CASE STUDY
OneNet is a pioneer and market leader in cloud computing in New Zealand. The company works with hundreds of organisations throughout Australasia, offering a complete range of cloud services from private and public cloud, managed Infrastructure-as-a-Service( IaaS), Desktop-as-a- Service( DaaS), backup and disaster recovery to Microsoft 365. Beyond core cloud services, OneNet also works with customers on advanced analytics, big data and AI services.
Innovation is embedded in OneNet’ s DNA. Two decades ago, the company pioneered cloud computing in New Zealand and has transitioned hundreds of businesses to cloud services throughout that time.
Tony Weston, CTO, OneNet said:“ Technology doesn’ t stand still and neither do we. We take a very modular approach to our technology platform, adding and refreshing hardware all the time to ensure the best possible performance and capability.”
Investing in technology
OneNet’ s private cloud is currently based on latest-generation Lenovo ThinkSystem servers and ThinkSystem DE Series storage arrays. The company operates a separate Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Series environment running Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct( S2D) to underpin its popular DaaS offering, hosting thousands of Citrix virtual desktops for hundreds of customers.
OneNet’ s private cloud is built on best-of-breed Lenovo infrastructure and operates from four data centres, located across New Zealand and Australia.
OneNet recently migrated its Auckland infrastructure to a new data centre facility and has invested substantially in latest-gen, energy-efficient Lenovo server hardware.
To keep delivering the highest level of service for customers, OneNet continually upgrades and evolves its data centre infrastructure.
Co-founder Dr. Michael Snowden said:“ The upgrade included significant increases to our available capacity whilst at the same time improving our environmental
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