Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multi-cloud computing, has announced that Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), a leading provider of Islamic digital banking services in the Kingdom of Bahrain, is standardising on Nutanix technology solutions to accelerate its Digital Transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The implementation of a wide suite of solutions from Nutanix resulted in a 70% improvement in the performance and availability of critical workloads and a 90% increase in the speed of backups, which now complete in a matter of minutes. Provisioning time for databases has also reduced from five days to under an hour and maintenance resource requirements cut by 75%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From its heritage as Bahrain\u2019s first Islamic bank, Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) continues to \u2018challenge the ordinary\u2019 through innovation and continuous development. It\u2019s no surprise then that digitisation is one of the five pillars on which the bank has built its acclaimed brand. Being the sector\u2019s vanguard requires BisB to constantly invest in its IT infrastructure which is the rock-solid foundation on which its innovations are built. So, when it became evident that traditional physical servers and storage were no longer up to the bank\u2019s lofty performance benchmarks, and that maintenance was drawing resources away from innovation, a decision was made to give this environment an overhaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bank ran Nutanix in a test environment for a whole year to understand the technology\u2019s impressive capabilities and get first-hand experience of its incredible performance and reliability, before deciding to invest in a full suite of solutions including Nutanix Database-as-a-Service (NDB), Nutanix Files, Nutanix Data Protection and Nutanix AHV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overhauling its IT infrastructure with Nutanix has translated to a huge reduction in the time required to provision databases. \u201cWhere previously we needed up to five days to provision a database cluster, we can now have this up and running in under an hour. So, if a business unit wants to develop and test a new application, we can rapidly support them, which ultimately means our bank can get innovations to market sooner,\u201d said Ahmed Sami, Services and Delivery Lead at BisB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, where the bank once required up to four dedicated engineers to carry out database provisioning, it now allocates just a single resource. \u201cThe impact on our ability to innovate is profound. These are precious IT manhours that we can redirect to high-value initiatives that drive business growth,\u201d added Sami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The performance of critical workloads such as Microsoft SQL that have been migrated to Nutanix has increased by an impressive 70%. The ease of management and expansion of the Nutanix environment has also eliminated the need for planned downtime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The enhancement to the bank\u2019s backup and recovery capabilities has been more than impressive. With performance having increased a whole 90%, the bank\u2019s backup window has been reduced to mere minutes. This exceeds regulatory requirements and gives customers confidence that their hard-earned finances are safe and protected against the threat of cyberattacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the performance and ease of management of Nutanix\u2019s solutions has impressed all stakeholders at BisB, for the IT team, the best part of Nutanix shines through when they face challenges with other vendors. Whether it’s the Bank\u2019s Oracle or Microsoft databases, Nutanix takes full ownership of troubleshooting. So now instead, of multiple tickets and complicated remediation efforts, the IT team has a single support case that\u2019s rapidly resolved by Nutanix\u2019s world-class support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPartnering with Nutanix was definitely the right decision for our bank. Their solutions and support will enable us to offer seamless banking experiences to our customers for the next decade,\u201d said Sami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Echoing the same sentiments, Ali Adel, Database Lead at BisB, added: \u201cIn Nutanix, we have found that rare technology partner that is uncompromisingly committed to our bank\u2019s long-term success. We have every intention of completely standardising our infrastructure on Nutanix, so that we can get the value of other solutions available in their industry-leading portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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