The System Integrator contributed, in full synergy with the client company, to the development of a complex architecture implementation and management project
Centro Computer, a Project Group company specialized in technologies, services and IT solutions for companies, he joined The System Integrator contributed in the entire process of renewing the IT infrastructure, made necessary by the increase in internal resources and the growth in turnover generated in recent years.
The System Integrator contributed is an engineering and plant construction company for the oil & gas and petrochemical sector and is part of the Japanese multinational Mayekawa MFG, CO, LTD, a company founded in 1924 and currently a world leader in the construction of screw compressors used mainly in industrial refrigeration and in the compression of gaseous hydrocarbons for oil and petrochemical plants throughout the world.
Mayekawa Italia was founded in 2011 and mainly deals with the design and construction of industrial refrigeration packages and particularly complex compression units, equipped with a high degree of engineering and rigorously built according to customer specifications. In these ten years Mayekawa Italia has transformed and expanded, going from a small company that employed just 6 people to a structured company with around 60 employees employed in the three offices of Milan, Bologna and Ravenna and with an annual turnover of around 25 million euros.
If initially the company was not equipped with a real IT infrastructure but relied on a series of suppliers who supported internal needs and network development in a fragmented manner, in the last two years Mayekawa has recorded rapid growth and has decided to implement its IT architecture with a more advanced and more performing one, entrusting the company's Digital Transformation process to a single partner.
In 2020, Mayekawa therefore decided to make use of an interlocutor capable of operating in the three Italian offices, who was reliable and structured, and above all to whom he could delegate the management of the entire IT department. Some companies were consulted and the selected partner was Centro Computer because it was able to provide the necessary support and was able to fully respond to the complexity of the service requested.
After an initial phase of identifying the needs and planning the interventions to be implemented, Centro Computer started replacing the switchboard with Kalliope PBX and migrating the voice with Microsoft Teams. The firewalls were then replaced with PaloAlto solutions, Aruba Wi-Fi with access points were installed in all offices and the Microsoft 365 Business Premium platform was implemented. The meeting rooms in Milan and Bologna were set up with audio and video videoconferencing and collaboration tools from Logitech and Barco. Finally, a new data center with HPE servers and shared storage, virtualization with VMWare hypervisor and Veeam local backup was implemented at the Bologna headquarters.
“The investments in the last two years have been significant. We have completely revolutionized the entire internal network, the connection of Wi-Fi networks and the security of the Mayekawa network which was vital for us, especially in light of the increasingly frequent ransomware attacks on companies, - he says Federico Draghetti, Piping Engineer Coordinator IT referent in Mayekawa and responsible for the infrastructure implementation project. - Being able to compare ourselves with a single reference partner dedicated to the management of our project to whom we can also delegate the mapping of the infrastructure, to have a 360 degree visibility of the system, relieves us from a series of management problems and allows us to dedicate ourselves to our I work with greater serenity ".
"This important project implemented with Mayekawa was extremely challenging and the gratification in having satisfied the customer's expectations is greater than any effort made, - he says Stefano Guidotti, Computer Center Commercial Officer. - It basically involved building the IT infrastructure from scratch and managing it on behalf of the customer, aligning ourselves with specific needs and based on the guidelines received. We are continuing this close collaboration to further refine the service and arrive at full correspondence between the request and the product offered ".
“Supporting companies in the digital transformation process has become our priority, - he concludes Roberto Vicenzi, Centro Computer CEO and Digital Innovation Manager – Gruppo Project. - These are processes that companies can no longer escape from in order to remain competitive and face the new rules imposed by the market. Our strong specialization in this area and a dedicated team of professionals allows us to accommodate any type of request and to underline our strong competitiveness. There is no growth without change and the customer has invested in Digital Transformation with great confidence and determination ".
Thanks to the realization of the project and the proactive support of Centro Computer, Mayekawa Italia was able to continue the activities even during the pandemic period without business interruptions. Furthermore, with the implementation of two redundant servers, continuity of the activities and services provided is guaranteed.
The two companies are currently collaborating to further increase security levels through continuous network monitoring to avoid possible data encryption and breach attempts.
