" OpenLogic worked with our team seamlessly, ensuring our transition off our previous commercial platform was efficient and smooth. Their attention to detail, communication, and perseverance were instrumental in making this migration a success."
The Challenge: Spiraling Costs and Vendor Inflexibility
Lumen Technologies is building the trusted network for AI, connecting people, data, and applications quickly, securely, and effortlessly. When ongoing modernization efforts and a decommissioned data lake led Lumen to archive a large portion of its data infrastructure, the company significantly decreased the number of nodes on its commercial data platform. When misalignment on contract terms and pricing stalled negotiations with the legacy vendor, Lumen started looking for a partner with deep technical expertise and a more cost-effective solution. OpenLogic was the clear choice.
The Solution: The Hadoop Service Bundle From OpenLogic
Cost-Effectiveness: The Hadoop Service Bundle from OpenLogic was a fraction of the cost of the incumbent vendor's renewal pricing, enabling Lumen to achieve substantial savings.
In-Place Migration: Guided by OpenLogic’s Professional Services team, Lumen was able to migrate from a commercial Hadoop distribution to a fully open source Hadoop implementation on Lumen's existing environment, avoiding a time-intensive, risky data migration.
Expert Support & Professional Services: OpenLogic augmented Lumen's delivery capacity with specialized Hadoop expertise and experienced administrators, helping ensure a smooth migration and reliable ongoing operations.
Collaborative Partnership: Working as an extension of the Lumen team, OpenLogic was highly responsive and worked collaboratively to navigate challenges and document solutions.
“Kudos to the OpenLogic Professional Services team. Migrating in place can introduce some hiccups, but everyone learned from what happened in development and documented it. Production implementation only took a few days and downtime was minimal.”
– Suresh Morampudi, Senior Lead Software Developer, Lumen Technologies
The Results: A Seamless and Quick Transition With Significant ROI
Sooner than expected, Lumen was able to successfully migrate its Big Data platform and the results were immediate and impactful.
Massive Cost Reduction: By partnering with OpenLogic, Lumen realized significant savings while gaining superior support.
Minimal Business Disruption: The production deployment was completed in just a few days with minimal downtime, ensuring no impacts on scheduled archives or other critical business processes.
More Control and Flexibility: By moving to an open source stack supported by OpenLogic, Lumen mitigated the risk of vendor dependency and gained greater flexibility for future cloud or hybrid strategies.
"We achieved considerable savings with OpenLogic, and we were able to use existing processes and the same tech stack. So it was a win-win for us. The support's much better, too. It's not just the cost — everything is much better."
– Cindy Powell, Senior Manager of Software Engineering, Lumen Technologies
Open Source Your Big Data Platform and Save
If you're frustrated with your current data platform, we can help you migrate to a fully open source Hadoop stack, monitored and supported 24/7 by OpenLogic experts. The Hadoop Service Bundle is a flexible, secure alternative to commercial Big Data solutions.