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Cisco Bahrain Territory business manager Rami Azar, Al Musallam, Ghoul and Dr Haji.

Gulf Air undergoes major IT infrastructure upgrade

MANAMA, September 29, 2014

A comprehensive redesign of Gulf Air's entire information technology (IT) network infrastructure is being implemented through a partnership with Cisco Technology Solutions, it was announced.

Cisco will integrate unified data centre architecture with intelligent, cloud-ready networks, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

This combination will help Gulf Air simplify its IT operations, tightening security, increasing business agility and higher availability, improving data centre economics and enabling consistent cloud experiences for users.

Cisco will also provide the integral foundation for Gulf Air's private cloud comprising next-generation infrastructure, Cisco Intelligent Network, which provides a consistent and highly secured user experience, increased speed and optimised operational efficiency in cloud computing and data centre automation.

The Gulf Air network infrastructure upgrade will also include a broad selection of Cisco solutions and services that are designed to take full advantage of the private cloud foundation.

A private cloud can deliver IT as a service - this will help Gulf Air to reduce costs, raise efficiency and introduce innovative new business models that create greater agility and efficiencies while simplifying its IT infrastructure operations.

Gulf Air acting chief executive Maher Salman Al Musallam said Cisco's solutions would help keep the airline on the cusp of technological advances while ensuring greater technology solutions to facilitate and enhance the travel experience.

“Gulf Air's energy-efficient IT data centre is recognised as one of the most environment-friendly in Bahrain,” said the airline's information technology director Dr Jassim Haji.

“With this achievement we have taken the first step towards virtualising Gulf Air's network infrastructure in expanding our private cloud which is a pioneer initiative in this region.

“This is one of the main developments in the airline's ongoing IT infrastructure enhancements, from which numerous benefits have been realised including expanded network capacity, greater robustness, agility and resilience to meet future data growth,” he said.

According to Cisco general manager for the Gulf, Levant and Pakistan Tarek Ghoul, the latest development was a further consolidation of Cisco's long-standing strategic partnership with Gulf Air that spans more than 15 years. - TradeArabia News Service




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