NNTC delivered a complete datacenter, network, security, backup, Microsoft services, and unified communications environment for a confidential commodities trading company in the UAE.
The project covered the full infrastructure foundation, from colocation setup at an Etisalat datacenter in Dubai to compute, storage, SAN, networking, cybersecurity, backup, Microsoft Exchange, endpoint management, and Avaya unified communications.
The result was a production-ready virtualized platform built for secure operations, business continuity, and long-term maintainability.
The client needed a complete datacenter environment delivered as one integrated system.
This was not a simple hardware installation. The project had several moving parts that had to work together from the start:
Colocation space had to be commissioned.
Power, uplinks, IP allocation, and VLAN services had to be arranged.
Hardware procurement had to be managed around multi-week lead times.
Compute, storage, network, security, backup, and Microsoft services had to be deployed as one working platform.
The final environment had to be documented clearly enough for operations, support, audits, and future changes.
For a commodities trading company, infrastructure reliability matters. Any weak point across networking, storage, virtualization, security, or backup can create operational risk.
The main challenge was not only to deploy the environment quickly. It was to make sure the full stack was secure, validated, documented, and ready to run.
NNTC designed and deployed a full datacenter foundation inside an Etisalat datacenter footprint.
The environment was built around a dedicated cabinet, defined power capacity, network services, IP allocation, VLAN configuration, and secure access rules. This allowed the facility layer and IT infrastructure layer to be treated as one connected architecture, rather than separate workstreams.
NNTC delivered the core platform across seven main areas:
The compute layer was built on a Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 server cluster running VMware vSphere with vCenter.
This gave the client a virtualized infrastructure foundation for running business systems, Microsoft services, security tools, and unified communications workloads in a controlled datacenter environment.
A three-host VMware cluster also gave the client a practical balance between performance, resilience, maintenance flexibility, and future scalability.
The primary storage layer was built on Huawei OceanStor Dorado 3000 all-flash NVMe storage.
NNTC implemented a structured Fibre Channel SAN design using dual HPE StoreFabric SN6010 switches. This included documented zoning, connectivity patterns, and storage access configuration.
This gave the client a high-performance shared storage layer to support the virtualized platform and enterprise workloads.
The backup architecture was designed with multiple tiers.
NNTC deployed HPE MSA 2060 as backup storage and integrated an HPE MSL 2024 tape library into the backup environment.
Veeam Backup & Replication was configured with defined backup jobs, disk repositories, retention rules, and restore procedures.
This made backup part of the operating model, not an afterthought. The client received a structured data protection setup that supports recovery, retention, and controlled operations.
NNTC deployed dual Huawei S6730 switches as a stacked Layer 3 core.
The network design included structured trunk and access configurations to support connectivity across servers, storage, security systems, Microsoft services, and unified communications components.
This created a stable switching foundation for the wider datacenter environment.
The security layer included Check Point security gateways as the perimeter control plane.
NNTC also deployed Trellix/McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator for endpoint security management. The configuration covered endpoint governance, port requirements, synchronization, policies, tags, and maintenance tasks.
This helped the client manage security as an ongoing operational process, not just a one-time deployment.
NNTC deployed Windows Server 2022 infrastructure with Active Directory and DNS.
For enterprise email, Exchange Server 2019 was deployed as a two-node Database Availability Group, known as DAG. This helped support mailbox high availability.
Mail flow was secured through Symantec Messaging Gateway for inbound and outbound email protection.
Together, these services gave the client a controlled Microsoft infrastructure foundation for identity, naming, email, and messaging security.
In parallel with the datacenter build, NNTC deployed an Avaya Aura 10 Enterprise unified communications platform.
The system was deployed as a virtual machine-based platform and integrated with an Etisalat SIP trunk. The solution included defined licensing, IP phone estate planning, J159 and J179 phone models, and multi-year support.
This allowed the client’s voice platform to run on the same datacenter foundation, with documented roles, sizing, security, and high-availability considerations.
The delivery schedule had to account for real-world constraints.
Hardware lead times meant the project could not be handled as a single linear deployment. Instead, NNTC managed the work in stages across May to August 2022.
The process included BoQ finalization, contract signing, staged order placement, early delivery of temporary or demo equipment, core build activities, final hardware migration, recabling, acceptance testing, and handover.
This staged approach helped reduce idle time while target hardware was still in delivery. It also reduced project risk by moving key changes into controlled windows instead of relying on one large cutover.
One of the most important parts of the project was the as-built documentation.
NNTC delivered a detailed documentation package covering the full environment, including:
This gave the client a clear operational record of the deployed environment.
For enterprise infrastructure projects, this matters. Without proper documentation, support becomes slower, troubleshooting becomes harder, and future changes carry more risk.
In this project, the documentation was not treated as a closing formality. It was part of the operational handover.
The client received a complete datacenter foundation commissioned in Etisalat Hor Al Anz, Dubai.
The final environment included a virtualized compute platform, shared all-flash storage, Fibre Channel SAN, redundant core switching, Check Point security perimeter, structured backup with tape integration, Microsoft core services, email security, endpoint governance, and Avaya unified communications.
The project gave the client:
The project was delivered as an integrated infrastructure environment, not as separate isolated systems. That made the handover cleaner and gave the client a stronger foundation for day-to-day operations, audits, troubleshooting, and future expansion.
NNTC helps enterprises design, deploy, secure, and document datacenter infrastructure across the UAE and the wider region.
Its infrastructure services cover compute, virtualization, storage, SAN, networking, cybersecurity, backup, Microsoft services, unified communications, and operational handover documentation.
For organizations that need a reliable datacenter foundation, NNTC delivers the full environment as one integrated system, from facility coordination to production-ready operations.
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