Overview Essent is a leader in the Dutch energy sec- tor, supplying electricity, gas, heat, and waste management services to private and business customers in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. The company also operates an inter- national energy trading division called Essent Trading. Essent employs 12,000 people and achieved annual revenues of up to €7 .4 billion. Challenge Operating in the highly competitive energy mar- ket, Essent is constantly seeking to increase operational efficiency and deliver better value to customers and stakeholders. The company saw an opportunity to reduce costs by embark- ing on a major IT consolidation initiative. Prior to the project, Essent’s IT infrastructure was distributed between three data centers. The company decided to move to a centra

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