Essar adopts IBM’s Power 7 system to optimize HRMS

BANGALORE, INDIA: IBM announced that Essar Group, an Indian multinational corporation, has adopted IBM's smarter computing solution and has also implemented its Power 7 systems to optimize Essar's human resource management system (HRMS).

Essar Group, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra, has about 75,000 employees across 25 countries. The company is in the process of expanding its global footprint, with special focus on Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia with over and was in need of a partner who could enhance overall user experience for its employees across the group.

"We believe in giving the best to our employees who are the most valuable asset to the company. IBM Power Systems provided us with successful restore driving higher availability capabilities, especially with backup/recovery," said Jayantha Prabhu, chief technology officer, Essar Group.

IBM helped Essar to minimize business impact during migration, which may require changes to project duration and downtime among others. IBM PowerVM offered flexibility and scalability with its PowerHA cluster software.

Viswanath Ramaswamy, country manager, Power Systems, Systems & Technology Group, IBM India South Asia, said: "HR department's face many challenges in today's tough economy. Keeping a HR department running efficiently is a challenge for many leaders. The IBM Power Systems family is designed to free businesses from IT complexity and improve responsiveness of both systems and people."