NTT, a world-leading global technology services provider, said it is strengthening the IT infrastructure ecosystem at one of India’s premier banking institutions through the deployment of its software-defined infrastructure solutions. NTT has enhanced efficiencies within the client’s virtualized environment, by integrating a software-defined storage solution with their existing private cloud to enable business agility and optimized resource allocation, the company said. The solution allows for pooled resources to be managed centrally and intelligently. A unified management platform offers full visibility and easy access to data, thereby enhancing business efficiency and provisioning quicker troubleshooting through a managed services model. Rahul Ambegaoker, Senior Director & Region Head, West, NTT, said by accounting for present and future application usage, security, data retention, and analytics needs, NTT designed and deployed a solution that transformed the storage environment to be more efficient, flexible, agile, and scalable. NTT will consolidate 3 of the client’s data centers and manage servers and storage centrally, by combining it with the client’s existing private cloud. NTT claimed since the implementation, the client is reaping benefits such as reduced operational costs due to the consolidation and integration of the software-defined storage solution with their existing infrastructure.