Spielo International Takes Bet on NextiraOne in Austria

NextiraOne LLC has been appointed
by Spielo International Canada ULC, a supplier of
games, gaming equipment and system solutions based in Unterpremstätten/Graz, to
create a virtualised dynamic data centre (VDDC).

This will provide an IT infrastructure. The contract followed a consultation process.

In order to achieve the implementation, the
NextiraOne team worked with its existing technology partners Cisco, NetApp and
VMware. Working to their distinct areas of expertise, Cisco brought its
know-how in server solutions, routers and switches, NetApp in storage solutions
and VMware for the virtualisation of the IT infrastructure. NextiraOne’s
experts were responsible for the overall planning and co-ordination, pulling
all aspects together into one solution.

The end result speaks for itself: the implementation of
the data centre has meant that all Spielo International’s world-wide sites
could be networked via IP. By virtualising the entire IT infrastructure Spielo
International will be able to manage all servers, networking and storage
resources in future from the development centre in Unterpremstätten, using a
centralised and managed platform. This will reduce costs and increase
efficiency.

In order to ensure the operation of the system NextiraOne
trained the company’s IT team how to use the system, which is also known as the
FlexPod solution.

NextiraOne created a company platform for the secure
storage of the company’s data. This allows date to be stored in archives and
thus ensures that no data will be lost in the future. The new data centre also
means that all employees can have access to all applications and information at
any time irrespective of where they are. By increasing the volume of data, performance, reliability and faster data connection has also been
achieved.

A major focus in the networking of each business’s sites was the
security of the IT infrastructure. NextiraOne created a logical separation
between internal and external servers, applications and authorisations in order
to protect the company’s know-how. This guarantees that no confidential
information can be leaked or accessed by unauthorised persons. This is
important for Spielo International, especially in the sensitive area of games
development.

"The NextiraOne experts constantly
gave us great confidence in their competence and the results clearly
demonstrate the professionalism of the team. Our new IT infrastructure and data
centre is proving to be extremely reliable and efficient and this is creating a
solid foundation for our future success," said Robert Picher, Team
Leader IT-Infrastructure at Spielo International Austria.

Margarete Schramböck, CEO of NextiraOne Austria, commented: "NextiraOne has once again been able to
demonstrate its professional project management skills and holistic approach.
The new, fully redundant system makes the configuration and administration of
the IT infrastructure possible at any time and without any loss of quality even
during normal daily business hours. This is saving the company time and money."