Nizhny Novgorod Vodokanal accelerates digital transformation of its infrastructure with Cisco solutions

2021: Upgrading Server and Network Platforms

JSC Nizhny Novgorod Vodokanal has updated the server and network platforms. This became known on October 18, 2021. The Cisco HyperFlex Edge hyperconvergent system formed the basis of the IT infrastructure and expanded the opportunities for innovative development of the company. The partner of the project was the system integrator INCO.

{{quote 'One of the main priorities of the company's development strategy is customer orientation, - said the Alexander Ermolchev director of information technology JSC Nizhny Novgorod Vodokanal. - And this means that the issues of subscribers should be resolved quickly, efficiently, without loss. data High service delivery can only be achieved with absolute reliability and uninterrupted operation of all services. The update made it possible to achieve the target state, becoming the foundation for working in a hyperconvergent environment.}}

By the time the project was launched, the existing network equipment had ceased to meet the requirements of the company, and the servers needed to be replaced due to moral and physical wear and tear. Part of the IT infrastructure was in the cloud, but the storage did not meet the expectations of the enterprise and required extra costs. In addition, at the disposal of Nizhny Novgorod Vodokanal had a site on which it was planned to place reserve capacities to ensure fault tolerance in case of failure of the main site.

Hyperconvergent infrastructure Cisco HyperFlex Edge, which includes, servers[[Storage System ' storage]] and virtualization platform, has become the core of the updated IT infrastructure. As it was decided to use Cisco UCS to upgrade network and server platforms, includes standard x86 industrial servers, network, and storage access. System implemented with Cisco Consolidated Service Management Solution Intersight. The solution allows you to quickly and remotely resolve any issues that arise: intelligent visualization, optimization, and orchestration of applications and infrastructure in a hybrid environment.

In addition to the already existing one, an additional data center was built - high-performance and cost-effective. Two independent sites are combined using fiber-optic networks. Each of the two Cisco HyperFlex Edge clusters includes three servers. Provides hardware replication and recovery in case of refusal. Data from the cloud was moved to the local environment, but the ability to Flexible migration of virtual machines from the local cloud to the public cloud without increasing the total cost of the solution. Virtualization systems are integrated, and virtual machines are moved to the built data center, followed by replication between clusters. As part of the project, a dedicated complex was implemented backup built on the Cisco UCS hardware platform. Among its advantages are the speed of copying and the preservation of information, as well as access to the "library" of critical files and data.

Due to the transition to the latest generation processors and data storage in the All-Flash array, the speed of the main services of Nizhny Novgorod Vodokanal JSC has increased. Resource allocation in A hyperconvergent environment allows you to quickly deploy services. Since Information duplicated within Cisco Hyperflex Edge infrastructure, data loss risk minimized. Decision network and server hardware issues in the data center segment means that the infrastructure is ready for further development and implementation of complex projects, including in the field of strengthening information security, hybrid mode implementation, BYOD concept implementation, etc.

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{{quote 'Customer's comprehensive network and server infrastructure upgrade project demonstrated our Transformability, Support, and Maintenance of Enterprise Information Systems high class, "said Sergey Bezpalov, general director of INCO Group of Companies. - Use of products Cisco in the implementation of the project allowed to increase the speed of network connection to servers in several once. IT infrastructure has become more secure and secure: the enterprise is ready for challenges and achievements.}}