Emarat data centres initially housed just a few servers and a simple network. However, over the last few years, a large amount of equipment had been added along with a more complex infrastructure to meet Emarat's needs.
The end result was almost 70 servers with one box per application and this provided numerous challenges for Emarat's IT team including space, power consumption and cooling. This prompted a move to blade technology.
"Emarat has a fairly complex IT infrastructure with a variety of applications and networks fully supported by the IT department. We have seen rapid growth and expansion of the organization and therefore needed a highly scalable technology to support this. Combining all our applications over blade technology really helped address current issues with servers and related components in the infrastructure," said Shahul Hameed, IT Manager at Emarat.
Alpha Data commenced the project earlier this year and completed it within 10 weeks.
"We have a very in depth understanding of Emarat, nevertheless; the project was challenging as it revolved around changing the infrastructure from an existing SAN technology to HP blade technology taking into consideration the migration for legacy data and all the accompanied issues. We studied Emarat's existing infrastructure and researched their background so that the integration went smoothly," said Benny Johnson - SME Head at Alpha Data.
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- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 25 - 2009 at 13:16
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Emarat General Petroleum Corporation (EMARAT) the largest suppliers for petroleum products in the Northern Emirates updated their data centres using HP Blade technology. The installation was implemented by the UAE's leading multi-disciplined systems integrator, Alpha Data.
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About Alpha DataFounded in 1981, Alpha Data is one of the largest IT and Telecom Solutions companies in the Emirates with offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Alpha Data strives to build long-term client relationships based on mutual trust and respect.
With a team of over 650 qualified personnel, Alpha Data provides complete end-to-end solutions in the following areas of expertise: Networks and Telecommunications, Infrastructure Cabling, Enterprise Computing, ELV Multimedia and Security. Each of our specialist areas is backed up by highly qualified presales and post sales support teams who handle both project implementation and post-sales support.
Beyond our offering, what count most to our clients are the technical skills of our staff. Alpha Data's people have both high level industry certification & in depth experience in their respective fields.
About Emarat
Emarat is currently the UAE's leading national petroleum brand. Established by the UAE government in 1981 to market and distribute petroleum, Emarat now supplies a wide range of allied products and services.
Emarat is committed to making life better for its customers by delivering the highest quality products and services. Emarat also has a strong social and environmental programme that supports community interests.
Emarat undertook a re-branding programme in 1996, and gains great benefit from having a strong brand that combines memorable design with exceptional customer service.
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Alpha Data
Marketing Department
P.O. Box 45384
Abu Dhabi, UAE
T 02 6333 644
F 02 6211924
Posted by Nadeen El AjouSunday, October 25 - 2009 at 13:16 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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