Banco Mercantil partners with Atos to accelerate cloud migration

By Gloria Methri

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, was chosen by Banco Mercantil to support its cloud adoption journey through Google Cloud. The agreement, a five-year term between the bank and Google Cloud, involves an investment of millions of Brazilian reais to migrate all of the bank’s data centre servers to the cloud. The project was divided into phases, aiming to modernise the bank’s operations and optimise its entire technological infrastructure.

Banco Mercantil, a financial institution focused on the 50+ demographic, seeks faster application migration and implementation, as well as centralised data security, providing a more efficient and innovative experience for all areas of the institution and its customers throughout Brazil. Currently, its portfolio includes over 8.7 million customers, primarily serving the population aged 50 and over.

The bank relied on Atos’ expertise to successfully migrate over 750 machines from its data centre, based on the on-premises VMware environment, to Google Cloud using Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) technology. The transformation was carried out in several waves, with Atos working on all fronts and creating a robust migration plan to ensure the scalability and security necessary.

“Since our first contact with the bank, the intention has been to align strategy and planning to the point that the institution itself was able to raise its digital maturity throughout the project and, with that, was gaining even more autonomy in this new cloud technology platform,” said, Fabio Beato, Director of Cloud Computing at Atos for South America.

Banco Mercantil is now preparing for the final phases of the project, which involve the migration of 400 to 500 more machines from data centres.

“With the first step completed, we reflect on the commitment of both Atos and Banco Mercantil to ensuring a secure and efficient transition, driving digital transformation even more strategically in order to allow a unique experience for the bank’s customers and employees,” concluded Beato.

“The collaboration with Atos reinforces our commitment to adopting cutting-edge technologies and ensures that our transition to the cloud is secure, scalable, and aligned with market best practices. This partnership underscores our vision for the future, prioritising value delivery to our clients, partners, and employees,” said Ramon Oliveira, IT superintendent of Banco Mercantil.