Netmagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an NTT Communications Group company, is a leading data-center and Cloud service provider in India, which has grown to support the increasing requirement for always-on access to online digital data, video surveillance and other cloud-based services. Netmagic has 7 world-class data-centres situated in major business districts in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and Chennai, with more than 10,000 servers and other communication devices to manage. They support the data storage requirements of over 2,000 enterprise customers spanning a wide range of industries including banking and financial services, e-commerce, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, education and more.
Challenge
Netmagic uses a combination of self-developed open-source tools to provide advanced data storage and management services to its customers, and needs a highly-available, scalable and dynamic IT infrastructure. So when the company decided to renew its datacenter networks in Bangalore and Mumbai, only a feature-rich, cutting-edge solution could do.
The data-centers in Bangalore and Mumbai, named Bangalore3 and Mumbai5 respectively, required major network redesigns. Netmagic had three major requirements for the winning proposal. The network had to be non-stop because data centers operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; second, the chosen products are capable of processing large amounts of IP CCTV data for security and surveillance, building management and access control; and lastly, Netmagic wanted the total solution from a single vendor who could provide the design of the new networks, industry-leading products, and top-notch support for the installation and commissioning of the new networks.
Netmagic appointed NK Jain and Epsilon Design for physical security consultancy. After careful consideration of proposals from several network vendors, Netmagic selected a complete Allied Telesis network solution.
Solution
Allied Telesis designed highly-reliable data-center networks and installed feature-rich products to create a resilient solution that Netmagic needed. x510 series stackable Gigabit switches are installed in both networks’ core and distribution layers of Bangalore3 and Mumbai5 Data-centers. These switches provide powerful resiliency, security and management features in a compact and highly-reliable package. The x510 switches are deployed in pairs using Allied Telesis Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCStack™), allowing them to function as a single virtual device, providing load balancing and redundancy. Using VCStack in both the networks’ core and distribution layers provides Netmagic with a high-performing solution with the capacity to support large amounts of IP CCTV data that is processed and stored in their data-centers.
The x510 switches also have dual power supplies for high reliability. Coupled with the resilient network design, the new solution guarantees always-on access to online information.
Several Netmagic support engineers are now certified by Allied Telesis, and manage the ongoing needs of the datacenter networks.
Success
The network renewal was smoothly completed without any trouble, and has been operating without issue ever since. The new network was constructed in managed phases, and was carried out with hands-on technical support from Allied Telesis every step of the way. The new data-center networks support Netmagic in supplying world-class data and CCTV storage, as well as Cloud-based services to their many valued customers, 24 hours a day, every day.
“We needed a totally redundant, non-stop network capable of processing large amounts of IP CCTV data. We also wanted a complete solution that included both network design and products. Allied Telesis provided excellent support during installation, and we were very happy with both the service and solution we received ”
– Mahesh Kumar Patil
Assistant General Manager, Netmagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
