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FIAT Group IMV: Virtual solution helps motor trader integrate its operations
FIAT Group IMV: Virtual solution helps motor trader integrate its operations
Challenge
Fiat decided to roll out a new software package to support its dealer network and required a new IT platform
Solution
BT proposed a cloud-based virtual data centre solution, allowing Fiat to create and deploy its own virtual computing environment
Value
The virtual model enabled rapid deployment, with a level of flexibility that could not be achieved with a dedicated infrastructure
Challenge
Italian Motor Village (IMV) is the official dealership of Fiat Group, one of the biggest industrial concerns in Italy. Among its many other businesses, Fiat designs and builds cars under the brands Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, and Abarth. The luxury sports car makers Ferrari and Maserati are also members of the group.
As part of a move to standardise systems across its dealer network, Fiat decided to roll out a new software package. Created by a specialist developer, this would integrate all concessionaire functions through a single online portal. The delivery date for the new system was fixed, having been linked to other milestones such as user training.
Nevertheless, an infrastructure offering high levels of quality and flexibility was required as a platform for the new system. Buying or renting new servers – and connecting and configuring them in short timescales – would be an expensive and challenging task. The IMV technical team turned to BT and asked whether it would be possible to set up the system in a virtual environment.