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In Brief

Challenge One of Qatar's Leading IT Services and Solution Provider Company wanted to deploy a centralized messaging solution which can address their all end to end messaging needs with secure transfer of information across all branches. Since the client is major giant in IT Services and Solutions provider in UAE and Qatar, this was an esteemed project for us.

Solution Progressive provided an integrated

solution with by setting up their head quarter as a centralized data center operating all administration activities from one place, Implementation Exchange 2010 & AD 2008. Also provided High availability with Disaster recovery, on top of Microsoft Hyper-V technologies for messaging and Domain solution

Benefits The solution delivers high availabili

business continuity against any disaster. Also with centralized data center & administration, operational cost is reduced and transfer of information is more secured and structured with Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization Solution.

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A New End to End Solution

The Engineering and Constructionhave centralized messaging & disaster recovery solution with a secured & robust system for transmitting digital information. Progressive came up with a solution constitutes of high availability & security of information. The entire solution provthe end to end resolution for Progressive's solution constitutes of setting up a centralized data center, well connected with all their branch locations. The up gradation to Windows Active Directory 2008 & Exchange 20were suggested over existing AD & Exchange for making simplified network & administration The Company chose to go with this solution as it was convinced by Progressive’s technical expertise. This was a prestigious project asEngineering and Construction Company ofcountry chose Progressive to delimessaging solution for them.

Leveraging Microsoft Expertise

Microsoft’s Active directory 2008 &2010 are well known for its robust solution. With a complex exchange & AD infrastructure it was a very tough challenge to integrate all branches through a centralized data center by keeping the downtime to minimum and zero tolerance in dat

All the servers including AD, exchange server with

high availability, deployed on the Microsoft

virtualization environment (Hyper

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the end to end resolution for all their needs.

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Construction Company of the deliver end to end

Microsoft’s Active directory 2008 & Exchange server 2010 are well known for its robust solution. With a complex exchange & AD infrastructure it was a very tough challenge to integrate all branches through a centralized data center by keeping the downtime to minimum and zero tolerance in data security.

All the servers including AD, exchange server with

high availability, deployed on the Microsoft

virtualization environment (Hyper-v).

Ease of Management

With this solution, the client got a solution that

was not only user friendly and with low

operational cost, but that was also more robust.

This is a critical issue for managing different sites.

Reduce Recovery Time by 20 Percent

Today, they can more rapidly recover from any

system failure, because its e-mail environments are replicated on numerous server computers in

multiple locations. “With Database Availability

Groups we keep seven copies of each database

online,” explains Bawab. “So if there is any

disaster or corruption in our database, our time to

recovery is drastically reduced opposed to the

previous system where we had to restore from tape and then rebuild the database.

Boosts Performance and Stability

The new e-mail solution automatically eliminates

bottlenecks that previously slowed performance—

such as system backups that consumed excessive

computer resources or high message volumes that

were not properly distributed across server

computers. “We’re going to see our biggest

performance gains with Exchange Server 2010 as

a result of the new capabilities of the Hub

Transport servers,” says Bawab. “They are more

resilient, and they automatically load balance

themselves and the Client Access servers. This not only removes the administrative burden, but it also

improves performance because the system

automatically decides which path will be the best to transport messages more quickly.”

The Messaging Solution Active Directory 2008: For a centralized active directory for all locations with ADC on Site location

Windows 2008 Server OS & Exchange 2010

Cluster Server: A consolidated DAG cluster based

Exchange helps in as a centralized domain controller for

Emails on top of Hyper-V

Exchange 2010 servers (Two): For redundancy & load sharing of CAS/HT roles Centralized exchange with disaster recovery boosted the availability of system and downsized the operational cost since all the administrator related activities were now be taken care from a single location. Also, with HP Direct attached storage and Microsoft Backup solution to rising database size controlled & taking mail.

Key Highlights

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I m p l e m e n t A c t i v e d i r e c t o r y•

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P r e p a r e t e s t l a b s e t u p a c c o r d i n g t o s c e n a r i ob e f o r e g o i n g t o s t a r t i m p l e m e n t a t i o n i np r o d u c t i o n .•

I n s t a l l a t i o n a n d c o n f i g u r a t i o n o f E x c h a n g e D A Go n H y p e r - V v i r t u a l m a c h i n e•

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I m p l e m e n t A c t i v e d i r e c t o r y•

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High Levels of Service

Progressive was committed to working closely with the client to provide training and support to ensure that the installation and the user acceptance periods went smoothly. Once all the systems had been setup and installed, the solution was also tested to ensure that it would perform as per the requirements.

About Progressive

Progressive Infotech (Progressive) is a leading independent provider of IT Infrastructure Service encompassing Integration and Management of IT Infrastructure, through its robust world class delivery processes to varied corporations of high repute. With an Integrated Quality Management system that comprises ISO 9001:2008, ISO 20000-1:2005 (previously BS15000-1) as well as ISO 27001:2005 (previously BS7799) standards, Progressive has redefined the way IT Infrastructure management is being practiced across the globe. Progressive Infotech Pvt Ltd

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