Red Hat, the global leader in open source solutions, has partnered with DenizBank, one of Turkey’s top private banks, to drive a comprehensive AI transformation using Red Hat OpenShift AI. This collaboration is aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, accelerating AI project timelines, and empowering data scientists with scalable, self-service development environments.
Key Highlights:
1. AI-Driven Transformation Across DenizBank
- DenizBank launched a major workflow transformation to integrate AI into its daily operations.
- The initiative was spearheaded by Intertech, its IT subsidiary, in response to increasing project demands and lagging model deployment speeds.
2. Red Hat OpenShift AI Enables Scalable AI/ML Pipelines
- By deploying Red Hat OpenShift AI, DenizBank established a standardized platform across on-premise and public cloud environments.
- The platform automated and scaled data science workflows, improving model development, deployment, and serving.
3. Enhanced Productivity for 120+ Data Scientists
- Red Hat’s AI infrastructure supports over 120 data scientists across departments like risk, marketing, and customer relations.
- Self-service capabilities and plug-and-play functionality now allow faster data validation, model training, and deployment.
4. Dramatic Reduction in Time-to-Market
- Microservices model deployment was reduced from several days to just 10 minutes.
- Automated scaling of GPU resources improved cost efficiency and enabled simultaneous workloads without additional hardware.
5. Seamless Integration with DevOps & GitOps
- Intertech aligned Red Hat OpenShift AI with existing DevOps practices, delivering a tailored and future-proof AI development experience.
- This alignment ensured pipeline automation, quality control, and standardization across the organization.
Business Impact Highlights:
- Improved Credit Risk Prediction: Enhanced AI models improve decision-making on loan qualifications.
- Advanced Fraud Detection: AI is used to quickly identify suspicious financial behavior.
- Efficient Resource Utilization: GPUs and compute resources are scaled dynamically, reducing hardware overhead.
- Standardized Development Environments: Consistency in model development enhances reproducibility and collaboration.
Executive Commentary:
Haluk Tekin, Country Manager, Türkiye and CIS, Red Hat:
“Red Hat OpenShift AI brings open source innovation into enterprise AI. We’re proud to support DenizBank in transforming its operations and accelerating time-to-market.”
Okan Çetinkaya, Chief Data Officer, DenizBank:
“Our partnership with Red Hat empowers our data scientists to work in a streamlined and standardized environment that fosters innovation.”
Ömer Uyar, CEO, Intertech:
“The integration of Red Hat OpenShift AI enhances autonomy, productivity, and quality in AI development. We’re excited about the measurable improvements it brings.”
Looking Ahead:
DenizBank plans to migrate all AI workloads and data scientists to Red Hat OpenShift AI. Future initiatives include:
- Improving compute resource utilization (CPU, GPU, memory)
- Enhancing inferencing capabilities and model performance
- Creating a universal AI development platform for broader scalability
