Agile and  Modern IT Solutions

A prominent global manufacturer, facing challenges with the efficiency of its widely distributed manufacturing facilities due to an outdated data centre, sought a data centre refresh. The seamless transition from its current data centre to a new VMware on the Nutanix platform was identified as a critical priority to enhance operational capabilities across its global network of plants.

Aspire implemented ESXi hypervisor clusters, VMware vCenter, and the Nutanix AOS Acropolis Operating System, incorporating hardware alerting and remote console access. Additionally, remote management was established at both primary and disaster recovery sites, comprehensive environment documentation was provided to facilitate deployment, replication was configured, and distributed storage and encryption were set up to ensure a robust and secure infrastructure.

The client faced escalating challenges due to the intricate nature of their microservices platform, requiring a solution to address load-balancing issues and bolster security measures. With the need to enhance scalability and resilience while ensuring secure traffic distribution and API protection, the client sought a comprehensive approach to optimise their microservices architecture effectively.

Our team successfully tackled the escalating complexity of our client's microservices platform by implementing a robust solution that leveraged the power of F5 Big-IP, NGINX, and F5 APM Access Policy Manager. By integrating an API gateway alongside F5 technologies, we orchestrated seamless traffic distribution and fortified API security, empowering the client's microservices architecture with enhanced scalability and resilience.

Our enterprise client sought robust firewall services with remote access capabilities to secure connectivity for their geographically dispersed workforce. Challenges arose in setting up a secure gateway for northbound and southbound traffic and delivering dependable VPN endpoints for remote access.

We effectively addressed the client's needs by deploying high-availability Palo Alto appliances at their data centre. These appliances had advanced features, including Global Protect VPN, URL filtering, and threat protection capabilities. Strategically positioned, these appliances served as comprehensive VPN endpoints and secure gateways for managing incoming and outgoing traffic. This deployment significantly bolstered the client's network security, ensuring a robust and reliable infrastructure for their distributed workforce.