Fujitsu Siemens Computers awarded contract to upgrade
norisbank’s banking system
Disaster-proof storage solution enhances data availability as
well as cost-effectiveness
Munich/Germany, January 11, 2005 —The Nuremberg, Germany-based norisbank AG has commissioned
Fujitsu Siemens Computers to optimize the crucial online storage
network of its KORDOBA banking system. In doing so, norisbank wants
to improve performance and 24x7 data availability as well as to
improve the cost-effectiveness of its storage systems.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers won the contract by providing
norisbank with a comprehensive concept which covered both the
technical and financial aspects of the project. The solution is
designed to provide more performance with no extra cost. To manage
this, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT
manufacturer, will deploy two high-end Symmetrix DMX2000 storage
systems. The two systems will be installed in a disaster-proof
configuration at two data centers located roughly 2km apart. The
solution includes an integrated financing concept that harmonizes
the operating life of all norisbank’s storage systems,
enabling it to reduce its monthly storage costs.
“Fujitsu Siemens Computers has the in-house expertise
to take all possible storage, BS2000 mainframe, server and network
dependencies into account,” explained Dr. Willy Duester, head
of IT at norisbank. “As an added bonus, the financing
arrangement makes simple economic sense for us, since it also
includes the IT services from two leasing companies.”
In addition to ensuring maximum availability of business
critical data, norisbank’s new storage solution delivers a
significant improvement to disk access time. This means shorter
processing times, which should pay dividends in the form of greatly
enhanced online availability – particularly at frantic
month-end deadlines. Each of the two highly scalable Symmetrix
systems from partner EMC has a raw capacity of 24 TB, and with
their innovative storage architecture, high performance and maximum
operational readiness is greatly enhanced.
To significantly increase response time to norisbank’s
existing storage situation, the two systems will be linked to each
other via Fibre Channel interfaces. The integrated Symmetrix Remote
Data Facility software will enable data replication between the two
data centers to take place in real time. In addition, the
TimeFinder software running on each of the storage systems will
generate synchronous data records to ensure that ongoing online
operation is not disrupted during backups.
About norisbank
As a bank for the price-conscious private consumer, norisbank
makes it as easy as possible for its customers to conduct banking
transactions either at home, over the Internet, or face-to-face
with staff in one of its 99 branches. Based in Nuremberg, Germany
and part of the DZ BANK group, norisbank served around 500,000
customers in 2003 and boasted total assets of €3.1 billion.
norisbank employs around 1,100 people.
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