Simplified manufacturing file management with Nasuni
About PPG Industries
PPG Industries is primarily a paint company with operations spanning hundreds of sites worldwide. The company specializes in providing innovative paints and coatings and serves customers in various industries worldwide.The challenge
Complex File Management Across a Global Network.
PPG Industries struggled with managing a vast and dispersed file environment. With hundreds of sites worldwide, the company relied on traditional Windows file servers, which lacked centralized visibility into the health and capacity of PPG’s file system. This limitation made it difficult to monitor and manage data efficiently across global operations.Additionally, ensuring continuity in downtime posed another challenge for PPG Industries. The company needed a solution to streamline file management, provide more substantial insight, and offer robust disaster recovery capabilities to support its growing global footprint and future cloud migration goals.
How Nasuni helped PPG Industries
The Nasuni Management Console drastically simplified PPG Industries’ file management.
Nasuni provided PPG Industries with centralized file management through the Nasuni Management Console, making monitoring system health and storage capacity easy. Shakira Wellens, an IT Infrastructure Engineer at PPG Industries, commented, “If I had to refer Nasuni to a peer in the IT sphere, I would probably tell them it’s a platform that allows you to easily manage your files, your file environment, where it gives you a window into the environment that you typically don’t get.”Data Scalability and Seamless Integration.
Nasuni enabled PPG to scale its file storage effortlessly, particularly during company acquisitions. Setting up edge appliances and creating new volumes was quick and seamless.Minimal downtime, thanks to Nasuni’s disaster recovery.
Nasuni’s disaster recovery capabilities significantly enhanced PPG’s business continuity. In the event of edge appliance downtime, files could be accessed quickly via another appliance or a new one deployed within 30 minutes. When discussing Nasuni’s DR capabilities, Wellens noted, “The best benefit, if I had to pick one, I would say the DR capability is probably my favorite, just because…you’re able to very quickly get everything back up and running.”Azure Cloud Migration Support.
Nasuni facilitated PPG’s transition from on-premises data centers to the cloud. Spinning up edge appliances in Azure followed a straightforward process, similar to on-prem setups.Nasuni, for sure, has helped simplify management of the file system.
The Nasuni difference
Nasuni has been a key partner for PPG Industries, transforming its file management and supporting global operations with unmatched agility and insight. By providing a centralized platform, Nasuni gave PPG Industries the visibility to monitor and optimize data storage across hundreds of sites effectively. More than just a solution, Nasuni enabled PPG to simplify disaster recovery and accelerate its cloud migration. With Nasuni’s flexible architecture, PPG could quickly adapt to evolving needs such as acquisitions, which positioned Nasuni as a vendor and a trusted partner in PPG Industries’ digital transformation.Industry: Manufacturing
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