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MetaX Integrated Circuits (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Enhancing Operational Efficiency, Reliability and Disaster Recovery with Integrated DDI
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Middleware & Microservices
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
- Process Control & Optimization
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
MetaX was looking for a more structural way to manage IP space, DHCP and DNS on one platform to prevent error-prone network service configuration and improve team working efficiency. They were using Microsoft DNS, managed by Active Directory, which had certain limitations making it incapable of adequately supporting the rapidly-growing business requirements. The IT team was aiming to improve IT performance as well as security. It was clear the whole IT infrastructure needed to be redesigned taking into consideration business requirements. Having a high-availability, integrated DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) solution was mandatory to make this happen.
About The Customer
MetaX is committed to providing full-stack GPU chips and solutions for heterogeneous computing. The company was founded in Shanghai in September 2020 and has established wholly-owned subsidiaries and R&D centers in Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Wuhan. They were looking for a more structural way to manage IP space, DHCP and DNS on one platform in order to prevent error-prone network service configuration and improve team working efficiency.
The Solution
After evaluating solutions including those from local vendors, the decision was made to take EfficientIP’s SOLIDserverTM DDI, which offered the rich features required by MetaX. Key features included the dynamic integrated DNS/DHCP/IP Address management solution, and SmartArchitecture templates for simplified, fast implementation. The resulting stable DDI platform enabled the MS AD structure to be easily changed, as well as the email environment. EfficientIP’s DNS GSLB (Global Server Load Balancing) product was also leveraged, to enhance application availability via load balancing of application traffic and health checking functionalities.
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