Tech Company Enables Scaling Capacity on Demand using CaaS

Celstream , a global product engineering services company required an on-demand, flexible cloud solution, which could be provisioned through a Web-based user interface that would allow the company to better manage IT resources and achieve cost efficiencies, while also benefiting from exceptional performance and security. The company chose the Computing-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution which provided extreme flexibility, enabling Celstream to scale computing capacity up or down on demand, according to the company's business needs. It also helped the company to hand off management of its network infrastructure to free up resources to focus on strategic communications needs, and to explore options to enable on-demand downloads from its customers.

Source: Verizon

BPO Company Uses CaaS Solution To Host Secure Portal, Saves 35 Percent On Cost

Intelenet, a global contact-center providing services to global Fortune 500 companies, needed a secure, high-capacity, flexible and scalable computing environment for a high-priority project. It used the Computing-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution to create a new computing environment without the need to invest in dedicated hardware and software. The solution enabled Intelenet to cost-efficiently scale up its technology infrastructure in just hours and to make key applications available to the project team within just five days while providing savings of about 35 percent versus building the infrastructure on its own. The company also enjoys Daily billing, integrated security, automated provisioning and integrated storage and backup services to support business continuity.

Source: Verizon

Japanese Bank Speeds up Remote File Access by 95%, Reduces Bandwidth Consumption

Japan's Nagasaki Bank - established in 1911, was looking to help its employees across 32 branch locations become more efficient and productive by reducing the amount of time needed to access centralized files, such as MS Excel and MS Word documents over the Wide Area Network (WAN). The solution was to use a combination of WAN optimization technologies, including protocol optimization, object caching, byte caching, compression and bandwidth management to speed the delivery of centrally-stored files or content and accelerate the response time for applications. This reduced file access time from four to five minutes to 14 to 20 seconds, a maximum 95 percent reduction in access time. This also helped reduce the consumption of WAN bandwidth through the use of caching at each branch which eliminates duplicate data transfer.

Source: Blue Coat

UK Police Use WAN Optimization To Speed Access To Centralized Files; Reduce Log On Times From 20 Min To A Few Seconds

Hampshire Constabulary - responsible for policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in Southern England was looking to accelerate application delivery for 7,000 employees working between 85 police sites across two counties. They officers were bogged down in administrative tasks and paperwork, by a slow log on process to centralized applications, such as print and file services, limiting the time they spent in the field. The solution was to implement WAN Acceleration technology which utilized a combination of caching, protocol optimization, bandwidth management and compression to dramatically reducing log on times from 20 minutes to a few seconds for the police officers.

Source: Blue Coat

IT Network Monitoring and Response System Makes Railway Services Company Secure, Compliant.

Railway Services Corporation felt the need to monitor and manage its networking devices and servers spread across their headquarters and surrounding offices, from a single console. It also wanted to establish a Security Information Management System and integrated network intelligence. After initial assessments, a developed business and project plan based on a compliant IT architecture was provided. It was equipped to help the customer analyze data to rapidly locate known and unknown attacks, and respond to one proactively. The solution's proactive threat management features, which allow centralized security knowledge management, make the entire network absolutely secure. Information security awareness among internal users was also greatly improved.

Source: 3i Infotech

Servicing a Nation of Cars

With a virtually non-existent third-party automotive services sector, India, one of the fastest growing car markets in the world, was ripe for Carnation's intervention. Maruti icon Jagdish Khattar, Carnation's founder, is setting the benchmark in this business in India.

Carnation has recognized early that information technology will play a critical role in achieving its vision 2012 - to become a complete auto solutions provider of choice to customers across the country.

"The company hadn't even started commercial operations, but decided to invest in such a tool (as SAP) with management buy-in," said Carnation CIO Mohit Agarwal. "It is a clear indication that technology is a critical component our business model."

Source: TCS

BT Consolidates, Streamlines Infrastructure E2E Testing

BT, one of the world's leading providers of communications and technology services. It is committed to its mission to offer customers the maximum possible choice, by making available new products and services that would enable communications from anywhere to any device. Specifically, the company aimed to enhance the customer experience and increase speed to market while cutting costs. To make their offerings robust, the company realized the need for a stringent and well-managed End-to-End (E2E) testing service, which is crucial to ensure quality and interoperability. TCS was selected to provide an E2E managed Test service for Global Services and Common Infrastructure testing.

Source: TCS

Deutsche Börse Group Ensures Reliable, Innovative Capital Market Solutions

Deutsche Börse Group is one of the largest exchange organizations worldwide. Its comprehensive product and services portfolio provides international investors, financial institutions, and organizations with secure transactions in capital markets. Deutsche Börse Systems AG offers extremely reliable systems and innovative process solutions - with dependable and flexible support from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Collaboration with TCS creates important advantages for Deutsche Börse Systems, particularly given their tight schedules and budgets.

Source: TCS

Village Dreams

When Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar decided to revamp their business technology, the exercise brought to fore the need to better understand the rural customer - that became the underlying theme for all that Hariyali did and has planned for itself in the next three to five years, along with its technology partner Tata Consultancy Services.

With TCS's help Hariyali, the agricultural retail arm of DCM Sriram Consolidated Ltd., is transforming its IT into a business enabler capable of providing a real-time 360-degree view of the farmer-customer-supplier, who is at the heart of its business.

Source: TCS

Scalable Data Center Improves Availability and Enhances Uptime; Helps State Connect With Citizens

The State Government of an Indian Union Territory was able to overcome an aging infrastructure to grow and expand its IT architecture and provide a 24x7 service delivery channel for all its Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Citizens (G2C) services by hosting a primary Data Center. The solution was to design the Data Center and DR sites with a scalable modular infrastructure that would quickly reduce outages to improve the quality of its services. It was able to implement industry best practices and stringent security measures, improve on-demand technical support, eliminate unexpected downtime and provide service availability on a 24x7 basis.

Source: 3i Infotech