Flutter
Enterprise Infrastructure & Security Transformation
Optimising 250+ servers across a global gaming estate: modernised security, automated patching, and a 60% reduction in server footprint.
The Challenge
Flutter Entertainment, the world's leading online sports betting and gaming company, had expanded rapidly through strategic acquisitions of brands like FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Paddy Power, PokerStars, and Betfair. This growth created an opportunity to optimise their enterprise IT infrastructure, an ambitious programme to enhance security and streamline their server estate across a growing global operation.
Scale & Complexity
A sprawling server estate spanning 250+ Windows and Linux servers, accumulated through rapid growth and multiple acquisitions, each with different standards and configurations.
Security Posture
Enterprise IT infrastructure needed modernising to meet the security standards expected of a global gaming leader, with consistent patching and hardened configurations across all environments.
Operational Overhead
The existing infrastructure was larger than it needed to be, driving unnecessary cost and management complexity. A strategic rationalisation was overdue.
Our Approach
We deployed specialist infrastructure and security engineering teams to deliver this large-scale transformation. Starting with comprehensive discovery and documentation of the entire estate, we mapped critical service dependencies and business impact, then developed targeted upgrade strategies for each technology stack with detailed migration pathways for critical services.
Technical Solution
Discovery & Documentation
Comprehensive audit of 250+ Windows and Linux servers, mapping dependencies and business impact
Active Directory Modernisation
Upgraded AD infrastructure with enhanced security features
Automated Windows Patching
Ivanti Security Centre 2022.1 deployed for consistent, automated security patches
Linux Patching Automation
Custom automation solution for Linux estate patching
Standardised Templates
OS templates standardised across both Windows and Linux for consistent builds
Footprint Optimisation
Strategic decommissioning and consolidation reducing server estate by 60%
The Impact
The transformation delivered immediate security improvements while setting Flutter up for continued global growth. The server footprint was reduced by 60% through strategic planning, dramatically cutting operational overhead and management complexity.
Standardised OS templates and automated security patching were deployed across both Windows and Linux estates, establishing a consistent security baseline for the first time. Standardised build and decommission processes were created for ongoing infrastructure management, and clear maintenance windows and communication protocols were established for future updates.
We've used Enablis extensively over the past 5 years to deliver a wide range of technology projects. They really understand our business, and have always been able to quickly deploy the support we've needed.
Flutter
Long-Term Value
Security Foundation
Flutter now operates on a modernised, consistently secured infrastructure across their global estate.
- •Automated patching eliminating manual security updates
- •Standardised OS templates ensuring consistent configuration
- •Enhanced Active Directory infrastructure with modern security features
Operational Efficiency
The rationalised infrastructure is simpler to manage, cheaper to run, and ready for future growth.
- •60% server footprint reduction cutting operational overhead
- •Standardised build and decommission processes for ongoing management
- •Clear maintenance windows and communication protocols established
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