Data Centre Facility IT Modernisation Project In order to provide 24X7 reliable IT infrastructure for IT Modernisation project, a Data Centre Facility has been setup in Mumbai. Another facility called a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will be setup in Mysore to avoid any disruptions in the departmental operations. A data center is the centralized location from where all the applications to be implemented in the IT Modernisation Project (CBS, PLI, Mail Ops, RICT) will function.

Need for a Data Centre 

Complex and Fragmented Infrastructure Currently, the servers and storage is fragmented and spread across post offices. This creates a lot of overheads on the post offices to run and maintain the servers.

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Limited scalability to support future growth Currently all applications are working in silos and all offices are not connected to a common network. Any new product launch or policy change needs patch update across all offices leading to operational inefficiencies and delays.

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Lack of a single view of operations Since the current data centre setup is fragmented, there is no single view of the operations in the department.

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No Disaster Recovery Strategy Lack of a Disaster Recovery strategy can lead to longer downtime in case of major outage/ disaster at primary data centers.

Data Centre Facility at Mumbai

Benefits of setting up Data Centre Facility are: • • • • •

Centralized server maintenance removes the need of local server maintenance at every location Efficient utilization of network and IT infrastructure Continuity of operations will ensure that customers needs are met at all times Easier deployment of new product and services The new data centre will ensure that the department’s data is fully redundant, totally secured, predictable and service ready

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