Driving new scientific research with a Prefabricated Modular Data Center solution
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Asia
Country
- Israel
Product
- IBM GTS Infrastructure Services – Resiliency Services
- IBM Prefabricated Modular Data Center
- Schneider Electric Data Center Solutions and Services
Tech Stack
- Data Center Infrastructure
- Resiliency Services
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Energy Saving
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- Life Sciences
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Business Operation
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
As part of the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Nancy & Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine (G-INCPM) is an advanced research facility, providing Israeli scientists with state-of-the-art genomics, protein profiling, drug discovery and bioinformatics resources. Founded in 2012, the G-INCPM helps pave the way for new scientific discoveries that can advance the development of personalized medicine. The organization brings together academic, medical and biomedical industry researchers, giving them access to cutting-edge technology. Researchers require powerful servers and large-capacity storage environments to collect, analyze and store the data produced through research.
The Challenge
As the G-INCPM has grown over the years, it began to reach the limits of its current data center. The IT team needed to expand the capacity of IT resources to support a rising number of researchers and facilitate increasingly complex, data-intensive research. Finding a solution that could be deployed quickly was key; the IT team did not want to slow down the addition of new researchers or place technology limitations on research projects. At the same time, the IT team wanted to retain control over its infrastructure and help ensure the tightest security for research data. The team also wanted to keep any new data center in close physical proximity to its IT staff and existing facilities.
The Solution
IBM® Global Technology Services® (GTS) worked with Schneider Electric to design, build and deploy a Prefabricated Modular Data Center (PMDC) solution. The solution enabled the G-INCPM to add capacity quickly and economically while retaining tight control and security over IT resources. IBM GTS oversaw the processes of designing, building and deploying the PMDC solution. First, GTS worked with the IT team from G-INCPM to define requirements and assemble an initial design concept. The GTS team then worked with Schneider Electric—a global specialist in energy management and automation, and a longtime strategic IBM Business Partner—to develop the plan for building the solution. After completing a detailed design, the GTS team collaborated with the Schneider Electric engineers working in Spain to meet all of the technical requirements of the G-INCPM as well as all of the Israeli import requirements and standards.
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