iland and Masergy deliver enterprise cloud to global software firm
Company Size
200-1,000
Region
- America
- Europe
Country
- United Kingdom
- United States
Product
- iland CloudConnect
- Masergy’s global MPLS network platform
Tech Stack
- VMware
- Microsoft Exchange email server
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Hybrid Cloud
Applicable Industries
- Software
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Process Control & Optimization
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Founded in 1989, privately held IDBS is a global provider of innovative enterprise data management, analytics, and modeling solutions. Headquartered in the UK, IDBS manages and organises data for scientists within a broad range of R&D businesses. With almost 300 employees spread across the world, the company is on a fast growth path within its marketplace and needs to enable collaboration without sacrificing security or speed.
The Challenge
IDBS needed to upgrade its Microsoft Exchange email server and increase availability by deploying a load balancer that would not be affected should its onsite datacenter go down. The company needed a cloud partner it could trust with a hybrid cloud solution that would fit its needs. IDBS uses Masergy as its network infrastructure provider. Masergy operates the largest independent global network platform and also offers fully-integrated cloud communications, cloud-based security and managed network services. Masergy links all IDBS’ sites through a global MPLS network providing a businessgrade connection that experiences virtually no downtime. Therefore, IDBS needed a cloud vendor that was capable of linking to Masergy’s network and maintaining the business-class connection that IDBS required.
The Solution
IDBS is running multiple production systems in the iland cloud such as the Exchange email system and a CRM system. In addition it has a vApp for sales and marketing and the company’s main website is also hosted in the iland cloud environment. Using iland CloudConnect hybrid technology, IDBS leveraged iland’s hybrid cloud solution that allows Masergy customers such as IDBS to connect their VMware environments directly to the iland public cloud environment.
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