Aoki Sweeper Case collection

To the Achievement of Reliability of 99.999% Utilization Rates of Concentrated System between Bases

Demands of the company

Aoki Sweeper Case collection
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• I want to back up all the business data in a remote place as preparation for disaster.
• I want to do recovery smoothly during a disaster/emergency.
• I want to encrypt important data and make sure of its solid security.
• I want to cut the cost as much as possible.

To meet such requirements, our company adopts a method that consigns the entire task from consulting of introduction to integration, operation and maintenance to Daiwa Software Research Company Ltd. which is an experienced system integrator and they are able to offer the best solutions for customers. Through this, it is possible to apply online back up service with Youjinbow which has higher reliability and can lessen the management burden.

Demands Before Introduction

• Decentralization of Information Causes Incremental Management Cost
• Increasing Risk and Risk Management

The legend of Youjinbow

The company has 6 bases, everyday intense communication is necessary for sharing information about design review and production plan. Crucial data such as model data and CAD data has to be acquired from the internet, hence correct information sharing, stable internet, and solid security is necessary.

Moreover, the management means and production process vary among different bases. The core system that supports business operation of the company is decentralized and constructed individually at each base. Therefore it is difficult to correspond to system obstacles, and the risk that business operation may stop at the time of emergency is increasing. In addition, concerning the traditional part of disaster solution, the client strongly claims that in order to strengthen the information management system, the necessarily managing and keeping specific individual information of the client, specific information of the manufactory industry, meeting records, email and financial data etc, is becoming even more important.

The vice president of the company, Aoki Terumasa told us that "so far we have been making efforts in product development, and there was no problem for a business to run by providing better products, however, from now on mere product development is not enough. In the same way information management for clients, disaster measure as risk management is also indispensable".

Before the introduction of Youjinbow, information management concerning disaster measures where individuals can backup data on their own PC, and back up of the core system which can be kept in other bases as remote back up was taken consideration. However, there are still some worries towards the safety of each base for its earthquake resistance level, so it is considered to be very necessary to keep data in a secure way where data can be quickly taken out in case of any incident.

New Information Management and Disaster Measure

Vice President Terumasa Aoki

The core system takes up more than 100 GB storage space. After introducing Youjinbow, all the business data on individual PCs can be stored in the server, therefore all the data can be managed uniformly, and the cost is low. As for employees, because there is no need to back up data by themselves, they can focus on their main working duties and as a result it increases effectiveness and productivity.

Concerning Service Introduction

As for the preparation to introduce Youjinbow, a "transmission speed check" which lasts for two weeks is necessary. In Aoki company, the speed of Sendai is 30 Mbps on average, Hokkaido 32 Mbps on average, Between Tokyo branches it is 55 Mbps on average. These speeds can be guaranteed, it is ok to introduce the service without depending on the transmission speed.

Insurance of name of online backup

Considering the expense at introduction, the monthly cost of 70,000 Yen may seem expensive, however this system is designed for online back up and managing data that should be shared by 30 PCs, that is to say, it is about 2,300 Yen per PC. If all the demands can be (met?), then it can be considered as a valuable investment. More importantly, data recovery is possible at any time and business operation can be continued even if in case of an accident that gives a great feeling of "safety", which is one of the most important results for the introduction.

Hereafter, Youjinbow will continue supporting at the back stage for the achievement of reliability of the system utilization rates 99.999%.