Intelligent Data Centres Issue 48 | Page 38

FEATURE need for intervention by my team , or any impact on our operations .”
Next steps
“ We ’ ve been incredibly impressed by the speed of deployment , performance and ease of use of Nutanix . Consequently , we are now in the process of replicating this success and implementing Nutanix for our two sister companies – Greenfields Agriculture and Hydrotek Engineering ,” said D ’ Souza .
As per the compliance requirements of some of its partner brands , MNH is required to backup data and applications to the cloud . “ This is another area that we ’ re exploring as we are keen to leverage our Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure to facilitate backups to Microsoft Azure .”
“ We expect MNH to continue its expansion through strategic investments and acquisitions . Usually , the consolidation of IT systems associated with such activities introduce IT complexity ,” D ’ Souza added . “ But given how easy app migration is on the Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure , my team and I are confident we can effortlessly support these needs of the business as it continues to grow .”
PREVIOUSLY , A COMPLETE RESTORE WOULD TAKE UP TO
24 HOURS FROM OUR DISASTER RECOVERY SITE TO OUR MAIN DATA CENTRE .
IN COMPARISON , NUTANIX ACHIEVES THE SAME IN UNDER
FIVE MINUTES . comparison , Nutanix achieves the same in under five minutes ,” said D ’ Souza . “ Given the scale of our operations and the volume of customer enquiries and sales we service every minute , having the capability to recover from any downtime within a few minutes justifies our investment .”
Moreover , citing an example of how the rapid , proactive support from Nutanix ensures it is ‘ business-as-usual ’ even when things do go wrong , D ’ Souza said : “ We once had a node go down in our DR site due to a process being corrupted . Nutanix ’ s remote support team identified and diagnosed the issue before we even raised a ticket , and within just three days , we had a new node installed without
“ In my experience , it is the perfect combination of market-leading technology , with highly-dedicated local expertise that makes Nutanix such a capable and reliable Digital Transformation partner ,” D ’ Souza concluded . �
Key results
• Reduced TCO and complexity : Replaced complex multivendor infrastructure with a cost-effective , easy-tomanage environment .
• Increased performance : Ensures high performance of digital services for customers and employees and supports resource-hungry workloads .
• Enhanced reliability : Reduced RTO from 24 hours to under five minutes ensuring availability of critical applications and data .
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