Global Fashion Retailer Transforms Data Center with HighPoint & Cisco
Client Summary
A global fashion retailer with 29,000 employees across 40+ countries needed a modern data center to support ambitious new business functions, enhance customer experiences, and improve cost efficiency. Facing a tight execution deadline, the company turned to HighPoint to design and
deliver a transformative solution.
Challenges
The retailer faced pressing demands:
- Support for Growth: Infrastructure needed to enable new digital experiences (catalogues, showrooms-on-demand)
- Cost Efficiency: Desire to consolidate strategy for savings and scalability
- Deadline Pressure: Execution required within a strict timeline, leaving no room for error
- Sustainability Goals: Required environmentally responsible recycling of legacy equipment
Solution
HighPoint, as a Premier Cisco Partner, designed a converged architecture solution that aligned with both short- and long-term goals. Key elements included:
- Unified Cisco-powered infrastructure spanning storage, compute, and networking
- Sustainable recycling of legacy data center equipment
- Scalable design to meet current needs and support future growth
- Exclusive financial packages and Cisco Capital support, including 0% interest financing
- Bundled cost-efficient solutions enabling operational savings and investment readiness
Impact
The partnership delivered significant results:
- Three-year transformation strategy executed successfully
- Faster deployment with a turnkey, converged infrastructure
- Operational cost savings and improved budget predictability
- Future-proof architecture combining the best of cloud and off-site solutions
- Enhanced resilience with improved backup and malware protection
“HighPoint and Cisco enabled us to build a data center that not only meets today’s demands but also sets us up for the future — faster, more secure, and more cost-effective than we imagined.”
Key Achievements
Converged architecture implemented in record time
Significant cost savings through Cisco Capital financing
Sustainable recycling of all legacy equipment
Future-ready infrastructure for evolving business functions
Strengthened IT resilience and security posture
