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Holfeld Plastics Invests €50,000 in IT Infrastructure

Following a full IT Review and in tandem with plans for a new ERP solution, it was agreed that IT Infrastructure investment was needed in the business and so we set about implementing a new IT infrastructure that can scale to meet the business requirements now and into the future.
“Our old hardware platform was no longer meeting our current requirements. We have to keep pace with developments”, explains Robert Byrne, IT Manager at Holfeld Plastics. “Furthermore, we were installing a new ERP solution and it was critical that the hardware which hosts the software was robust and resilient”.
We engaged Datapac, one of Ireland's leading business technology providers. They recommended highly resilient virtualised hardware with integrated disaster recovery and business continuity. Datapac moved Holfeld’s ERP solution to more powerful infrastructure which consists of HP Proliant servers, HP Storage Area Networks, VMWare Enterprise  Edition, Vizionore and an APC UPS solution whilst integrating with the existing Windows 2003 network and HP Storageworks backup. Datapac worked with Holfeld to integrate its recovery infrastructure into the company’s data network over fibre to its hot site, using technology from VMWare and Vizioncore. Holfeld uses VMWare Virtual Infrastructure Enterprise Edition to host virtual replicas of their production environment off site.
“Should a hardware failure occur, all applications can be launched on the backup servers within a matter of minutes”, concludes Robert. “The new hardware suite and virtualization platform solutions create an agile overall infrastructure that can quickly respond to changes in business needs going forward, empowering efficiencies and maximizing infrastructure investments.”
With this investment Holfeld Plastics have invested in the future of our business and our relationships with our customers, partners and providers.

Robert Byrne, IT Manager, Holfeld Plastics with Willie Fitzgerald, Datapac

Holfeld Plastics is one of Europe’s leading extrusion and thermoforming companies. Established in 1980, to supply foam packaging to the cosmetics industry, Holfeld Plastics Ltd. has grown to be a leading Rigid Plastics Packaging manufacturer in Ireland, the UK and continental Europe.