IBM and India Glycols team for IT infrastructure services

IBM announced it is working with India Glycols Ltd,a market leader in India for Glycols and other value added specialty chemicals,for enterprise information technology infrastructure services.

As part of the agreement,IBM will host and manage the IT infrastructure including IBMs state-of-the-art Blade Center and NSeries Storage System Solution,as well as the non-disruptive data migration and storage level data replication to its remote site (IGLs plant) located in Kashipur,Uttarakhand. The solution enables high performance,flexibility,scalability and efficient data management as well as effective Total Cost of Ownership and Return On Investment for IGL.

“IGL is a value-added specialty chemicals powerhouse and we have ambitious growth plans. We are confident that our relationship with IBM will provide us with a distinct competitive edge in the market,” said Mr. U S Bhartia,Chairman & Managing Director of India Glycols Limited. “IBM engaged with us from the very beginning to understand our critical business needs and design appropriate solutions. The agreement with IBM will help us further strengthen our position as one of the leading manufacturers of value added specialty chemicals in the region.

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Commenting on the relationship with India Glycol,Ramesh Narasimhan,Director,General Business,IBM India/South Asia,said,IBM is committed to helping clients bring greater efficiency in their operations by deploying solutions that can highly optimize their IT and hence reduce costs,especially in these challenging times. We are excited about our relationship with IGL that will help them reduce their upfront IT expenditure and improve business agility.

This relationship strengthens IBMs long-standing commitment to small and medium businesses in India with solutions specifically designed for the mid-market.