Informatics Academy – Together We Innovate

Our Partner

Cloud Kinetics (previously InfoFabrica) is a premium provider of Digital Solutions that enables our customers from Enterprises, Media service providers and ISV’s to realize their Digital transformation objectives, with minimal dependence on infrastructure elements. Our platform-driven services are purpose-built to accelerate our customers’ digital transformation journey, in an agile, secure and scalable manner.

With a deep respect for and understanding of the customers business needs, Cloud Kinetics was able to provide a complete solution quickly and within budget
As Informatics lacked dedicated IT expertise the role of advisor was crucial, Cloud Kinetics identified the best solution for their needs
Cloud Kinetics then acted as a dedicated IT department for Informatics providing and implementing the VMware solutions for the cloud infrastructure, management and security tools. This allowed Informatics to concentrate on providing high quality education to its students

The Story

To better connect, secure, and coordinate operations across its global campuses in Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK), Informatics Academy Pte. Ltd. (Informatics) decided to modernize its IT infrastructure. The student-centric institute worked with VMware and partner Cloud Kinetics (previously InfoFabrica) to virtualize physical server infrastructure with VMware vSphere® and adopt network virtualization with VMware NSX® to provide students with a highly available, secure, and reliable IT experience.

Customer Name: Informatics Academy
Solutions Platform: Virtual Cloud Network
Country: Singapore
Industry: Education
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Since its inception 35 years ago, Informatics has relied heavily on physical servers to support its business operations. As the hardware was reaching end of life, Informatics had to decide between purchasing new hardware or investing in an advanced cloud solution.

The key challenges included:

Difficulty in enabling global UK team to access data center in Singapore
Keen to reduce CAPEX and convert to OPEX
Lacked expertise to identify and manage a suitable virtual infrastructure

Presented with a variety of existing and new solutions available in the market, Informatics also had difficulty identifying the best IT solution to address its needs.

VMware NSX®

Manage the entire network as a single entity from a single pane of glass with VMware NSX.

VMware vSphere®

Bring the benefits of the cloud to on-premises workloads. vSphere supercharges performance, enhances operational efficiency, and accelerates innovation.

Informatics engaged Cloud Kinetics (previously Infofabrica Pte. Ltd.) as an IT consultant, to manage its entire virtualization process. Informatics wanted to explore solutions that featured minimal application change, zero vendor lock-in and seamless migration.

This was achieved by Cloud Kinetics recommending IBM SoftLayer, VMware vSphere and VMware NSX, meaning they can easily move VMs in and out of the public cloud. IT security has also improved with NSX solution, and its secured configuration now provides Informatics’ students with an available and dependable network across its global campus.

Significant cost and manpower savings – 30% savings over 5 years
Improved IT security
Leaner IT team
Resource sharing between teams in the UK and Singapore

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