IBM Helps HFCL to Reduce TCO with IBM BladeCentre Technology

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HFCL selects IBM BladeCentre and System x server technology to support robust IT Infrastructure

The HFCL Group has selected IBM to integrate and implement innovative blade server technology to help reduce TCO and Go Green while increasing efficiency. This three-year agreement with IBMs Systems and Technology Group includes the deployment of IBM BladeCentre technology and X3650 servers providing significant savings on power and cooling, lowering total cost of ownership (TCO), and increasing productivity making IBMs infrastructure technology the right choice for HFCL to go green.
 
 
HFCL needed a robust system to support its ERP, CRM, Billing, Mail and IPTV application infrastructure especially with their recent investment in an IPTV project - Smart Digvision. IBM came together with HFCLs IT and commercial teams to demonstrate how IBM BladeCenter technology can help reduce costs while being energy efficient. IBM BladeCenter technology uses up to 50 percent less floor space and up to 35 percent less energy than competitor rack servers without compromising performan

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Globally and in India IBM is the leading solutions provider to the telecommunications industry. We believe our expertise in this segment and breadth of products and services will help companies such as HFCL tackle the explosive Indian and global telecom market with the assurance that they have IBM at their side as they grow into the future, said Mukul Mathur, Director Systems&Technology Group IBM India/South Asia.
 
After evaluating its current infrastructure from competition, HFCL chose IBM to provide a reliable hardware solution to deliver investment protection and better TCO.
 
HFCLs ambitious plans and its rapid expansion in the National scenario demands a robust, homogeneous and constrained data centre environment with long-term business critical applications. We wanted to partner with the best technology advisor in the industry in order to leverage their expertise, especially in the telecom sector. After re-evaluating our current infr