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IBM
WestlakeWestlake Runs Infrastructure Modernization with IBM
Westlake, a materials organization in the United States, uses IBM webMethods from IBM to support datacenter exit planning for migration squads.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Capability | Workload migration can be reviewed without waiting on a personal export |
| Capability | Named workflow replaces ad hoc routing for workload migration |
| Capability | Datacenter exit planning stays visible to adjacent teams through IBM webMethods |
Story
Westlake grew workload migration faster than the local tools around it. From the United States, materials teams still had to serve customers and internal partners who expected a straight answer. Migration squads were the ones stitching the picture together by hand.
Rolling out IBM webMethods put datacenter exit planning on IBM. IBM offers hybrid cloud, AI, and automation software, including watsonx, Red Hat OpenShift, and observability products for large enterprises. Westlake keeps the product in the path where work already happens, so migration squads do not context-switch into a graveyard system used only for audits.
The visible result is steadier datacenter exit planning. Workload migration is easier to inspect, and adjacent groups can join migration squads without a guided tour of someone's desktop.
