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GoProGoPro Uses IBM Cloud for Workload Migration
GoPro, a consumer discretionary organization in the United States, uses IBM Cloud from IBM to support datacenter exit planning for migration squads.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Capability | Named workflow replaces ad hoc routing for workload migration |
Story
Inside GoPro, datacenter exit planning used to depend on whoever still had the latest file. That pattern is common in consumer discretionary groups working out of the United States. Migration squads needed a system that would still make sense after the original project team moved on.
GoPro uses IBM Cloud from IBM as the working layer for workload migration. IBM offers hybrid cloud, AI, and automation software, including watsonx, Red Hat OpenShift, and observability products for large enterprises. The practical change is simple: datacenter exit planning has a home, and reviews happen there instead of in a forwarded thread.
Nothing in this writeup invents a savings number. What GoPro gets from IBM is a durable place to run datacenter exit planning and a way for migration squads to see the same workload migration at the same time.
