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Melbourne Airport simplifies its environment and delivers maximum efficiencies
VCE converged infrastructure and EMC storage enables Melbourne Airport to meet 24/7 business demands and increase automation for a seamless customer experience
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Customer
Melbourne Airport
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Industry
Air Travel
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Offerings
VCE Vblock Systems 340 with EMC VNX5600 converged infrastructure solution and EMC Isilon NL-series scale-out storage
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Key Challenges
Consolidate and strengthen existing infrastructure
Guarantee high availability for the business 24/7Simplify IT operations management
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Outcomes
Delivers foundation for future technologies, simplifies environment, enables rapid service delivery
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Challenges
Strengthen infrastructure to meet projected growth
As Australia’s second busiest airport and the only major airport that operates around the clock with a single terminal precinct, Melbourne Airport is in the midst of sustained international growth. This growth is reflected by its projected goal to double its 32 million annual passengers and existing 14,000 strong workforce by 2033.
Melbourne Airport had a complex network of disparate vendors and computing platforms that were difficult to manage. The airport wanted to simplify its environment, and consolidate and strengthen its IT infrastructure to prepare for growth and continuous innovation. The new fully automated, self-service Terminal 4 and the airport’s 24/7 business highlighted the need for high availability for all applications. Melbourne Airport wanted IT to take on a more strategic role and drive greater business value.
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Our Approach
Simplify environment with Converged Infrastructure
Melbourne Airport collaborated with EMC and its integration partner Ethan Group. The team delivered innovative technology aligned with the core business requirements of Melbourne Airport to deliver rapid results.
Melbourne Airport implemented two VCE Vblock® System 340 with a VNX5600 converged infrastructure solution featuring 250 virtual servers and 2.5 petabytes of storage capacity. The solution replaces three separate vendors, with compute and storage now managed as one coherent, stable platform. Once the design was agreed, VCE - the EMC Converged Platforms Division - built a customized platform within 60 days. After the Vblock System was built and delivered it was up and running within hours. The airport deployed two EMC Isilon NL series clusters for production and disaster recovery at two sites.
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“Converged infrastructure unifies our storage, compute platform, and networking environment in a way that we’ve never been able to do before. We implemented these pieces of technology really quickly, in partnership with EMC, and we’ve been able to deliver really good outcomes as a result from day one.”
Paul Bunker, Executive, Business Systems & ICT, Melbourne Airport
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Outcomes
Supporting innovation with high availability
VCE Vblock Systems and EMC Isilon provide Melbourne Airport with guaranteed high availability on key applications such as baggage handling and check-in. This supports the development of Terminal 4 as a fully automated, self-service terminal, and the ability to meet the airport’s projected international growth while continuing to improve service levels.
Reducing management while delivering data protection
EMC Isilon platform via a VCE technology extension has improved the management of CCTV data, providing 3 petabytes of storage across the airport’s 1700 CCTV cameras. EMC Isilon data protection capabilities ensure footage is highly secure and available.
Delivering foundation for adopting new technologies
Deploying Vblock Systems and Isilon meant the airport had the ability to scale out and take on additional workloads quickly at minimum cost. As a result, Terminal 4 did not require new infrastructure, and the IT team could shift its focus to driving further innovation and enabling new features.
Melbourne Airport currently has 31 active technology projects underway, and building its technology foundations on converged infrastructure enables continued new development of features and automated services to enhance the experience of passengers, airlines, and other stakeholders.
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