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Hybrid Multicloud Enhances Network Security and Speed for VESI IT Services

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Hybrid Cloud

Applicable Industries

Cement
Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Construction Management
Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Cybersecurity Services

The Customer

VESI IT Services

About The Customer

VESI IT Services is the internal IT service provider of VINCI Energies in Germany. VINCI Energies is an international network of companies that designs, finances, builds, and operates infrastructure and facilities for cities, industry applications, and the energy sector worldwide. The teams at VESI IT Services ensure that the group has the support it needs to deliver the professional service they stand for. However, VINCI was struggling to keep pace with rapid growth, with its demand ranging from simple infrastructure to complex system solutions.

The Challenge

VESI IT Services, the internal IT service provider of VINCI Energies in Germany, was struggling to keep pace with the rapid growth of the company. The demand ranged from simple infrastructure to complex system solutions. The major challenge was to simplify the rollout of new technologies, speed up digital transformation, save energy, and distribute services and controls closer to customers, employees, partners, and ecosystems. The VESI IT Services team in Germany was tasked with consolidating five data centers into a single service offering. The initial situation ranged through all of the IT evolutionary spectrum, from physical servers to public cloud services. In addition, the solution needed to be secure, protecting sensitive data related to people, processes, and IT systems.

The Solution

Axians, a member of the VINCI Energies family that specializes in information and communication technology (ICT), analyzed VESI’s needs and designed a hybrid multicloud solution. They built a digital edge alongside the largest industry ecosystems on Platform Equinix. Instead of five data centers, VESI now has one low-latency, high-speed network optimized to serve a growing business. With colocation in three International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers in Frankfurt (FR2, FR4, and FR5), VESI has gained reliability, security, and redundancy for business continuity and disaster recovery. Using Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric™ (ECX Fabric™), it can directly, securely, and dynamically connect distributed infrastructure and digital ecosystems on Platform Equinix via software-defined interconnection across more than 50 metros on five continents. In addition, Equinix Connect at each of the three IBX data centers provides VESI a Layer 3 solution for out-of-band management and reduces latency.

Operational Impact

The hybrid multicloud solution designed by Axians and built on Platform Equinix has significantly enhanced the network security and speed for VESI IT Services. The solution has not only simplified the rollout of new technologies and sped up digital transformation but also saved energy and brought services and controls closer to customers, employees, partners, and ecosystems. The consolidation of five data centers into one has optimized the network to serve a growing business. The solution has also earned VESI an ISO 27001 certification, demonstrating the highest degree of security. The joint efforts of the Equinix and Axians teams have provided security, redundancy, and high-speed connections with low latency, combining cost-efficiency with security.

Quantitative Benefit

Consolidated five data centers into one
Gained reliability, security, and redundancy for business continuity and disaster recovery
Can directly, securely, and dynamically connect distributed infrastructure and digital ecosystems on Platform Equinix across more than 50 metros on five continents