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project background
Banking operations are a delicate matter. The bank’s client services must be continually enhanced to remain competitive. But accessibility cannot be compromised, even with improvements.
The IT infrastructure division of the bank manages two Kyiv-based data centers. For mission-critical banking applications, backup, and recovery, the team recently had to switch to a new storage platform.
about the customer
About company
Modern universal bank Credit Agricole Bank is one of the most dependable and stable banks in Ukraine. It is shown by the highest national long-term Fitch rating in Ukraine, AAA, leading positions in ratings of bank stability and deposit reliability, as well as accolades from illustrious Ukrainian periodicals. Credit Agricole (France), one of the biggest financial conglomerates in the world, is the bank’s owner.
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our results
task immersion
Audit of the current customer’s Storage System The design of solutions based on the previous experience of the bank’s specialists.
solutions
Credit Agricole has been using NetApp ONTAP to manage storage for about 8 years. Product knowledge proved to be an important factor when choosing a vendor. Other vendors’ solutions have not provided sufficient performance or caused support issues before. Installing the NetApp FAS 9000 storage array and NetApp MetroCluster for emergency recovery was part of the solution.
result
Operational versatility has grown as a result of architecture simplification. The Storage System was updated, which increased the system’s key performance indicators and helped the bank to keep expanding its business despite the pandemic. The administration cost was reduced, and software support expanded.
technical results:
- Significantly increased speed of virtual environment data backup
- Ultra-fast deployment of thousands of virtual machines
- Latency for demanding applications is less than a millisecond
- Expanded software support
new business opportunities
optimization
The complex architecture was simplified, which boosted operational versatility and will benefit the client in the long run.
agility
The bank was able to keep operating without disruptions while 80% of the workforce quickly switched to remote work.
upgrading
The latency is less than one millisecond for high performance applications. Amount of service outages during backup operations decreased significantly.
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