NetApp SolidFire Selected by Globe Telecom

NetApp SolidFire announced that Globe Telecom, Inc., a service telecommunications company in the Philippines, through its Globe Business group, has deployed NetApp SolidFire’s all-flash scale-out storage platform to support its virtual private cloud and dedicated private cloud offerings.

Globe Telecom Headquarter in Manila, Philippines

With NetApp SolidFire’s automated, scalable infrastructure that guarantees performance, Globe Business’ internal and external customers can meet their storage capacity and performance needs at a cost two to three times lower than before.

Globe Business provides an entire suite of products and services for mobile, fixed, broadband, data connections, internet and managed services. With its own network of data centers around the country, Globe Business prides itself on continuously improving value-added services for its customers. In order to accelerate its cloud offerings and give it an even better competitive edge, Globe Business turned to NetApp SolidFire to modernize its data center infrastructure, and in turn, enable its customers to harness cloud technology’s transformational capabilities.

The all-flash architecture met all of Globe Business’ criteria to help its customers embrace cloud-first principles, optimize resources, and maximize business opportunities. Thanks to its volume-level QoS, Globe Business can deliver guaranteed, fast and predictable performance to its customers. With NetApp SolidFire’s scale-out design, customers can scale and control performance and capacity independently, without downtime or disruption. Utilizing NetApp SolidFire’s always-on data-at-rest encryption and real-time replication, customer data always stays safe and secure.

The NetApp SolidFire platform is integrated with vSphere via its REST-based API, allowing for complete automation, instant provisioning and monitoring. These features, in combination with NetApp SolidFire’s data reduction capabilities, enable Globe Business to realize cost-savings that translate into competitive pricing options for its customers. In addition, NetApp SolidFire’s partner AISC, Inc. assisted Globe Business with solution positioning and continues to provide quality vendor support.

“With its flexibility and cost efficiency, more and more companies in the Philippines are taking advantage of cloud computing. As they demand higher performance versus just capacity, we realized that adding more disks to the rack was too expensive and inefficient,” said Mike Frausing, Globe senior advisor for enterprise and IT enabled services group. “With NetApp SolidFire’s all-flash scale-out architecture, our customers have confidence that we can meet their needs for guaranteed levels of performance. We can offer reliable cloud services at a better price, providing a competitive – and a domestic – alternative to foreign cloud providers.“

“With storage infrastructure fueled by NetApp SolidFire, Globe Business can now deliver services with the speed and agility demanded by their customers,” said Stuart Oliver, global service provider programs manager, NetApp SolidFire. “By deploying NetApp SolidFire’s all-flash storage, Globe Business was able to build its next-generation cloud service environment to successfully serve the cloud and hosting needs of its customers and a become a disruptor in an increasingly competitive market.“

“The telecom market in the Philippines is among the most vibrant and innovative in AsiaPac region with service providers offering innovative data services to help businesses and consumers successfully embark into IDC’s 3rd Platform era,” said Rajnish Arora, VP, enterprise computing, IDC AsiaPac. “By providing differentiated services like guaranteed performance and scale-out storage, cloud service providers gain a significant edge over their competition and are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the most demanding customers.“