Microsoft Azure
Solution Summit 2023
Effizienz trifft Innovation: Rechenzentrum Reloaded
bei der Knorr-Bremse AG
Michael Hilzinger, September 26th 2023
“Enabling the Business“ requires agile IT, modern architecture and operating
model
 Supporting a dynamic Business finds its limits in tradional on-premises architecture
 Renewal of HW requires significant investment and planning due to long lead times
 Limited skills and capacity to perform value add activities
Cloud strategy
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Define Cloud strategy
Operationalization and execution
Experience, key success factors and challenges
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department - month/year
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Knorr-Bremse is ideally positioned to shape the trends of the future
Urbanization
Sustainability
Digitalization
Mobility
Industry trends: addressing industry trends with superior technological solutions
Transport Capacity
Availability
Eco Friendliness
Life Cycle Management
Traffic Safety
Emission Reduction & E-Mobility
Automated Driving
Connectivity
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Financial highlights FY22: Sound performance in a difficult environment
ORDER INTAKE
€ 8.11bn
ORDER BOOK1
€ 6.91bn
(11% yoy)
REVENUES OF
(24% yoy)
€ 7.15bn
11.1% OP. EBIT MARGIN
(PY: 13.5%)
(7% yoy)
€ 3.40bn
€ 3.75bn
op.
(3% yoy)
(11% yoy)
(PY: 17.9%)
14.9%
op.
9.0%
(PY: 10.7%)
€ 219m FREE CASHFLOW
(PY: € 600m)
43% Cash Conversion Rate
1) Specific revenue-generating existing orders (e.g. prototypes, other revenues and FX impacts etc.) have been included in the order
book since Q2/22. Order intake is not affected by this adjustment.
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Knorr-Bremse locations worldwide
all continents
more than 30 countries
over
Asia 8,799
100 Locations
about 80 production sites
Europe 16,084
Americas 6,582
employees*
* FTE at 31.12.2022
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Starting point: Why simple if complexity is our DNA?
▪ 17 data centers across the globe
(total of 1,700 servers)
▪ Main data centers in Munich
managed by central IT
▪ Local data centers managed
by local IT
▪ Urge to renew hardware in multiple
locations & exit data centers
▪ Urge to establish solid security &
governance measures across entire
landscape (harmonization of security)
▪ Urge to automatically provision
resources with governance-as-code
Datacenter location
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Operationalization of KB‘s Cloud Strategy
Knorr-Bremse IT & external solution partner developed cloud migraiton program
Analyzed the
on-premise
infrastructure
Analyzed the
existing Cloud
usage by BU
Defined Endto-End Cloud
Strategy
Migrated &
Modernized
Workloads to
the Cloud
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Building Blocks of Cloud Strategy
As-Is Infrastructure Analysis
Infrastructure TCO
Microsoft Azure Contract
Gap Analysis of
Cloud Target Architecture
Gap Closing Report
Business Units Requirements
for Cloud Strategy Definition
Multi-Cloud
Requirements Report
Cloud Operations Assessment
Cloud Ops Report
Business Case
Calculation
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Analysis for Migration & Modernization
• Cloud Strategy recommended to
move majority servers through a
relocation & rehost approach
Migration Effort
• Relocation & rehost was
recommended based on:
• Migration cost
• Future cloud cost compared
to on-premise cost
• Maintenance costs
• Upskilling effort of
employees
12%
Re-platform / Modernization
25%
Replace components or applications with
PaaS / SaaS service of the cloud provider
Rehost (IaaS)
Move the application environment to the Cloud based
on block-level replication technology / snapshot
63%
Relocate (AVS)
Relocate virtualized infrastructure to
VMWare on Cloud based HCX-Technology
Cloud Value
• Re-platforming of applications was
done further to fully benefit from
cloud native services
Degree of Modernization
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2 years from strategy to finalization of prgram
Jan 2022
Mar 2022
May 2022
Jul 2022
Sept 2022
Oct 2022
Nov 2022
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
2023
Cloud Strategy
Assessment
Kick-Off
Final Cloud
Contracting
Strategy
Microsoft &
Presentation Tendering of Cloud
Adoption RfP
Cloud Migration
Project Kick-Off
w. External
Solution Partner
Cloud
Start of Cloud 200 Servers
Foundation
Successfully
Migration
Implementation
Migrated
400 Servers
Successfully
Migrated
~ 1,000 Servers
Successfully
Migrated or
Modernized
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Success Factors to Pave the Way for Cloud Migration
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Choose the Right Partner | Agile Mindset With ITSM Knowledge
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Invest in Solid Cloud Architecture & Governance
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Track Cloud Costs While Migrating
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Get Team Behind Cloud and Move Fast
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Implement Cloud Center of Excellence for Cloud Operations
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Continuous C-Level Backing for Cloud Migration
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Challenges Along the Way for Cloud Migration
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Organizational Change Management & Upskilling
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Getting Used to Making Faster Decisions
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Matching Expectations of Digital & Data Teams
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Focus on Target KPIs (Migration & Modernization)
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Understand the financial implications
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Looking Forward 2024 – 2025 | Modernization of Entire Ecosystem
Migration Effort
Migration Effort
Replatform / Modernization
Replatform / Modernization
Replace components or applications with
PaaS / SaaS service of the cloud provider
Replace components or applications with
PaaS / SaaS service of the cloud provider
Rehost (IaaS)
Rehost (IaaS)
Move the application environment to the Cloud based on
block-level replication technology / snapshot
Move the application environment to the Cloud based on
block-level replication technology / snapshot
Relocate (AVS)
Relocate (AVS)
Relocate virtualized infrastructure to VMWare on
Cloud based HCX-Technology
Relocate virtualized infrastructure to VMWare on
Cloud based HCX-Technology
Cloud Value
Cloud Value
Degree of Modernization
Degree of Modernization
2022 – 2023
2024 – 2025
Focus Cloud Migration
Focus Cloud Modernization
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Key Messages
Start with a thorough analysis
Understand the scope, no
surprises
Select a matching partner
Experience, best practices
and cultural fit
Be aware of the financial impact
Avoid cost explosion
“Chefsache”
Sell it to the business and
backup your team
Define your
strategy
and
execute it!
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Thank you!
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