COUNTRY FOCUS : KSA basis , we have a service contract in place with United Horizons to take care of any problems with the network ,” Al Jammal added .
“ I am extremely pleased with the InfiNet Wireless solutions – the reliability and stability of the network has allowed us to deploy and support several business critical processes . Based on our experience with InfiNet Wireless , I am confident that as we expand our operations , we will rely on InfiNet Wireless solutions for our wireless network infrastructure .”
Kingdom tower – Riyadh , Saudi Arabia with some of the latest models capable of providing gigabit speeds . Working closely with United Horizons , InfiNet ’ s systems integrator partner in Saudi Arabia , Tamer Group conducted a proof of concept ( PoC ) at just one of the sites . Enthused with the outcome , the company then went ahead and deployed InfiNet ’ s InfiLINK 2 × 2 5GHz Pro and Lite family of products across all 20 locations in Jeddah . According to Tamer Group , for the critical connection between its data centre and head office , it deployed the R5000-Omx model as it could support speeds of up to 300Mbps over the 50km distance . For connections between all other sites , the company installed the R5000-Smn and the R5000-Lmn InfiNet products .
Al Jammal reiterated that in addition to offering superior performance , the beauty of the InfiNet solution was the ease of deployment .
“ The entire wireless implementation process took just three to four days and was completely managed by United Horizons . We have not faced disruption in services related directly to the solution ,” he said .
Benefits
The company currently depends on the InfiNet solution it deployed for the exchange synchronisation of the storage area networks ( SANs ) in its data centre and Disaster Recovery ( DR ) sites . “ We consider the end-users [ our staff ] as the customers of the Tamer Group IT division ,” he said .
Another benefit according Al Jammal , has been the long term cost savings to the group . He emphasised that implementing the InfiNet solution has saved the company ’ s IT resources a lot of time as the deployment has significantly reduced the amount of effort needed to manage and maintain the network .
“ While we have the ability to monitor several parameters like performance , availability , bandwidth and transmission on a daily basis , we do have a service agreement in place with United Horizons , whose responsibility is to take care of any problems with the network ,” he added .
To date , Tamer Group has managed to connect 20 sites through InfiNet wireless solution connecting through its head office in Jeddah , with between 10 and 50km distance between headquarters and various branches .
He added that the implementation of the InfiNet solution is part of a wider strategy at Tamer Group .
He explained that one of the biggest benefits of the InfiNet solution has been the ability for Tamer Group to transmit significant volumes of business critical data between its various sites .
“ The upfront investment for the InfiNet Wireless solution , when compared to other technologies , is slightly higher as obviously there are a lot of hardware costs . But over the long term , the total cost of ownership ( TCO ) is much lower . Implementing the InfiNet Wireless solution has also saved our IT resources a lot of time , as it has significantly reduced the amount of effort required to manage and maintain the network . While we do have the ability to monitor several parameters like performance , availability , bandwidth and transmission on a day-to-day
“ I am pleased with the reliability and stability InfiNet ’ s solutions have brought to our network . Based on our experience with InfiNet , I am confident that as we expand our operations , we will depend on InfiNet solutions for our wireless network infrastructure . We endeavour to have a strong IT department which offers the latest technologies ,” he said .
He pointed out that IT today is business driven and the IT team has a role to play and bring the technology to the organisation and serve other divisions well . Looking ahead , the Tamer Group has completed a new warehouse and is working with systems integrator partner United Horizons to link this branch to the data centre at the company ’ s headquarters . p
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