{"id":80064,"date":"2026-03-17T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=80064"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:55:26","slug":"zutari-modernises-core-infrastructure-with-datacentrix-for-cross-site-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2026\/03\/17\/zutari-modernises-core-infrastructure-with-datacentrix-for-cross-site-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Zutari modernises core infrastructure with Datacentrix for cross-site resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Upgrade strengthens performance, energy efficiency and Disaster Recovery through modernised infrastructure and cross-site replication.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Zutari, a leading infrastructure engineering and advisory practice, has modernised the server environment at its main data centre in Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria, to support rising performance demands and improve operational resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project, delivered by Datacentrix, a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and Digital Transformation partner, also included the expansion of storage capacity at Zutari\u2019s Cape Town data centre to enable seamless virtual machine replication between its two sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ag<\/strong>eing infrastructure reaches end-of-life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By mid-2025, Zutari\u2019s primary server environment had reached end-of-life and end-of-support status, and upcoming platform shifts created additional urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were moving to VMware vSphere 9.0 and the legacy CPUs weren\u2019t supported,\u201d explains Stephan Botha, IT Operations Lead, Zutari. \u201cOur existing servers had performed well, but we had reached a point where replacement was essential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Datacentrix, a long-standing infrastructure partner to Zutari for more than seven years, was engaged to evaluate workloads, model future requirements and guide technology selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDatacentrix supported us from start to finish,\u201d he adds. \u201cThey provided options and recommendations, including the comparisons we needed to make an informed decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A modern, high-performance platform for the future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a full assessment, Datacentrix recommended x86-based servers for the Ashlea Gardens data centre, delivering higher performance gains, improved energy efficiency and stability, cost benefits and better alignment with Zutari\u2019s SQL-heavy workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To meet Disaster Recovery needs, Datacentrix expanded production storage at Zutari\u2019s Cape Town site. This enables the seamless replication of critical virtual machines from Ashlea Gardens to Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the solution, Zutari renewed its VMware licensing, moving to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and implementing VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) to automate and orchestrate cross-site replication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZutari needed a platform that could support future workloads,\u201d said Kristoff Kasch, Senior Architect, Datacentrix. \u201cThe combination of the new servers, storage platform and the automated Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solution gives them a modern, scalable foundation with built-in resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A step change in performance and efficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The modernisation project has delivered immediate value to Zutari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were able to consolidate from 12 production servers to just seven, which made a significant difference to our cooling and power consumption,\u201d Botha commented. \u201cWhile we don\u2019t measure usage granularly, we are definitely seeing the positive impact on our utility bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve also observed noteworthy performance gains \u2013 performance has tripled, if not more \u2013 and the difference has been clear across our workloads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Zutari\u2019s Disaster Recovery posture has been strengthened. With expanded production storage capacity, Zutari can now fully replicate its 20 most critical virtual machines to Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project also forms a key part of Zutari\u2019s journey towards ISO 27001 certification, which requires all infrastructure to be fully supported, maintained and under warranty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis was step one of multiple office upgrades that we need to complete,\u201d Botha discloses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDatacentrix has guided and supported us across multiple environments and even helped with the seamless move of our data centre to our new head office building in Ashlea Gardens several years ago. From maintaining our infrastructure to supporting offices across Africa, they\u2019ve been a one-stop shop. We couldn\u2019t ask for a better partner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasch echoes this sentiment from the Datacentrix side. \u201cTrust is earned over time. Zutari knows we\u2019ll bring the right expertise, deploy correctly and continue to optimise the environment so that they enjoy maximum business impact and return on investment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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