CASE STUDY
Data Center Migration and Core Modernization for a Leading Mining Company
iLink Digital helped the client to migrate their data centre from Australia to Malaysia. The client’s IT infrastructure faced several critical challenges, necessitating a comprehensive data center migration and core modernization by establishing a robust security infrastructure. Our comprehensive approach mitigated immediate risks while ensuring significant cost savings, improved efficiency, and enhanced security.
Industry
Mining
Company size
501-1000 Employees
Headquarters
East Perth, Western Australia
About Client
The client is a leading Australian rare earths mining and processing company, offering a stable supply of rare earths, powering a wide range of high-tech and green technology applications. Their commitment to sustainable mining practices and environmental stewardship has solidified their position as a strategic partner in the global supply chain.
Challenge
- ● Outdated operating systems and databases pose significant risks such as security breaches, data loss, higher costs, performance, and reliability issues.
- ● Lack of security best practices, reliable backup systems, and disaster recovery mechanisms, leading to a single point of failure.
- ● Poor maintenance of systems and applications with outdated endpoint patching.
- ● Lack of documentation complicated maintenance and troubleshooting efforts.
- ● Numerous unused and underutilized servers with no fault tolerance resulted in inefficient resource usage and several hundred thousand dollars in direct costs.
Solutions
- ● Initial Workshop & Assessment: Conducted a workshop with key stakeholders and detailed audit of existing infrastructure to identify critical areas of improvement.
- ● Phased Migration Plan: Developed a phased migration plan in collaboration with the client’s IT team, focusing on minimizing disruption.
- ● Core Modernization: Strategically implemented infrastructure modernization for updated operating systems and databases to supported versions.
- ● Data Center Migration: Migrated workloads, servers, and applications to a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in Malaysia and to O365.
- ● Security Enhancements: Implemented security best practices, reliable backup systems, and comprehensive disaster recovery to ensure data integrity and business continuity.
- ● Quality Assurance: Conducted a thorough QA of all migrated servers and applications, aligning with business expectations and performance benchmarks.
- ● Complete Cleanup: Decommissioned 55% of unused servers with zero downtime to optimize resources, saving several thousand dollars in recurring costs.
Business Impact
Increased Productivity & Security Standards
Enhanced Scalability & Security
Enhanced Reliability & Availability
Decommissioned 55% of Unused Servers with Zero Downtime
Cost Savings Up to Several Thousand Dollars
Improved Operational Efficiency
