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Focus Inc. – Cuts costs by 90 percent and strengthens security with data backup and storage in a scalable SoftLayer cloud environment
90% cost reduction
with a flexible cloud-based hosting environment
Enhances security
with a shell-encrypted path for uploading files
Business challenge: To back up point of sale (POS) data, Focus Inc. sought a new hosting platform enabling security-rich file access and status checks through its website. Additionally, the company required a flexible, scalable solution to extend its storage capacity.
Solution: IBM Business Partner MNU Co., Ltd. and IBM® Global Technology Services® provisioned a SoftLayer® cloud hosting environment supporting quick, easy file access and status checks online. The SoftLayer infrastructure provides object storage functionality for online file storage and backup purposes. In addition, MNU implemented its PBOX solution to deliver flexible file administration capabilities.
Anticipates a sales boost
with cloud technology that accelerates processes and improves support
Client name:
Focus Inc.
Client reference link:
Company background:
Founded in 1980 and located in Tokyo, Japan, Focus Inc. sells and provides maintenance for Apple iPad point-of-sale (POS) systems and offers services to support sales and advertising promotions.
Solution components
Services
SoftLayer®
IBM Business Partner
MNU Co., Ltd.
Business challenge:
To back up point of sale (POS) data, Focus Inc. sought a new hosting platform enabling security-rich file access and status checks through its website. Additionally, the company required a flexible, scalable solution to extend its storage capacity.
Benefits:
By engaging IBM Business Partner MNU Co., Ltd. and IBM® Global Technology Services® to implement a SoftLayer® platform, Focus gained the cloud-based data backup environment it needed. As a result, the client reduced operating costs by 90 percent. Uploading files through the secure shell-encrypted path increases security when compared to the conventional FTP methods Focus used in the past. The organization can update settings easily and install client apps quickly. Overall, Focus expects to improve sales and customer service.
Solution components
Services
SoftLayer®
IBM Business Partner
MNU Co., Ltd. 1