About Lanificio F.lli Cerruti S.p.A.
Founded in 1881 in Biella, Northern Italy, the Lanificio F.lli Cerruti S.p.A. continues a long tradition of love for Italian textiles dating back to the 1700s. Stefano, Antonio, and Quintino Cerruti are the brothers who have pushed this leading company over the years to focus on the production of the highest quality yarns after the end of World War II.
Using only the best raw materials for the tailoring of fabrics, the company employs more than 400 people and has two regional offices based in the Asia-Pacific region. The wool mill sells its textile collections for men and women in more than 60 countries worldwide and is directed to a high-profile clientele - especially in the "bespoke" sector.
With such a prestigious status to maintain, Lanificio Cerruti needed an IT solution that could effectively keep up with its high standards.
Source: https://www.lanificiocerruti.com/history/
Business Challenges
With the development of its global business, Lanificio Cerruti needed to renovate its data center.
The company required server virtualization to manage virtual machines and support all IT operations, from active directory authentication, file sharing, a virtual IP phone service, and database management to administration, production, and all other business functions – all with maximum stability and high availability capacities.
Additionally, they needed all these operations performed through a simple migration process from the current environment to the new one.
Sangfor Solution for Lanificio Cerruti
Lanificio Cerruti chose Sangfor Technologies to be its IT partner to manage the core operations of its server virtualization process.
Sangfor’s proposed its Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), which offered the company excellent reliability, top-market performance, and a simple and lightweight management interface -all this combined in a fully scalable all-in-one solution with a backup included.
After deployment of a Sangfor HCI cluster - equipped with CPU, memory, disk, and networking capabilities - LanificioCerruti could develop any type of IT service for its 400-plus employees, from office to production.
Moreover, with its simplistic web management interface, the company could streamline all processes, allowing its IT managers to control the system with ease, agility, and high availability to support file sharing, database, administration, management, and production software.
Finally, the integration feature allowed for the migration to be completed in just a few days.
End-User Experience
Lanificio Cerruti chose Sangfor to invest in because of the advanced array of products available, and the ability to ensure quick support and directly manage the installation of the new system through a local Sangfor-affiliated partner.
Sangfor's simple and transparent system integration process enabled a smooth and rapid migration from the old system for the company.