COUNTRY FOCUS : TUNISIA
Coficab is a global provider of design , manufacturing and sales of automotive cables and wires . A subsidiary of the Elloumi Group , the company was founded in 1992 by Hichem Elloumi . Recently , the company partnered with Veeam to standardise its backup strategy as it continues to modernise its IT infrastructure and enhance operations . Manda Banda finds out why Coficab selected Veeam to ensure data availability , integrity and security of its IT infrastructure .
Coficab standardises its strategy with Veeam
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A member of Elloumi Group , Coficab is a Tunisian global company specialised in the design , manufacturing and sales of automotive electric wires and cables . The company , which employs 4,500 people , is located in 13 countries with 13 production sites , six advanced distribution centres and three centres of excellence . As an international manufacturer at the forefront of technology , Coficab is focused on innovation and a range of high value-added products for all future trends in the automotive industry .
The business challenge at the heart of its strategy , with a significant budget allocated to research and development ( R & D ), to offer high value-added products that meet the specific needs of its customers .
Coficab ’ s operations run , 24 hours a day , seven days a week and 365 days a year and the entire production chain is fully dependent on IT infrastructure . The need for availability is crucial for Coficab . Any business interruption , due to a server failure , a computer attack or any other cause , is synonymous with great difficulty for Coficab towards its internal teams and its customers .
“ One in five cars in the world is designed with Coficab cables , which are certified by the world ’ s main leading car manufacturers and attach great importance to the quality of the customer experience ,” explained Sami Benzid , Corporate IT Infrastructure Manager , Coficab . In addition to being renowned for the quality of its products , Coficab is at the forefront of technology and places innovation
Walid Nasri , Project Manager , Corporate IT Infrastructure , Coficab , said : “ After a 15 or 30 minute downtime , we start to receive telephone calls in droves to the IT team , demanding that we restore IT service availability as soon as possible for production to resume with minimal impact . It is our daily life . When downtimes longer than 30 minutes occur – and they do sometimes – they partially affect our production
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