Technology services provider NTT Limited, has strengthened the IT infrastructure ecosystem at one of India’s premier banking institutions.

This it has done through the deployment of its software-defined infrastructure solutions. NTT has enhanced efficiencies within the client’s virtualized environment, by integrating a software-defined storage solution with their existing private cloud to enable business agility and optimized resource allocation, the company said in a statement.

NTT did not name the financial services client but said that as a part of this initiative, it will consolidate three of the client’s data centers and manage servers and storage centrally, by combining it with the client’s existing private cloud.

Rahul Ambegaoker, Senior Director & Region Head, West, NTT Ltd. in India said, “Organizations are looking to future-proof their IT infrastructure and improve efficiencies across the board. While assessing a solution, decision-makers must factor in all costs, capacity requirements and limitations. By accounting for present and future application usage, security, data retention, and analytics needs, NTT designed and deployed a solution that transformed the storage environment to be more efficient, flexible, agile and scalable. We overcame challenges and completed this project amid a pandemic, leveraging our strength in delivering complex hybrid cloud projects in the financial services domain”.

Given the highly regulated environment within which the client operates, and the exponential growth of data and workloads, it is imperative to integrate and manage data that is typically stored independently, across the enterprise. The solution deployed allows for pooled resources to be managed centrally and intelligently.

A unified management platform offers full visibility and easy access to data, thereby enhancing business efficiency and provisioning quicker troubleshooting through a managed services model.

The proposed technology stack is a latest solution that enables the digital behaviour agenda of financial services companies– a core sectoral area of expertise for NTT in India. This solution serves as a stepping stone for new avenues such as data center automation and the opportunity to build resilient IT solutions that are designed to provide scale and availability while addressing exigencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled many businesses.

“The meaningful transformation of data to knowledge is possible only when it is methodically collected, stored, processed, shared, disseminated and used. Rather than being overwhelmed by the volume of data, NTT’s solution enabled the client to convert it into insights, intelligence and innovation – the 3 Is of modern IT infrastructure. This deployment reinforces their vision of enabling IT as a strategic resource for enhancing enterprise knowledge, improving customer service, and increasing the overall efficiency by using relevant data and information effectively,” added Ambegaoker.

Since the implementation, the client is reaping benefits such as reduced operational costs due to the consolidation and integration of the software-defined storage solution with their existing infrastructure.

India is in the midst of a lot of action happening around data centres. Recently, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved a state data centre policy. NTT India recently got allotted six acres of land for bringing up 70 MW of capacity data centre, again in the Greater Noida region.

Similarly CtrlS, another major player has plans to expand 2 million sq.ft. each in Hyderabad and Mumbai and 1 million sq.ft. in Chennai by 2023.

STT Global Data Centres India also plans to develop 18 MW data centre with an investment of Rs 600 crore in Noida. Last year, Hiranandani group’s Yotta Infrastructure said that it will be investing Rs 7,000 crore in the Greater Noida region, by setting up co-location data centers.