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Agribologna Group chooses Deda Tech to manage its systems
Deda Tech’s Mans become the go-to place to free up internal resources and accelerate internal innovation.
The Agribologna Group is a cooperative of producers specializing in fresh fruits and vegetables that aims to make each member the protagonist of his or her own harvest: fruit, vegetables or greens.
The Group’s primary objective is to enhance the production of the members of Agribologna Cooperative, the parent company, by supporting them in the production of products that ensure consistent quality, food safety and traceability . Thanks to Conor and Arandis, the group’s trading companies, farmers’ fruit and vegetables are distributed to the Ho.Re.Ca channel and to large-scale retail and normal trade, respectively, guaranteeing a constant and complete supply.
Customers
2500
Land Surfaces
3700 square meters
Tons of material moved
200,000 tons
Evolution
Beginning of collaboration and first infrastructure design
Implementation of a new Open infrastructure (Intel)
IBM AS400 update and upgrade
Design restructuring of IBM AS400 and Open infrastructure with implementation of related management services
Implementation of the complete technology refresh of Intel Infrastructure, storage and IBM i, integrating a Back Up service (Data Domain unit)
SCENARIO
Achieve full delegation in infrastructure management and monitoring by maximizing the efficiency of the infrastructure and internal operationsThe fruit and vegetable cooperative was founded with the specific purpose of decreasing the number of commercial transactions that retain an important slice of the value chain and originated in 1973 with the first aggregation among farmers at the Bologna Fruit and Vegetable Market.
On the other hand, the Agribologna Consortium became such in 1989, with the function of representing the founding cooperatives, to transform a few years later into the organizational, planning and marketing tool for the conferred products recognized by the Emilia – Romagna region.
The Agribologna Group immediately demonstrated a propensity for innovation on product and process, specializing in both the GDO and normal trade channels, both in services to the restaurant and territorial market point to the online, with an eye toward emerging foreign markets as well.
As the group grows in both business and logic management, organizational needs also grow, pushing toward a process of centralizing cross-services across the value chain generated by the group’s businesses: adopting a single IT service and a single administrative and financial service .
This is where Deda Tech, a long-standing partner, comes in, supporting the Agribologna Group in its growth since 2010, helping them define the strategy to remain competitive in the market and implement solutions tailored to their needs.
Therefore, the client needed to outsource the management and maintenance of its systems and application platforms to have an efficient, up-to-date, and secure environment at all times.
At the same time, it wanted to delegate h24 support of its operating systems to a trusted partner, even in case of a serious incident, with constant system monitoring and performance optimization guaranteed by related reporting.
Deda Tech has confirmed its reliability and expertise, already tested by its IT infrastructure and IBM i platform management services, so much so that the client has extended its services by both perimeter and on-call by purchasing full support.
Proposal and solution
The management and business complexity of the Agribologna Group required targeted intervention to ensure a modern, efficient and secure IT infrastructure.
Although already using the services of Deda Tech, the Group needed a technological upgrade and a complete and integrated management of its infrastructure.
The intervention began with a thorough analysis of existing infrastructure and operational needs. A modernization process was then initiated that included:
- Replacing IBM Power 7 systems with new IBM Power 10 solutions, improving operational performance and optimizing overall efficiency.
- The comprehensive technology refresh of Intel infrastructure, Storage and IBM i to ensure better performance and speed up data and application processing.
- The implementation of the ManS for IBM i service, ensuring complete and proactive management of the platform, from constant monitoring to prevention and resolution of any issues.
- The adoption of the Back-up service, with migration to a new Data Domain solution, to ensure business continuity and rapid data recovery.
- The activation of a replication infrastructure to ensure uptime even in case of failures, ensuring extremely short recovery times.
- The introduction of the ManS for Data Protection service to ensure continuous monitoring, centralized data security management, and improved business resilience against possible threats or information loss.
This approach allowed processes to be optimized without disrupting daily operations, while ensuring a resilient infrastructure ready to support the Group’s future needs.
We have known Deda Tech for several years, in fact it came naturally to turn to them to complete the service. The expertise and availability of the support team makes us feel safe and secure, because we know that our infrastructure is in trusted hands
IT Manager - Agribologna Group S.c.a.
Achievements
Thanks to the interventions made, Agribologna Group has achieved the following results:- Upgraded technology infrastructure: The move to IBM Power 10 systems, Intel infrastructure upgrade, Storage implementation along with the adoption of modern backup solutions have increased the performance and security of the infrastructure.
- Efficient and proactive management: Integration of the ManS for IBM i service has ensured constant monitoring and timely interventions, improving operational stability.
- Guaranteed business continuity: The implementation of infrastructure replication ensures short recovery times and increased reliability in the event of a critical situation.
- Flexibility and scalability: The new infrastructure is ready to support business expansion, responding effectively to the Group’s growth needs.
- Increased protection and regulatory compliance: with the implementation of ManS for Data Protection, the Group has a more robust data protection strategy with monitored backups and centralized security, reducing the risks of critical information loss and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
Deda Tech’s reliable services and expertise confirmed the solidity of the partnership, offering the Group an integrated solution capable of meeting future technological challenges with confidence and peace of mind.
