# Modernizing Infrastructure While Reducing Risk

Faced with rising VMware licensing costs, aging infrastructure, and ongoing business change, this legal services company needed a long-term strategy to reduce risk and support future growth.

Source: https://expedient.com/knowledgebase/resources/case-study/modernizing-infrastructure-while-reducing-risk/

# [Resources](/knowledgebase/resources/) / [Case Studies](/knowledgebase/resources/case-studies/)

## Modernizing Infrastructure While Reducing Risk

 ![Two colleagues reviewing a document together, one holding a coffee mug]()

Faced with rising VMware licensing costs, aging infrastructure, and ongoing business change, this legal services company needed a long-term strategy to reduce risk and support future growth. Critical legal and billing applications were running on a basic colocation environment with gaps in data protection and disaster recovery. A fully managed Expedient Private Cloud delivered a secure, scalable platform that improved resilience, simplified operations, and provided a predictable path forward.

### Expedient Services

[Expedient Private Cloud →](/services/private-cloud/)

### Industry

 Professional Services 

## Challenges

Broadcom licensing increased cost and VMware uncertainty

Basic colocation didn’t meet enterprise infrastructure requirements

Gaps in data protection and recovery increased risk for critical business data

Business and IT transformation demanded a consistent, fully managed platform

## Outcomes

![Check circle icon](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP_Check_Circle_Icon.svg)

Modernized with a fully managed private cloud

![Check circle icon](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP_Check_Circle_Icon.svg)

Strengthened identity, business recovery, and end-point security

![Check circle icon](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP_Check_Circle_Icon.svg)

Reduced Broadcom licensing risk

## More Case Studies

[ 

### Uncovered Hidden Infrastructure Costs to Implement a Full IaaS Transformation

A federal credit union faced a mounting cost burden from VMware licensing, hardware refresh cycles, and facility upgrades, with little visibility into the true total c...

Learn More → 

 ](/knowledgebase/resources/case-study/uncovered-hidden-infrastructure-costs-to-implement-a-full-iaas-transformation/)[ 

### Fast, Cost-Effective Cloud and DR for a Multi-Site Hospitality Company

Following a private equity divestiture, a North American hospitality company with multi-site resort infrastructure faced an asset-sale deadline to migrate all IT off a...

Learn More → 

 ](/knowledgebase/resources/case-study/fast-cost-effective-cloud-and-dr-for-a-multi-site-hospitality-company/)[ 

### Removed AI Adoption Risk & Proved ROI to Support Enterprise Scale

A global wellness company in a highly competitive, low-margin industry needed a cohesive enterprise AI strategy, but unpredictable pricing stalled budget decisions and...

Learn More → 

 ](/knowledgebase/resources/case-study/removed-ai-adoption-risk-and-proved-roi-to-support-enterprise-scale/)

## Let’s Talk.

Ready to talk to someone about turbocharging your transformation and simplifying your cloud journey? Want to request a demo or walkthrough? Just have questions about how our services work? Talk to an expert.

What are you interested in?Artificial IntelligenceVMware and BroadcomEdge ComputingCloudSecurityDisaster RecoveryColocationCost managementBackupsCompliancePublic Cloud

Submit 

### 

### Telephone
[(877) 570-7827](tel:18775707827)

### Contact Support
[Sign In](https://expedient.com/support/index.html)

VMware

September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path

[Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath)

### VMware

September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path

[Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath)