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Client Profile & Background
A leading manufacturing company in Bekasi with over 2,000 employees and a 24/7 production schedule required a complete overhaul of its server infrastructure. The company operated three separate data centers supporting ERP, MES, and supply chain systems. With rapid expansion plans, the existing server fleet—composed of aging Dell PowerEdge R730 and HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 units—could no longer meet performance demands. The IT team managed over 50 virtual machines running critical applications, including SAP and custom IoT platforms. The organization needed a reliable partner to procure and deploy a new server fleet capable of supporting high-availability workloads and future growth.
The company had a mixed-vendor environment with no standardized procurement process, leading to compatibility issues and extended downtime during maintenance. The lack of a unified server strategy also resulted in higher operational costs and inefficient resource utilization. Management recognized the need for a structured approach to server procurement and lifecycle management to support business continuity and digital transformation initiatives.
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Technical Challenge
The manufacturing company faced severe performance bottlenecks during peak production hours. The legacy servers frequently hit 90% CPU utilization, causing transaction delays of up to 15 seconds for critical ERP processes. Additionally, the storage infrastructure relied on direct-attached SAS arrays with only 20 TB of usable capacity, leading to frequent capacity alerts. Backup windows extended beyond 12 hours, often interfering with production schedules. The lack of redundant power supplies and network interfaces in older servers resulted in unplanned downtime averaging 4 hours per month, costing an estimated $50,000 per incident in lost productivity.
Furthermore, the company's disaster recovery plan was inadequate. Replication between data centers used outdated scripts with a recovery point objective (RPO) of 24 hours and recovery time objective (RTO) of 48 hours. The IT team struggled to maintain firmware consistency across 30+ servers, and warranty expirations on critical components increased the risk of hardware failures. The procurement process was fragmented, with each data center manager purchasing independently, leading to inconsistent configurations and vendor lock-in.
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Implemented Solution
Intilogy designed a standardized server fleet based on HP ProLiant DL380 Gen11 and Dell PowerEdge R760 servers, configured with dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors and 512 GB RAM each. For storage, we deployed Synology RackStation RS3621RPxs with 10GbE connectivity, providing 120 TB usable capacity in a RAID 10 configuration. The solution included VMware vSphere 8 for virtualization and Veeam Backup & Replication for automated backups with instant recovery. Hyperconverged nodes using HCI technology were integrated to simplify management and scale out compute and storage linearly.
We implemented a three-tier architecture: production, staging, and disaster recovery. Each site received identical hardware to enable active-passive replication. Networking was upgraded with Cisco Nexus 9000 switches for low-latency interconnects. The entire procurement process was managed end-to-end, including vendor negotiation, import clearance, and on-site deployment. Our engineers configured cluster-aware storage and automated failover scripts, reducing manual intervention. The project was completed within 8 weeks, with zero downtime during migration using VMware vMotion and Storage vMotion.
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Results & ROI
Post-implementation, the server fleet achieved 99.99% uptime over 12 months. CPU utilization dropped to under 50% during peak loads, and transaction latency decreased to under 2 seconds. Backup windows were reduced from 12 hours to 2 hours using Veeam with changed block tracking. The RPO improved from 24 hours to 1 hour, and RTO from 48 hours to 4 hours. Storage capacity quadrupled to 120 TB with room for 3 years of growth. The standardized environment reduced IT operational overhead by 30%, as firmware updates and patch management were centralized.
The company realized a 40% reduction in total cost of ownership over three years, driven by lower energy consumption, reduced maintenance contracts, and improved staff efficiency. The new server fleet supported a 25% increase in virtual machine density, enabling the deployment of additional IoT and analytics workloads without additional hardware. Management reported a 60% decrease in unplanned downtime incidents, directly contributing to increased production output and revenue. The scalable architecture now allows the company to expand capacity by simply adding nodes, ensuring long-term business agility.
