IBM Case Studies Resene Paints Ltd. SoftLayer platform powers migration that cuts costs by 83 percent and speeds project by 98 percent
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Resene Paints Ltd. SoftLayer platform powers migration that cuts costs by 83 percent and speeds project by 98 percent

IBM
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Chemicals
Product Research & Development
Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Resene Paints Ltd., a multinational paint manufacturer, developed a cloud-based online tool to help customers accurately and efficiently estimate paint volumes for large-scale construction projects. The manufacturer’s small IT department sought a simple, cost-effective solution for publishing onsite data to the application’s cloud-hosted database. They needed a solution that would not only be efficient but also reduce the ongoing costs for the offering, including development, licensing, and support.
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Established in 1946, Resene Paints Ltd. is a multinational paint manufacturer with operations throughout New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. The company’s products include a full range of paint and specialist coatings for residential, commercial, marine, heavy industrial, road marking, automotive, and agricultural use. To help customers accurately and efficiently estimate paint volumes for large-scale construction projects, Resene developed a cloud-based online tool. The manufacturer’s small IT department sought a simple, cost-effective solution for publishing onsite data to the application’s cloud-hosted database.
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Resene engaged Eight Wire Ltd., a New Zealand-based firm, to deliver its Conductor offering, a powerful data migration and management solution running on SoftLayer cloud technology. Developed with support from the SoftLayer Catalyst Startup Program, the Conductor platform is designed to move cloud data quickly, easily, and effectively. With the Conductor solution running on SoftLayer cloud technology, Resene greatly accelerated its data migration efforts, completing its project 98 percent faster than anticipated.
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Resene completed its data migration project 98 percent faster than anticipated.
Resene reduced ongoing costs for the offering — including development, licensing, and support — by 83 percent compared to a traditional data migration and management solution.
Data migration project completed 98% faster than anticipated.
Ongoing costs reduced by 83%.
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