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Multi-national Oil and Gas Company Relies on NETSCOUT for Application Service Performance
技术
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 数据交换与集成
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 混合云
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 私有云
适用行业
- 石油和天然气
适用功能
- 商业运营
- 离散制造
用例
- 预测性维护
- 过程控制与优化
- 远程资产管理
服务
- 软件设计与工程服务
- 系统集成
挑战
这家跨国石油和天然气公司面临着巨大的压力,需要在预算减少的情况下完成更多工作。该公司认识到 IT 部门在帮助改善业务和按时交付业务项目方面必须发挥至关重要的作用。首席信息官 (CIO) 和 IT 部门确定了几十个关键的公司应用程序,这些应用程序被认为对为企业创造价值至关重要。其中一些应用程序是公司全球使用的制造、税务和国际金融服务。许多是定制应用程序、基于 Web 的服务,并且/或者依靠 SAP 和 Citrix 服务来运行。为了确保这些关键应用服务全天候可用,IT 需要更好地了解托管这些服务的虚拟化私有数据中心。这些关键服务的任何延迟或中断都会对各个业务部门造成损害。
关于客户
客户是一家拥有百年历史的跨国石油和天然气公司。这是一家大型财富 500 强企业,年收入超过 10 亿美元。该公司在全球拥有数千名员工,是世界上最大的综合炼油商、石油产品营销商和化学品制造商之一,生产燃料、润滑油和特种化学品等基本商品。多个数据中心的复杂设计、无数相互连接的制造和研究设施使其企业网络成为公司日常运营和业务成功的关键部分。
解决方案
为了缓解其应用程序性能和服务保证问题,该石油和天然气公司向长期合作伙伴 NETSCOUT 求助,其解决方案已在整个组织的专用网络中使用。应用程序运营小组选择了基于 vSCOUT 软件的仪表,并将其部署在公司虚拟化环境中的前端、中间件、数据库和应用程序服务器以及 Web、Citrix 和 SAP 服务器上。vSCOUT 软件是对现有基于 Adaptive Service Intelligence™ (ASI) 的 InfiniStream® 硬件和软件仪表的补充,可在虚拟化基础架构中提供相同级别的可视性。在公司虚拟化环境中至关重要的服务器上战略性地实施了 100 多个 vSCOUT,这是 IT 组织已在使用的现有 nGeniusONE® 平台和 InfiniStream 设备的经济高效的扩展。
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