Easa Salah Al Gurg Group
Al Gurg achieves a 90% improvement in network performance with CloudConnect
The Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG) is one of the UAE’s most eminent family businesses with more than 30 companies in its portfolio. Started in 1960, the Group partners with leading brands in various areas of expertise across wide ranging industry and consumer sectors. Through selective acquisitions and organic growth, ESAG has positioned itself for continual expansion in new markets. The Group’s key joint ventures include Al Gurg Unilever, Siemens, Al Gurg Fosroc, Al Gurg Smollan, Akzo Nobel Decorative Paints, Siemens Healthcare, Siemens Mobility and Links Insurance Brokers.
30+
Companies
99%
Decrease in User Downtime
“Our decision to transition from an on-premise data center to AWS using CloudConnect from Orixcom was driven by our commitment to improving efficiency and scalability. CloudConnect offers us a seamless, secure connection to AWS, enabling us to streamline our operations, enhance data accessibility, and bolster our overall infrastructure. This strategic move positions us for future growth and allows us to respond more effectively to the dynamic needs of our business and customers.”
Easa Salah Al Gurg Group
Dubai, UAE
Challenges
- The Easa Saleh Al Gurg group were looking to transition from their resource-intensive on-premise data centre to AWS cloud services.
- Identified benefits of cloud migration included secure storage, decreased operational expenses, and scalability.
- A key requirement for data migration was a secure, dedicated connection to the AWS data centre.
Solution
Orixcom recommended their CloudConnect solution, powered by Managed SD-WAN, for the Al Gurg network.
- Orixcom is assisting Al Gurg in leveraging highly available and fast connections, ensuring seamless and reliable network performance while prioritising security to safeguard sensitive data.
- Through Orixcom's solutions, Al Gurg gains comprehensive visibility into network traffic patterns, facilitating informed decision-making and proactive troubleshooting to optimise network efficiency.
- Orixcom Managed SD-WAN provided Algurg with increased bandwidth connectivity to their cloud infrastructure.
- Al Gurg experiences unparalleled flexibility, enabling rapid expansion of their network infrastructure by adding new sites or branches within minutes, streamlining deployment processes and accelerating business growth.
Outcomes and ROI
- 1 central site and 1 DR site connected
- All data migrated successfully to the AWS Cloud
- 90% saving on fixed MPLS network
- ESAG have a cost effective, secure, dedicated connection to their data