VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that Brandix Lanka has chosen VMware’s virtualization and cloud infrastructure technology to further its cloud strategy. Brandix anticipates this deployment to help the company reduce capital and operational costs annually while reducing the time to deployment for IT related services from weeks to minutes, and accelerate the Group’s journey to the cloud.
Brandix is a leading apparel solutions provider and Sri Lanka’s singlelargest apparel exporter to global brands. It also becomes the first company to sign an Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) with VMware in Sri Lanka.
Brandix has chosen to implement additional licenses of VMware vSphere® for growing its virtualization environment, and VMware vCenterTMSite Recovery Manager™ for disaster recovery. VMware partner, KBSL Information Technologies Ltd (KBSL), a leading Enterprise Systems Integrator in Sri Lanka, played a pivotal role in this project.
“As a leading apparel exporter in the region, Brandix is very clear in its vision, and to achieve that we have identified IT as a key enabler of the business. We strive to optimize our processes, infrastructure and services to enable our IT services and operations to be on par with the world’s best,” said Manoj Pilimatalawwe, Head of Group Information and Communication Technology at Brandix.
Brandix first partnered with VMware to virtualize its infrastructure over five years ago and they have seen good results over this time period. Brandix saw a sharp reduction in the total cost of delivering IT services in the organization. It has also found that the services are now much more reliable with the high availability options offered by virtualization. The time taken to deploy infrastructure has also been reduced, and the administration processesare now much simplified.
“We’re confident that VMware will continue to be an enabler of growth for our business,” Pilimatalawwe added.
Organizations in Sri Lanka are aggressively looking at transforming their business to compete globally, and they are looking at adopting the latest cloud computing technologies to enable them to do so,” said Silmy Ahamed, Chief Operating Officer at KBSL. “We’re proud to partner with VMware to facilitate and be a part of this exciting phase in the region,” he added.
“The globally competitive apparel industry in Sri Lanka requires organizations like Brandix to be agile and able to quickly respond to changing market dynamics globally, while saving costs and meeting business objectives,” said Sangeeta Giri, Director of Sales, VMware India. “We are pleased to grow our engagement with Brandix as they continue to drive their business priorities through IT transformation into the cloud and delivering IT-as-a-service.”
VMware’s technologies have empowered large, mid-sized and small enterprises in Sri Lanka to realize the benefits of increased agility, performance and scalability of their IT environments.
About VMware
VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2013 revenues of $5.21 billion, VMware has more than 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com.
About Brandix
The Brandix Group employs more than 47,000 people at manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka, a 1,000-acre industrial park in India and a large operation in Bangladesh. A preferred supplier to many global apparel labels, Brandix is credited with many firsts, among them, the first apparel manufacturer in the world to build a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rated Green factory certified by the US Green Building Council (USGBC); the first apparel manufacturer in the world to be ISO 50001 certified; and the builder of the first Supply Chain City in South Asia -- the 1,000-acre Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC).
