As a leading IT service provider in Korea, SK C&C is leveraging Radware’s (News - Alert) Alteon 5412 application switches to build a robust, uninterrupted Web portal service, resulting in reduced total cost of ownership for the SK Group.
SK Group employs around 30,000 staff across 113 offices worldwide and was faced with a challenge to implement a single platform that would provide seamless and effective internal communication. SK Group also wanted the solution to be capable of addressing the latest trends of mobile data and applications.
As the leading provider of business-smart integrated application delivery solutions, Radware was approached by SK Group to deploy a solution with added stability that will provide non-stop service for all the SK Group employees.
The easy-to-mange solution should also be able to handle network capacity and availability challenges in addition to reducing operational costs. Consequently, SK Group chose to upgrade its system using Radware’s innovative Alteon 5412 since it proved to the ideal solution that could answer to all SK Group’s needs.
With higher port density and 10GE connectivity capability, the Alteon 5412 can be used to design more flexible and fully-redundant network topology.The innovative solution also includes various standard-based network link failover mechanisms that prevents physical loop as well as supports fastest link/traffic failover. SK Groups new upgraded infrastructure was able to provide improved productivity with the added capability to handle increasing traffic and volatile network demand.
Furthermore, by utilizing the same old Alteon OS, Alteon 5412 solution significantly reduced the total cost of ownership due to reduced learning curve and associated training costs. By leveraging the unique Radware platform, SK C&C was able to overcome capacity planning challenges as well as reduce risks associated with data center growth for better investment protection.
In a press release, Kwon Oh-In of the SK C&C NS Team, said, “Radware's Alteon 5412 has enabled us to secure the service stability of the Group portal and reduce operating costs. Also, we believe that the Radware's on-demand technology and performance superiority will help us tackle the increasing traffic challenges of the future. This high availability, uninterrupted group portal service and mobile office platform makes internal communications between head quarters and the affiliates more seamless and increases our productivity.”
With the on-demand infrastructure approach, Radware Alteon 5412 ensures high throughput and service scalability to all its customers.