Ayesa reinforces the cloud infrastructure of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

The global consulting firm will provide virtualisation and security services through two data centres in order to maximise the uptime of systems.

Ayesa, a global provider of technology and engineering solutions, is nearing completion of the ‘Private cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS)’ contracting project, which has been ongoing for the past four years on behalf of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities as well as the National Research Agency. As the project concludes, it has successfully achieved its goal of enhancing their infrastructure services, with a particular focus on computing, cloud storage, communications, security backups, systems support, operations, maintenance, interconnections, network management, security management and administration.

The service will be provided through a private cloud and include all the infrastructure, resources, licenses and work necessary to cover the needs and requirements of the systems in question. In order to maximise uptime, Ayesa will focus on developing advanced virtualisation, infrastructure and security technology through two high-availability data centres connected via a ring network.

This will be done by a team of almost 70 professionals with all the relevant certifications as well as knowledge on the latest technology and industry best practices, something that will undoubtedly maximise the quality of the service and therefore the satisfaction of the client. In the words of David Blasco, Head of Cloud & Infrastructure Delivery Center at Ayesa: ‘Our team will bring with it unparalleled experience and expertise, as well as an outstanding level of innovation, technology, personalised service, flexibility, quality and reliability. This will allow us to build a long-lasting relationship with the client’. He goes on to add: ‘We are a Spanish company that is constantly striving to exceed expectations. To do this, our centres of excellence offer expertise in areas not strictly related yet relevant to our projects’.

Benefits

The project will improve the systems of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities in four main ways.

The first is by maximising uptime and reliability in order to ensure operations are not interrupted, something ‘that is crucial in keeping the trust of the client and users’, he highlights.

The second is by increasing regulatory compliance through a reduction in single points of failure and more robust security policies. ‘Ensuring compliance with data security and protection regulations is essential given that many industry standards require companies to have well-defined contingency and disaster recovery plans in place’, explains the Head of Cloud & Infrastructure Delivery Center. In this sense, redundancy and being able to quickly recover from incidents minimise downtime and financial losses.

Thirdly, the project will significantly increase scalability and flexibility. As such, the infrastructure in place will allow operations and processes to be effectively scaled in accordance with business needs, meaning an increase in demand will not affect service quality. Its flexible nature also means it can be quickly adapted to new technologies and the changing needs of the client.

Finally, the project is set to improve performance and efficiency. The fact that the infrastructure will be designed specifically for the client means an optimal service can be provided, characterised by shorter response times and an enhanced user experience.

In short, the project ‘will not only strengthen our technological infrastructure, it will also put us in a better position from which to tackle future challenges, providing both Ayesa and the client with a solid platform for growth and constant innovation’, concludes David.