Origina implements Huawei Symantec Storage Solution for OmniPay

Introduction:

Based in Dublin, Ireland, OmniPay was established in 2000 to enable acquiring banks, and their merchant customers to accept payment transactions, both in the face-to-face and online environments. Today, OmniPay employs 170 staff and supports over 25 acquirers with merchants in 61 markets transacting in 111 different currencies. “The Origina/OmniPay relationship was founded back in 2000 when OmniPay was born and has carried forward from that point right the way through to today. OmniPay have always had a strong working relationship with Origina and I expect this to continue to be the case going forward.” David O’Brien, Production Support Manager with OmniPay.

The Challenge:

OmniPay experimented with the VMware ESX software in their office environment on a spread of different test x86 servers. The general driver for this was the need to deploy throwaway servers quickly and cleanly that could be easily scrubbed after a short period. OmniPay were very satisfied with the stability and performance of those servers and decided to put a more permanent solution in place to cater for larger and more scalable virtual server deployments for actual use within their office environment.
OmniPay contacted Origina to assist them when they were deciding on a reliable hardware solution to facilitate this platform. Their Origina technical relationship manager successfully understood their requirements and assisted them in finding the most cost-effective solution that would meet their needs and requirements, without compromising on performance or ease of use.

The Solution:

The solution consisted of: IBM X3850 X5 (64GB RAM, 2 x 4 port 10/100/100 NIC for ISCSI connections, 2 x 4 core cpu) and the Huawei Symantec S2600 storage systems with 8TB of available storage.

Origina had been introduced to Huawei Symantec by their distributor CMS Peripherals. “CMS Peripherals has always been one of our most proactive distributors. We consider them as extended members of our innovation team as they continuously brings us new ideas, cost-effective products and companies who would make ideal partners”, commented Tomás O’Leary, Managing Director of Origina. Due to the strong relationship between CMS Peripherals and Origina, Origina was able to present Huawei Symantec as a unique and cost-effective storage solution to fit OmniPay’s requirements. “This is a great example of the channel collaboration”, said Michael Callaghan, MD of CMS Peripherals, Ireland. “Origina understand their customer and requirements and drawing on our resources, together we are able to scope, configure and install the best solution for OmniPay.”

Huawei Symantec’s Oceanspace S2600 is a storage product for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Based on a creative architecture design, the S2600 offers a complete storage solution with the five E-features – Evolutionary, Easy, Enhanced, Energy-saving, and Economical. Origina guided OmniPay through the selection, procurement and onsite implementation of the Oceanspace S2600 system and facilitated engagement with Huawei Symantec for post-implementation support after the onsite arrival of the system at their Clonskeagh data centre.

The Benefits:

The main benefits to OmniPay are the options this storage system brings to the table that are generally not found in any of the competing products in that price range. “The Huawei Symantec storage array punches above its weight, is highly scalable, very resilient with dual PSU and dual controllers, can be configured for iSCSI or FC, has energy efficient disk spin down capabilities and optional data replication capabilities to a sister device. Most of these options are generally available only on higher end systems.” David O’Brien, Production Support Manager with OmniPay.

The main benefits center on OmniPay’s ability to deploy servers that are fit for purpose at a greater speed to the end user or service when they are needed. This saves on procurement and engineering setup time and ensures their business needs are met in an efficient manner. OmniPay expect to grow to a minimum of six active virtual servers running on this platform over the coming year(s). Services on legacy systems will be migrated as existing hardware nears end of life with savings in the region of three times the virtual solution cost to OmniPay.

Why Choose Origina?

“A strong working relationship exists. We have had a positive experience with Origina to date.
Origina are flexible and can adjust to meet the needs of our business. Origina have a strong technical focus and a good engineering team with strength in depth from partners if it’s required.”
David O’Brien
Production Support Manager
OmniPay

“Origina understand their customer and requirements and drawing on our resources, together we are able to scope, configure and install the best solution for OmniPay.”
Michael Callaghan
Managing Director
CMS Peripherals

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