Proact to Virtualize and Secure Ballingslöv

Ballingslöv AB, a Nordic kitchen and bathroom manufacturer, is
commissioning Proact IT Group AB to
implement a new infrastructure and virtualise the company’s Swedish IT
environment.

DR is also being implemented to enhance the security of the organisation. This
project began in December 2011 and is expected to be completed in March 2012.

This new infrastructure means that Ballingslöv is making a switch
from 55 physical to just six virtual servers. The existing data volume being
transferred from the old system will also be compressed to about 50 per cent of
its original size using deduplication technology.

"Our objective for the
project has been to enhance efficiency, uptime and security in our IT
environment as this controls many of our most important production processes. The
solution developed by Proact now gives us full redundancy in the system and
comprehensive disaster recovery. And as well as having a secure IT environment,
we are also significantly reducing our energy consumption," says Gert
Franzén, Head of IT at Ballingslöv AB.

In addition to a virtualised infrastructure, Proact will be
implementing a DR solution. This DR is based on synchronised data mirroring,
automatic snapshot monitoring of the system and a backup to a secondary disk
solution. This means that if anything unexpected disrupts the system, data
is secure and available without interruption.

"The infrastructure and
security solution which we are supplying is compliant with Ballingslöv’s zero
tolerance of stoppages and data loss. Safe in this knowledge, Ballingslöv will
be able to focus on their core business and not have to worry about potential
data loss or production downtime," says Martin Ödman, Regional Manager
at Proact.

The Proact solution for Ballingslöv AB includes servers, switches
and VMware virtualisation software. Snap products from NetApp are used for
mirroring and backup.