Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2017 (Revised March 2018)

Great Lakes Banking Group: Data Management

by Shane Greenstein and Christine Snively

Abstract

In May 2016, Michael Rechtin, an expert in international data center law, advised global financial services firm Great Lakes Banking Group (GLBG) on its plans to upgrade its data centers. The bank’s data processing and storage systems were in need of an update, and since GLBG last made heavy IT investments in the late 1990s, the technology had changed considerably. GLBG sought Rechtin’s advice on whether or not it should build a new data center, pursue a wholesale colocation solution, rent space from a retail colocation provider, or store more data in the cloud.

Keywords: Hardware; Infrastructure; Operations; Information Management;

Language: English Format: Print 24 pages EducatorsPurchase

Citation:

Greenstein, Shane, and Christine Snively. "Great Lakes Banking Group: Data Management." Harvard Business School Case 618-021, September 2017. (Revised March 2018.)

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  1. Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2017 (Revised March 2018)

    Great Lakes Banking Group: Data Management

    Shane Greenstein and Christine Snively

    In May 2016, Michael Rechtin, an expert in international data center law, advised global financial services firm Great Lakes Banking Group (GLBG) on its plans to upgrade its data centers. The bank’s data processing and storage systems were in need of an update, and since GLBG last made heavy IT investments in the late 1990s, the technology had changed considerably. GLBG sought Rechtin’s advice on whether or not it should build a new data center, pursue a wholesale colocation solution, rent space from a retail colocation provider, or store more data in the cloud.

    Keywords: Hardware; Infrastructure; Operations; Information Management;

    Citation:

    Greenstein, Shane, and Christine Snively. "Great Lakes Banking Group: Data Management." Harvard Business School Case 618-021, September 2017. (Revised March 2018.)  View Details
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