Trimax adopts IBM PureSystems to build cloud

BANGALORE, INDIA: IBM announced that Trimax IT Infrastructure and Services Limited (Trimax), an IT infrastructure services and solutions provider, will deploy a cloud environment based on PureSystems.

The solution aims at providing the flexibility many Trimax customers need to scale as their business requirements expand, as per a release.

Trimax, a Rs 783 crores ($157 M) company by revenue with 600+ support locations, 1600+ employees and clients across several industry sectors in India.

Rajesh Tapadia, CTO, Trimax, said: "The combination of IBM's technical expertise and focus on helping clients drive innovation with advanced technologies will enable us to move beyond our traditional client base and reach new markets. IBM PureFlex offers a compelling value proposition designed to scale on-demand, depending on business needs."

With its own Tier III Data Centre in Mumbai and its experience in servicing various government bodies and enterprise sectors, Trimax needed an integrated system like IBM PureFlex for its cloud environment. The Remote Application Services (RAS) and manageability features of the IBM PureFlex enable Trimax to offer x86 as well as Unix-based infrastructure from a single setup and also to cater to different workloads, it adds.

"IBM is helping SMEs drive a paradigm shift by enabling them to anticipate and resolve problems proactively. These opportunities are helping our MSPs to not only create new business opportunities with clients but also pioneer new business models," said Rahul Bindal, country manager, PureSystems, IBM India South Asia. "PureSysems is ideal for MSPs evolving to SaaS/PaaS business models, emerging markets, medium sized businesses and application development/test use."