Pure Storage , an IT pioneer that delivers Storage-asa-Service in a multi-cloud world , has announced that Metito , a leading global provider of intelligent water management and alternative energy solutions , has deployed Pure ’ s technology to improve the performance of its business-critical applications , provide cost predictability and simplify storage management through a unified dashboard .
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The implementation of Pure ’ s technology at the Metito ’ s primary data centre has resulted in significant improvements in employee productivity and user experience across the organisation .
A leading global provider of intelligent water management and alternative energy solutions , Metito serves around 1,500 users and has over 3,000 projects and experience in over 46 countries . The company is continuously assessing and developing its IT infrastructure , particularly storage , to continue leading the industry at a time where processes and facilities are more rapidly digitising . Metito ’ s previous IT infrastructure solution , a mix of legacy spinning disk drives , had become a limiting factor for performance and the larger technology stack . Commenting on the critical role of storage , Prashant Menon , Metito IT Infrastructure and Support Services Manager , said : “ Any network or server outage can be resolved with no lasting impact but storage is critical in the data centre . When it fails , you are likely left with a lasting impact .”
A six-month procurement process , focused on finding a solution that would deliver performance , predictability and manageability , culminated in Metito selecting Pure Storage as a key technology within its data centre infrastructure . Since switching to Pure , Menon and his team have seen dramatic improvements to IT and end user performance . They have also reduced backup times of critical data from two to three days with the previous solution , down to just 10 to 12 hours with Pure .
“ With the integration of the new storage solution from Pure Storage , a lot of the session timeouts disappeared , allowing a more efficient use of time – users no longer have to restart sessions and / or re-input lost data . We have also achieved a 30 % improvement in application performance throughput which has resulted in increased productivity and a marked improvement in the overall userexperience ,” Menon noted .
Additionally , with Pure1 – Pure ’ s cloud-based storage management solution – the Metito IT team can now easily view all key performance metrics from a single dashboard .
This has enabled them to move to a more proactive management mode , ensuring there is no downtime due to capacity constraints or drop in availability of business-critical applications . The time saved on management is also allowing the team to focus on more innovative projects that can add tangible business value .
“ All the other vendors we considered offered legacy-storage technologies with flash add-on and did not have the required software component to manage it . With Pure1 , we have access to a more advanced solution , the latest technology and we can view all performance metrics from a single dashboard . All at a predictable cost of ownership ” added Menon .
“ As organisations in the region continue to digitally transform , something that has been accelerated in the current climate , it is essential that they shed rigid legacy infrastructures that are a drain on IT resources and budgets and impact employee performance and efficiency ,” commented Assaad El Saadi , Regional Director , Middle East , Pure Storage .
“ At Pure , we are delivering a modern data experience that enables our customers , like Metito , to transform its IT departments , and wider organisations , into true centres of innovation that can serve as catalysts for business growth .” •
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