestic solutions is evident, positioning the bank for a more secure and sovereign future.
The migration project at VTB Bank, a leading Russian financial institution, is not merely confined to virtual workstations, but also extends to virtual servers, as indicated by Vladimir Dergachev, Head of the Infrastructure Development Department. This shift towards domestic technology in business operations, such as finance and technology, is aiming to improve control, data sovereignty, and security, as seen in the migration of over 11,000 virtual machines so far.
