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Animex Foods Enhances Productivity with Hitachi’s High Availability Data Storage
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
Applicable Industries
- Cement
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Procurement
Use Cases
- Construction Management
- Infrastructure Inspection
Services
- Data Science Services
The Challenge
Animex Foods, one of the largest meat producers in Poland, faced a significant challenge in maintaining its processing plants' reliability to maximize productivity. The company, with over 11,000 employees and twelve plants, had a robust digital process and advanced data analytics supporting its business operations. However, as the company grew, it reached a point where it needed to add storage capacity. Its existing storage infrastructure could not be expanded, and the storage arrays had become too slow to support the fast-paced business effectively. The company needed a solution that could ensure continuous business operations, increase plant reliability, and maximize production output.
About The Customer
Animex Foods is one of the largest meat producers in Poland, with over 11,000 employees and twelve operational plants. The company has been recognized as the best employer in the agricultural and food industry in Poland. It owns successful brands such as Krakus for Polish ham and smoked meats and Morliny and Berlinki for sausages and hot dogs among others. Its processing facilities continuously monitor all its livestock and every stage of production. Its digital processes and advanced data analytics support business operations along the entire value chain—from procurement to delivery.
The Solution
To address the challenge, Animex Foods, in collaboration with its long-time implementation partner WASKO, deployed Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer. This tool helped them understand the performance issues they were facing with their existing storage systems. The metrics from Ops Center Analyzer enabled Animex to identify bottlenecks and reliability problems. Its machine learning capabilities generated recommendations for improving resource utilization. Based on these insights, the team decided to replace the entire storage environment at its plants. They deployed 16 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) E590 systems across all its plants, plus additional arrays for backup and other infrastructure services. For its central SAP business applications and SAP HANA databases, Animex upgraded its existing storage solution to a new VSP E990 system. The company also relies on Hitachi Data Protection Suite to ensure business continuity at all times.
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