Accelerating Digital Transformation and Sustainability with IBM Turbonomic and Instana
A forward-looking enterprise set out to optimize its IT infrastructure for both performance and environmental responsibility. Facing increased energy costs and sustainability pressures, the organization needed a solution to enhance system efficiency while minimizing its carbon footprint.
By collaborating with Nexright, the company deployed IBM Turbonomic for intelligent resource management and IBM Instana for observability and performance analytics. Together, these platforms created a closed-loop automation system that improved performance, reduced energy consumption, and advanced the organization’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.
Business challenge
The enterprise managed a complex hybrid IT environment spanning on-prem, cloud, and containerized workloads. As demand for digital services grew, so did the infrastructure’s energy consumption and operational costs. Manual scaling and monitoring methods were no longer viable to meet performance goals without environmental trade-offs.
Key Challenges:
- Increasing compute demand leading to higher power and cooling consumption.
- Lack of visibility across multi-cloud and on-premise environments.
- Manual optimization cycles causing inefficiency and downtime.
- Difficulty balancing sustainability goals with workload performance.
Solution
Partnering with Nexright, the enterprise implemented IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management (ARM) integrated with IBM Instana Observability to build an intelligent, self-optimizing infrastructure.
IBM Turbonomic continuously analyzed workload demand and automated resource allocation decisions to maintain performance without overprovisioning.
IBM Instana provided granular observability and AI-driven performance monitoring to ensure smooth operations across hybrid environments.
Solution Highlights:
- AI-Powered Optimization: Turbonomic automated workload management to reduce compute waste and improve utilization.
- Full-Stack Visibility: Instana delivered real-time insights into application performance, dependencies, and user experience.
- Sustainability Integration: Resource right-sizing directly contributed to measurable carbon and energy reductions.
- Closed-Loop Automation: Combined analytics and automation eliminated manual intervention, improving consistency and reliability.
Solution components
- IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management (ARM)
- IBM Instana Observability
- IBM Cloud Pak® for AIOps (Optional Integration)
Continuous Application Optimization
Automatically adjusted resources to match workload demand, ensuring performance at the lowest possible energy cost.
Sustainability-Focused Insights
Enabled data-driven tracking of energy savings and CO₂ reduction metrics through optimized compute operations.
Unified Performance Visibility
Correlated real-time observability with AI-driven optimization for seamless decision-making.
Result
- 30% reduction in energy consumption through AI-driven resource efficiency.
- Faster application performance with improved infrastructure responsiveness.
- Reduced MTTR (Mean Time to Resolution) by 40% using automated insights.
- Enhanced sustainability metrics, aligning IT operations with corporate ESG goals.
Turbonomic and Instana have transformed the way we operate — delivering a balance between peak performance and sustainability. With automation and visibility in place, we’re achieving greater efficiency without compromising environmental responsibility.
— Head of IT Operations & Sustainability Programs