Empowering Federal Agencies: A Self-Funded Path to IT Modernization with Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street

Federal agencies today face a critical challenge: how to modernize mission-critical IT and ERP applications while navigating shrinking budgets, escalating support costs, and increasingly complex cybersecurity and compliance landscapes. Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street have joined forces to provide federal agencies with a strategic, cost-effective solution to modernize their IT infrastructures. This transformational approach breaks traditional vendor lock-in, dramatically reduces costs, and empowers agencies to reinvest in innovation, resilience, and mission objectives.

Breaking Free from Vendor Lock-In and Excessive Costs

Legacy ERP and IT systems, especially platforms like SAP, VMware, and Oracle, have become foundational to federal operations. However, these systems are often encumbered by rigid vendor contracts, mandatory upgrades, and rising maintenance fees. Rimini Street’s third-party support model disrupts this cycle by replacing traditional vendor support with comprehensive and customizable services. By transitioning to Rimini Street, agencies can achieve:

• Up to 50% immediate savings on annual support and maintenance fees.
• Up to 90% reduction in total cost of ownership.
• Extended lifecycle support for existing IT and ERP systems by up to fifteen additional years, avoiding forced migrations and upgrades.

These savings empower agencies to gain autonomy over their IT roadmaps and redirect resources toward crucial modernization initiatives, directly aligning budget allocations with mission-critical objectives.

A Roadmap for Self-Funded Innovation

With immediate cost savings realized through Rimini Street's optimized support model, agencies can reinvest into modernization initiatives without requiring additional funding. Key investment areas include:

• AI and Advanced Analytics: Streamlining operations, automating workflows, and enhancing decision-making capabilities.
• Cloud Migration: Strategically transitioning to hybrid or cloud environments at a pace that suits agency-specific needs.
• Enhanced Cybersecurity: Deploying proactive threat management, vulnerability scanning, patch automation, and adopting Zero Trust architectures.
• Operational Agility: Leveraging Rimini Street’s modular services—Manage, Consult, Protect, Connect, Watch—to future-proof IT infrastructures.

With the ability to self-fund innovation initiatives, federal agencies can proactively modernize their mission-critical IT systems, rather than playing catch up with reactive configuration and security tasks.

Strengthening Cybersecurity and Ensuring Regulatory Compliance

Emerging cybersecurity threats and shifting compliance requirements remain a persistent challenge for federal IT systems. Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street’s partnership specifically addresses these concerns by:

• Implementing managed security services that reduce risk exposure without downtime or costly upgrades.
• Providing proactive vulnerability management, comprehensive security patching, and continuous monitoring to maintain compliance with federal standards.
• Ensuring audit readiness and enhanced data protection through robust backups, audit trails, and compliance dashboards.

This layered defense strategy ensures systems remain resilient, secure, and audit-ready—without disruptive downtime or forced system changes.

Ensuring Operational Resilience and Reducing Downtime

Operational continuity is paramount for federal agencies. Merlin Cyber, along with Rimini Street, Veeam, and Nutanix, enables agencies to self-fund modernization of their IT infrastructure by transitioning from VMware to Nutanix, all while minimizing operational disruption:

• Veeam’s agentless backup solutions and advanced ransomware protection ensure data integrity during transitions.
• Nutanix’s scalable and unified infrastructure management enables near-zero downtime migrations and simplifies ongoing system administration.

This phased modernization approach not only improves infrastructure agility but also ensures mission-critical systems remain available throughout the process.

Realizing Vendor Independence and Strategic Flexibility

Federal agencies achieve greater control over their technology roadmaps by eliminating restrictive vendor dependencies. Agencies benefit by:

• Maintaining perpetual licenses, thus avoiding forced transitions to subscription-based models.
• Empowering internal IT teams to concentrate on strategic objectives rather than reactive maintenance.
• Tailoring modernization and integration projects to agency-specific operational and mission-critical requirements.

Why Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street?

Together, Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street offer a proven, comprehensive solution specifically designed to meet the unique needs of federal agencies:

• Cost Avoidance: Significant long-term savings to reinvest in mission-critical modernization.
• Enhanced Security & Compliance: Robust, proactive protection tailored for the federal landscape.
• Tailored Support: Dedicated, senior-level support engineers ensuring rapid issue resolution and minimal downtime.
• Mission Alignment: Customized modernization roadmaps aligning precisely with federal agency objectives.

Empowering Federal Missions Through Innovation

Federal agencies no longer need to choose between maintaining legacy systems and investing in modernization. Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street's partnership offers a practical, budget-conscious path forward, enabling agencies to enhance operational efficiency, improve security postures, and ensure compliance—all while strategically self-funding the path to modernization.

Discover more about transforming your agency’s IT approach at merlincyber.com and riministreet.com.