Digital transformation demands robust and secure technological infrastructure that can evolve over time. And FS Technology relies on a continuous data centre modernisation process to overcome technological obsolescence and support Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group Companies.

Indeed, obsolescence in applications, operating systems and infrastructure components is one of the main challenges organisations that manage critical services have to face. Outdated technology can increase operational risks, limit future innovation, and make cyber security management more complex.

To address this challenge, FS Technology set a structured programme in place to upgrade and streamline its technology platforms, focusing on both the infrastructure environments and the applications behind strategic processes for the railway industry.

The aim is to ensure the systems’ operational continuity, reliability and resilience, and lay down the conditions for a digital transformation that can be sustainable in the long term. By consolidating infrastructure, gradually eliminating technology debt and adopting more modern solutions, we can improve performance, reduce risks and react more swiftly to business demands.

Far from being only technology-focused, this programme represents a strategic investment in FS Group’s future. A more modern infrastructure will support innovation, accelerate digital transformation and offer increasingly effective services to citizens, passengers and operators.

In a constantly evolving environment, the ability to keep systems and infrastructure up to date is essential to ensuring our services are competitive, secure and high quality. FS Technology contributes to this objective by providing the expertise, methods and control capabilities required for the digital platforms behind the Group’s day-to-day operations.

FS Group’s digital transformation requires technological infrastructure increasingly capable of adapting rapidly to changes in services, while ensuring reliability, security and operational continuity.

Against this backdrop, FS Technology supports the evolution of corporate networks by adopting innovative models based on Software-Defined Networking, an approach to managing infrastructure in a more intelligent, flexible and automated manner.

Purpose of these models is creating a network that meets the needs of digital applications and services, simplifying infrastructure management and speeding up technological solutions roll-out times. Operational activities can be managed more efficiently with a centralised and programmable model, promoting greater agility and a better ability to respond to changes in the business.

And security plays a key role. These new architectures enable the implementation of more advanced and dynamic control policies to protect the systems and information behind FS Group’s strategic processes.

Furthermore, by adopting advanced automation and monitoring tools, we can improve infrastructure management, reduce operational complexity and increase the possibility to prevent potential issues before they can affect services.

This project is crucial in the FS Group’s technological modernisation. Smarter, more resilient and software-defined networks are the foundations to drive innovation, support the growth of digital services and enable the evolution of future mobility.