# progression data center
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Introduction to
Progression Datacenter
End to EndDesign & Build,
Monitor & Manage;
Optimize
Whatever IT Takes
Single-minded approach to solve a
client’s problem
IT for Business
Focus on cutting edge
technology to deliver real-
world business benefits
Progression helps businesses across the world get more effective in managing their IT
infrastructure and applications, while lowering the cost of running them
Vision
Core Values
To build an ethical, globally admired technology
powerhouse with a human face, committed to the
growth and prosperity of our clients, employees
and society
Inspiration
Responsibility
Integrity
Courage & Adventure
Alert & In Action
...to continuously optimize IT through selection
and application of technology innovation aligned with business needs enabling clients to achieve a
competitive edge.
Mission
STANDARDS
CERTIFICATIONSDATA CENTER
& NOC
PARTNERS
Tier 3+ compliant, 4000 sq ft data centre and NOC Facility in Gurgaon. It has been designed
ground up with the key focus to have concurrent maintainability with no single point of failure.
The uptime achievement since the data centre went live in 2013 has been 100%
Today, the data center hosts business critical applications such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft
Dynamics (NAV & AX), CRM and POS for several mid sized and leading enterprises
• Multi Tier guarded complex
• Round the clock Physical and Electronic surveillance system
• CCTV Coverage with at least 30 days recording
• Biometric Access control
• Card based access control
• Access Zone segregation / Need based access policy
IPS/IDS deployed
with round the
clock monitoring
ISO 27001 Certified
datacenter
Enterprise-class
firewalls with
militarized and
de-militarized zones
Secure tunnel
VPNs
Physical access
to datacenter
restricted by
state-of-the art
access controls
Progression Infonet’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) has been awarded
the ISO 27001:2013 certification by British Standards Institute. The certification was
awarded following a rigorous auditing process. The certification covers the ISMS to
provide Cloud Services and Managed Services from our Data Center and NOC at Gurgaon.
DATA CENTER HAS THREE SOURCES OF POWER
Raw Power from utility
Redundant DG sets for Backup Power
All sources are consolidated into ALMS based LT panels integrated
with PLC based monitoring and changeover
UPS SETUP
N+N UPS: UPS are installed in clustered mode and designed to
work in active-active mode and provide stabilized power supply to
server racks and network racks in Data Center and MUX Room.
Similarly, lower powered UPS are also setup in N+N mode for
providing power to Display Panels, Laptops/Desktops, Thin Clients
and Printers
MONITORING & MANAGEMENT
UPS have been setup for remote monitoring, control and shutdown.
Alerts and notifications are provided through Mail, SMS and Audio
Alarms to notify users and administrators
VESDA system with 3M NOVEC 1230 Fire Protection
Water Leak detection system
Rodent repellant system
Environment management with temperature and humidity controls
Access control system
Security and surveillance: 24x7 Internal and external CCTV surveillance
Efficient cooling management system: Cooling is controlled by N+N precision air
conditioners with environment friendly DSC-based systems
Structured Cat-6 Cabling System
EMERSON PACs
Emerson Precision Air Conditioners, in redundant active/passive
mode
Sequenced to work for 24 hrs and then switch modes
Environment friendly refrigerant
Clean Air Filter to remove suspended particles upto 5 microns
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Digital Scroll Compressor for highest efficiency
HOT AND COLD AISLES
The server racks are adjoined in a series of rows resting on a raised
floor. Perforated variable flow control raised floor tiles are placed
facing the front of server racks in the cold aisles concentrating cool
air. The exhaust air from hot aisle efficiently routed back to the PACs
Progression uses only world class enterprise tools & technologies
from various OEMs - Emerson, Eaton, APC, HP, Oracle, Cisco,
Checkpoint and others; sophisticated tools from third parties as
well as Open Source technologies to monitor and manage the
underlying infrastructure and services.
Power Distribution Units from APC with Frequency, Humidity, Power,
Temperature and Voltage control
Virtualization layer including VMware, Microsoft and others.
Security - Checkpoint Intrusion Detection and Prevention, NG Firewall and VPN
Various OS including Windows, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, Windows and others
Servers & Storage equipments - HP and Oracle
Compute Level infrastructure – HP and Oracle
Network devices - HP & Cisco
Databases - Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL
UPS, Racks and PDUs – Eaton, Schneider/APC
Tier 1 Network Service Providers
1. Tata
2. Airtel
3. Reliance
4. Spectranet
Carrier Neutral Internet Connectivity
1. Our own set of IP addresses from APNIC
2. BGP used for redundancy and Auto failover
No Single Point of Failure
Redundant Routers, Firewall and Perimeter Switches
Concurrent Maintainability with Zero Down Time
1. HP Cloud System; BCS, Enterprise Storage, Technology Services, Expert Partner One & HPN ASE
2. VMware Server Virtualization, VDI, Cloud Director, DR/SRM & Ops Mgmt Competency
3. Oracle Solaris 11, Enterprise SPARC & Oracle Cluster Specialist. Oracle RAC 11g & Oracle Database
11g Certified Implementation Specialist, Oracle Exa-data Specialist
4. In-house Team for Supporting SAP with Oracle, DB2, Sybase & Max DB
5. Veeam, HP DP & Symantec Back-up Certified, CheckPoint Certified Security Professionals
Specialization Areas Skill Area
Infrastructure (Compute, Storage, Networking)
Highest level certifications in Server, Storage, Backup solution & Networking from various leading OEMs like HP, IBM, Oracle-SUN, Cisco.
ERPWe have experienced internal pool of resources to handle SAP infra architecture and Basis, Microsoft Dynamics, and Oracle E-Business, running on various platforms including Linux, HP UX, Oracle SUN Solaris etc.
VirtualizationHigh degree of expertize in virtualization technology and are certified by various OEMs - VMware, Oracle, Microsoft
Operating SystemSkilled specialist and technology expertise in enterprise operating system space including Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu, Suse), Microsoft, Sun Solaris , HP-UX
Database Domain experts in Oracle DB, MySQL, MS SQL, DB2, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM.
Mailing and Collaboration
Expert in handling most of the industry accepted mailing and Collaboration solution including, MS Exchange, Zimbra, Mail Enable, SharePoint etc.
Backup and DRStrong domain presence in Backup and DR technology using most advanced technologies available with OEMs like HP, Symantec, VMware, Veeam, DoubleTake, Oracle SUN etc.
SecurityHighly skilled technology and solution experts capable of handling various security aspects using technologies from Cisco, Checkpoint, Websense, Watchguard, Barracuda, Fortigate, Symantec, McAfee
1. Network Monitoring & Management – WAN & LAN Link, Routers & Switches
2. Perimeter & Data Security Monitoring & Management – Firewall, IDS & IPS
3. Compute & Storage Health Monitoring & Performance Management
4. Operating Systems & MiddleWare Monitoring & Management – Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX & VMware
5. Database Monitoring & Management with Back-up & Data Protection Management
6. Application Health & Performance Monitoring & Management- MS Dynamics, Exchange, Zimbra, SAP
Progression ensures that on-premise and/or Cloud Infrastructure runs in a highly available and
efficient manner. With proactive monitoring happening round the clock from Network
Operations Center (NOC), Progression ensures that the IT infrastructure operates at its
optimal best.
Highly skilled team for 24x7 MonitoringProblem Detection, Resolution and Notification on all blocks of IT infrastructure-
Viz Servers, Storage, hypervisors, SW, Netw
orks, connectivity, mission-critical applicat
ions including SAP Basis support
Efficient & Effective Tools & Processes for Performance Management, Infra Optimization, SW Updates, Configuration Backups & Proactive issue handling
Total visibility & ease of problem resolution through on-line Trouble-Ticketing, Mail, SMS & Phone based Status Updates, Periodic Performance & Utilization Reports available via Internet & Mail
The tools give a complete view of the
environment and infrastructure health
parameters. The analytics team
analyses the information and updates
and alert the customer teams
appropriately.
Information is empowering,
therefore Progression provide
you with Mobile device based
monitoring portal which can
help you keep track of your
infra running at our DC and
gives you total visibility of
your environment even when
you are on move.
Customers also have the option of calling up Progression
helpdesk, or logging into helpdesk portal to register
their support tickets.
State-of-the-art
NOC for 24/7 Monitoring
& Management
ITIL 3
ISO 27001
Best of the equipment for
POCs, Simulation and Lab
work – Progression is
known to lead with
technological
advancements
Highest certifications in
VMware, HP, Microsoft,
Oracle, Cisco and Check
Point technologies
In various enterprise domains, from green-field projects to migration and enhancement of infrastructure
For infrastructure (hardware and applications), from any legacy model to state-of-the-art business enabled model (Physical/Virtualized/Cloud) while ensuring smooth operations
ERPs (SAP, Oracle E-Business, Microsoft Dynamics); Microsoft solutions (AD, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL); Oracle (Database, RAC)Virtualization & VDI (VMware, Microsoft, RHEL, Citrix); Backup (HP, Symantec)
Effortless installation of IT infrastructure by certified professionals. Progression works closely with HP, Oracle-SUN, and others to provide solutions on Data Center, Servers, Storage, Virtualization, Consolidation, BCP/DR
Monitor and Manage clients’ entire IT infra for availability and performance so that their business can run effectively, and “Business –as-usual” environment is always maintained
Scarcity of in-house
expertise and human talent
Evolving regulatory and
compliance requirements
Organizations are more aware
of reputational risks and
revenue losses
• Partner since 1997
• Progression has
implemented the
largest blade server
solutions for HP in India
• Implemented
high-performance cluster
storage
• Partner since 2006
• Deployed the largest VDI
solution in India
• Implemented significant
server consolidation
projects
• Cloud Implementation for
well known hosting provider
in Sweden
• Partner since 2001
• Implemented RAC
infra for largest
business house in India
• Implemented complex
SUN compute grids
• Partner since 2000
• Handled migration
from Linux to Microsoft
Exchange, Active
Directory and SharePoint
deployments
• Partner since 2009
Business Service
Provider
Service Provider Program
#1 Partner in
SAARC region
• Best Performer in
Storage category
2012, 2013, 2014
• Outstanding contribution in
Solution Provider category: 2013,
2014
• Outstanding contribution -
Technical: 2009, 2010, 2011
• Outstanding contribution in Sales:
2009, 2011
• Best SI for Cloud Solutions
2014
• Top ICT Solution Provider,
2010-11, 2013
• Best Solution
Provider – Cloud, 2011
• Best Cloud Services Provider -
North, 2014
• Best Data Center Project, 2014
From managed hosting to virtual private
data centers, disaster recovery and IT
as a Service solutions
Comprehensive Solutions
State-of-the-art cloud and DC
solutions from HP, VMware, Cisco,
Citrix and Microsoft
Enterprise Class DC
The ‘Whatever IT Takes’ approach
to solve client problems
Client Focus
Recognized as a trustworthy brand
by clients, employees, OEMs,
partners, and distributors
Credibility
Team with the highest technical
accreditation in various
technologies
Expert Team