Sempra Energy: Enterprise Cloud Transformation
From months to days—$1M+ savings per refresh cycle.
$1M+
Savings per Cycle
MONTHS TO DAYS
Deployment Time
100%
PUC Compliance
The Challenge
Sempra Energy faced a common enterprise dilemma: legacy infrastructure that couldn’t keep pace with business requirements. Deployment cycles for new capabilities stretched to months, creating bottlenecks that affected operational agility across the organization.
The regulatory environment added urgency. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) requirements created compliance exposure that legacy systems struggled to address. Meanwhile, the cost of maintaining aging on-premises infrastructure continued to climb with each refresh cycle, consuming budget that could drive business value elsewhere.
The organization needed more than a technical migration—it needed a transformation in how infrastructure supported business operations.
Our Approach
BNS Networks partnered with Sempra to design and execute a migration strategy that balanced speed with the rigorous change management that utility operations require. The approach prioritized workloads based on business criticality and regulatory exposure, ensuring that the highest-risk systems received attention first.
The migration methodology emphasized validation at every stage. Each workload was assessed, migrated, and verified before proceeding. Rollback procedures were documented and tested. The goal wasn’t just to move to cloud—it was to move safely, with full operational continuity throughout.
Work Undertaken:
- Migration planning and workload assessment
- Azure environment design and configuration
- Application migration and validation
- Data migration with integrity verification
- Cutover coordination and rollback planning
- Operational documentation and knowledge transfer
Technologies & Standards:
- Microsoft Azure
- Enterprise cloud architecture
- Hybrid connectivity
- Utility-grade security and compliance frameworks