{"id":182074,"date":"2026-09-21T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T00:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swordgroupstg.wpengine.com\/uk\/?post_type=case_study&#038;p=182074"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:48:32","slug":"reducing-it-operating-costs","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.sword-group.com\/uk\/case_study\/reducing-it-operating-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing IT Operating Costs by 35% and Strengthening Global Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;214477&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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