Client Background
Our client, a well-established automobile distributor, is a licensed dealer of Honda and Mercedes vehicles across India. The client aimed to streamline IT management by minimizing time and manpower costs while enhancing data redundancy monitoring and overall data center efficiency.
Challenges
The client faced several critical challenges:
- Limited Physical Space: The client had minimal space to host a full-scale data center.
- Resource Limitations: Managing a Tier 4 data center independently was resource-intensive and beyond their existing capabilities.
- High Setup and Maintenance Costs: Building and maintaining a Tier 4 data center posed high operational costs.
- Data Redundancy and Real-Time Monitoring Needs: Continuous data monitoring was essential but challenging to achieve without dedicated solutions.
- Environmental Control: Maintaining optimal temperature, pressure, and humidity levels was difficult without specialized equipment.
Solution Delivered
ECS delivered a tailored colocation and data center solution that addressed each challenge:
- Colocation Data Center in Gujarat: Established a Tier 4 data center at the client’s Gift City location in Gandhinagar, providing a secure and resilient environment for hosting IT assets.
- Backup and Recovery Solutions: Installed backup servers and recovery options, ensuring data availability and security at all times.
- Remote Management Capability: Implemented remote monitoring tools, allowing the client’s IT team to manage infrastructure from anywhere.
- Environmental Monitoring Sensors: Deployed sensors for temperature, pressure, and humidity to maintain a stable environment.
- 24/7 Operating System Support: Continuous OS support and monitoring were set up to guarantee uninterrupted performance.
Results
The ECS solution generated substantial improvements for the client:
- Efficient Data Center Management: The Tier 4 data center setup in Ahmedabad met the client’s data management needs effectively.
- Improved Data Redundancy Monitoring: ECS’s best cloud storage solutions enabled continuous data monitoring.
- Enhanced Remote Access: Remote management tools reduced the need for physical presence, optimizing the use of manpower.
- Cost Efficiency and Scalability: The colocation solution proved scalable and cost-effective, supporting the client’s growth.
- Improved Environmental Control: Environmental sensors ensured a stable infrastructure, enhancing equipment longevity.
- Reliable Power Supply: Backup fuel tanks allowed uninterrupted power, securing operations during power outages.
- Energy-Efficient Cooling: Air-cooled, centralized chilled water plants with rapid restart functionality optimized energy consumption.
Conclusion
ECS provided a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient colocation data center solution in Gujarat, allowing the client to optimize data management, enhance team performance, and achieve substantial cost savings. With ECS’s support, the client not only maintained data center operations more efficiently but also gained a competitive advantage in the automobile distribution industry.
