CASE STUDY
In the business of creating and selling safety products , secure IT solutions are a sacrosanct requirement . With more than 15,000 team members – including 2,000 engineers and over six million square feet of manufacturing facilities – the NAFFCO FZCO ’ s IT department is crucial to handling critical business applications .
However , prior to installing the Arcserve UDP solutions in its main Dubai branch , the company was facing multiple issues like slow backup performance and even incomplete or failed backups . As the company grew over the last two decades , the organisation needed IT solutions that were stable and reliable , had multi-site replication , as well as built-in data and system backups from ransomware attacks . That ’ s where Arcserve ’ s UDP solutions came in . Over the last six months , the company has reported an organisation-wide increase in productivity , as well as seamless application performance and a healthy return on investment .
At NAFFCO , ‘ Passion to Protect ’ is more than just a company slogan , it ’ s a way of life . Established in 1991 in Dubai , United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), NAFFCO is among the world ’ s leading producers and suppliers of top-tier firefighting equipment , fire protection systems , fire alarms , security , and safety engineering systems worldwide . Since its humble beginnings , NAFFCO has grown from its headquarters in the UAE to expand to a global network of over 100 countries around the world . In recognition of its growth and commitment to quality , the company has also been certified with ISO 9001 , ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 and awarded the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum business excellence award for four years , in areas including manufacturing and exports .
The challenge
In the company ’ s quest to become the world ’ s number one provider of innovative solutions in protecting life , environment and property , NAFFCO ’ s IT infrastructure needed a massive upgrade .
According to Mohannad Hennawi , Group IT Manager , NAFFCO , who manages a team of 20 IT staff members , the company ’ s previous systems were severely lacking when it came to backup performance and data security .
AS THE COMPANY GREW OVER THE LAST
TWO DECADES , THE
ORGANISATION NEEDED IT SOLUTIONS THAT WERE STABLE AND
RELIABLE , HAD MULTI-SITE REPLICATION , AS WELL AS BUILT-IN DATA AND SYSTEM BACKUPS FROM RANSOMWARE ATTACKS .
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