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Banca IFIS Banks on Actian Ingres Database for Big Savings and Scalability

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Infrastructure Inspection
Services	System Integration Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Banca IFIS, an independent Italian bank specializing in financing enterprises, faced a challenge when new Italian banking regulations imposed a demand for a higher level of security and data protection. The bank had to evolve its core business application to meet these new challenges. The main issue was the limited time frame available to implement the new version of their application to meet the timeline given to the bank. In less than one year, they had to deliver a cost-effective and scalable solution, a fully unicode enabled database and application to support Banca IFIS expansion, high availability, and a secured infrastructure fulfilling disaster recovery targets imposed by new banking regulations. Read More
About Customer	Banca IFIS is the only independent Italian bank specializing in financing enterprises. The bank is committed to the development of new services for lending financial support and managing working capital. It helps thousands of enterprises every year find the appropriate solution to their financial needs. Banca IFIS developed its core business application using Ingres Database and Ingres OpenROAD. When stricter Italian banking guidelines were imposed, Banca IFIS turned to Ingres to implement the next version of its products to ensure that they were ready to meet the rules that would ultimately provide a higher level of protection and security for its customers. Read More
Solution	Ingres Operational Services task force and Banca IFIS IT personnel delivered the project working closely with the Ingres Engineering staff. The new version of Banca IFIS’ application was installed on the latest releases of Ingres solutions, using the Ingres Icebreaker Appliance for the operating system and database backend and Ingres OpenROAD and Ingres OpenROAD Application Server for the unicode enabled applications. The appliance is deployed inside a virtualized infrastructure, allowing for scalability and reliability. High availability was achieved by leveraging this new architecture design and the proactive assistance received from the Ingres Operational Services team. A disaster recovery plan was rolled out with the support of HVR middleware from PSB, enabling real-time data synchronization across remote sites. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Infrastructure Inspection

Services

System Integration

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Banca IFIS, an independent Italian bank specializing in financing enterprises, faced a challenge when new Italian banking regulations imposed a demand for a higher level of security and data protection. The bank had to evolve its core business application to meet these new challenges. The main issue was the limited time frame available to implement the new version of their application to meet the timeline given to the bank. In less than one year, they had to deliver a cost-effective and scalable solution, a fully unicode enabled database and application to support Banca IFIS expansion, high availability, and a secured infrastructure fulfilling disaster recovery targets imposed by new banking regulations.

About Customer

Banca IFIS is the only independent Italian bank specializing in financing enterprises. The bank is committed to the development of new services for lending financial support and managing working capital. It helps thousands of enterprises every year find the appropriate solution to their financial needs. Banca IFIS developed its core business application using Ingres Database and Ingres OpenROAD. When stricter Italian banking guidelines were imposed, Banca IFIS turned to Ingres to implement the next version of its products to ensure that they were ready to meet the rules that would ultimately provide a higher level of protection and security for its customers.

Solution

Ingres Operational Services task force and Banca IFIS IT personnel delivered the project working closely with the Ingres Engineering staff. The new version of Banca IFIS’ application was installed on the latest releases of Ingres solutions, using the Ingres Icebreaker Appliance for the operating system and database backend and Ingres OpenROAD and Ingres OpenROAD Application Server for the unicode enabled applications. The appliance is deployed inside a virtualized infrastructure, allowing for scalability and reliability. High availability was achieved by leveraging this new architecture design and the proactive assistance received from the Ingres Operational Services team. A disaster recovery plan was rolled out with the support of HVR middleware from PSB, enabling real-time data synchronization across remote sites.

Impact #1	The open source model and full engagement by the Ingres technical team ensured that the project was delivered on time.
Impact #2	Ingres Icebreaker enabled a low cost, simplified installation of Ingres Database.
Impact #3	The Banca IFIS application is now used by its employees across Europe, in their own language and character sets, thanks to full UTF-8 support.

Impact #1

The open source model and full engagement by the Ingres technical team ensured that the project was delivered on time.

Impact #2

Ingres Icebreaker enabled a low cost, simplified installation of Ingres Database.

Impact #3

The Banca IFIS application is now used by its employees across Europe, in their own language and character sets, thanks to full UTF-8 support.

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Banca IFIS Banks on Actian Ingres Database for Big Savings and Scalability

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