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As an iconic global brand, Toyota Motor
Corporation Australia (TMCA) has a rich history of
innovation in the Australian automotive sector.
Competitive pressures demand that the most cost-
effective, dependable and robust technology
solutions are required to underpin the company’s
operational needs at all levels.
The protection of critical information, particularly for
the automotive industry, is an omnipresent challenge.
As the automotive industry evolves, implementing
innovative technology solutions ensures that the
company is robust and flexible enough to navigate all
terrains and support the company in the long-term.
After looking for new solutions, TMCA discovered that
shifting to a cloud-based platform could offer the
business a whole new range of operational efficiencies
and risk mitigation.
Logicalis’ cloud-based backup-as-a-service (BaaS)
allows companies to reduce spending by controlling
spend based on a consumption basis. This is a critical
option for industries where investment in large
amounts of capex has been curbed.
Challenge
TMCA generates significant amounts of data across its
operations. The business needs of the organisation
demand that this data is held safely, easily accessed
and has reliable backup. TMCA’s IT operations were
being run across four different backup technology
platforms and the technology team knew that it was
time to consolidate and revamp the system.
Additionally, as the operations of the business became
more data intensive, the backup procedure took
longer. This meant that the window of opportunity to
carry out the backup process was encroaching into
valuable work hours and increasingly became more
time intensive.
Using multiple technology platforms creates cost and
manageability challenges including licencing and
infrastructure upkeep costs. Frustrated by these
mounting issues and always looking for innovative
ways to streamline the business, TMCA put out an
RFP for a solution that would be nimble enough to
grow with the data needs of the business while
producing operational benefits in a changing market
environment.
Solution
The Information Systems (IS) team at TMCA realised
that it needed a unified solution that could be delivered
as a service and on an “as needed” basis. The
changing model in data usage and business demands
means that a capacity-based service would bring
revolutionary benefits to operations.
After a detailed RFP process, Toyota found that
despite canvassing the market deeply across a
number of providers and competitive solutions, very
few companies could offer true BaaS.
CASE STUDY
Logicalis solution drives Toyota
Australia’s backup solution
Logicalis presented a solution where the technology
was robust, together with a financial modelling solution
that was solid and in line with the company’s evolving
needs. The solution was also favoured because of
Logicalis’ strong relationship with leading storage
vendor EMC and its impressive market reputation.
Notably, Toyota also demanded a high level of SLA
provision and Logicalis delivered with clear, detailed
and robust SLA terms. These SLAs allowed Toyota’s
IT operations team to have certainty of outcomes and
reduce vendor management overhead.
Significantly the Logicalis and EMC solution offered
commercial terms on a true pay-by-usage basis. This
is a radical shift in the payment for infrastructure
services that allows Toyota to avoid making huge
capital investments and to easily deal with demand,
growth or contractions.
Benefits
TMCA has consolidated its IT operations, unified its
supplier relationships and created a platform that will
provide security to its data – all achieved without
disruption to the business. Taking Toyota's data to the
cloud has allowed for a more streamlined approach to
data management, with access and backup based on
a business model that provides long term cost
benefits and flexibility.
Specifically, Logicalis worked with Toyota to deliver
the following outcomes:
Smooth Implementation: The implementation went
smoothly, despite dealing with multiple legacy
systems. Toyota, Logicalis and EMC agreed on a
detailed schedule and the process carefully switched
hundreds of servers from old to new in a progressive
transition that ensured business continuity.
Entering the cloud: The transition to the Logicalis
solution consolidated prior infrastructure into one
unified platform and introduced Toyota to the
experience of cloud backup solutions. The
implementation included provisioning of backup and
restoration services directly from the Logicalis Cloud
and provisioning of local backup infrastructure and
data replication to the Logicalis Cloud.
Cost Reduction: The unified solution dispensed with
multiple licence usage fees while ensuring critical data
is protected. The new financial model removes capital
intensive costs to deliver a clear ROI and a more
manageable method of controlling costs. “Using the
Logicalis and EMC solution, we have reduced our
overall backup costs by 20-30% as a result of this
implementation. This is a considerable amount which
has contributed to the organisation’s cost-reduction
targets” stated Ellis Brover, TMCA CIO.
Comprehensive data protection: Centralising data
that was stored across multiple geographies offers
greater ability to restore data than ever before and
de-risks the business. The BaaS approach was an
innovative foray into cloud backup and has proven to
be a winning element in unifying data and technology
management with nimble business solutions.
“Toyota has had servers in the cloud but we had
never put backup in the cloud. This is a new concept
for most companies and we were glad to be the first
adopters for something that provides such
transformative and beneficial effects for the business.”

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case-study-toyota

  • 1. As an iconic global brand, Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (TMCA) has a rich history of innovation in the Australian automotive sector. Competitive pressures demand that the most cost- effective, dependable and robust technology solutions are required to underpin the company’s operational needs at all levels. The protection of critical information, particularly for the automotive industry, is an omnipresent challenge. As the automotive industry evolves, implementing innovative technology solutions ensures that the company is robust and flexible enough to navigate all terrains and support the company in the long-term. After looking for new solutions, TMCA discovered that shifting to a cloud-based platform could offer the business a whole new range of operational efficiencies and risk mitigation. Logicalis’ cloud-based backup-as-a-service (BaaS) allows companies to reduce spending by controlling spend based on a consumption basis. This is a critical option for industries where investment in large amounts of capex has been curbed. Challenge TMCA generates significant amounts of data across its operations. The business needs of the organisation demand that this data is held safely, easily accessed and has reliable backup. TMCA’s IT operations were being run across four different backup technology platforms and the technology team knew that it was time to consolidate and revamp the system. Additionally, as the operations of the business became more data intensive, the backup procedure took longer. This meant that the window of opportunity to carry out the backup process was encroaching into valuable work hours and increasingly became more time intensive. Using multiple technology platforms creates cost and manageability challenges including licencing and infrastructure upkeep costs. Frustrated by these mounting issues and always looking for innovative ways to streamline the business, TMCA put out an RFP for a solution that would be nimble enough to grow with the data needs of the business while producing operational benefits in a changing market environment. Solution The Information Systems (IS) team at TMCA realised that it needed a unified solution that could be delivered as a service and on an “as needed” basis. The changing model in data usage and business demands means that a capacity-based service would bring revolutionary benefits to operations. After a detailed RFP process, Toyota found that despite canvassing the market deeply across a number of providers and competitive solutions, very few companies could offer true BaaS. CASE STUDY Logicalis solution drives Toyota Australia’s backup solution
  • 2. Logicalis presented a solution where the technology was robust, together with a financial modelling solution that was solid and in line with the company’s evolving needs. The solution was also favoured because of Logicalis’ strong relationship with leading storage vendor EMC and its impressive market reputation. Notably, Toyota also demanded a high level of SLA provision and Logicalis delivered with clear, detailed and robust SLA terms. These SLAs allowed Toyota’s IT operations team to have certainty of outcomes and reduce vendor management overhead. Significantly the Logicalis and EMC solution offered commercial terms on a true pay-by-usage basis. This is a radical shift in the payment for infrastructure services that allows Toyota to avoid making huge capital investments and to easily deal with demand, growth or contractions. Benefits TMCA has consolidated its IT operations, unified its supplier relationships and created a platform that will provide security to its data – all achieved without disruption to the business. Taking Toyota's data to the cloud has allowed for a more streamlined approach to data management, with access and backup based on a business model that provides long term cost benefits and flexibility. Specifically, Logicalis worked with Toyota to deliver the following outcomes: Smooth Implementation: The implementation went smoothly, despite dealing with multiple legacy systems. Toyota, Logicalis and EMC agreed on a detailed schedule and the process carefully switched hundreds of servers from old to new in a progressive transition that ensured business continuity. Entering the cloud: The transition to the Logicalis solution consolidated prior infrastructure into one unified platform and introduced Toyota to the experience of cloud backup solutions. The implementation included provisioning of backup and restoration services directly from the Logicalis Cloud and provisioning of local backup infrastructure and data replication to the Logicalis Cloud. Cost Reduction: The unified solution dispensed with multiple licence usage fees while ensuring critical data is protected. The new financial model removes capital intensive costs to deliver a clear ROI and a more manageable method of controlling costs. “Using the Logicalis and EMC solution, we have reduced our overall backup costs by 20-30% as a result of this implementation. This is a considerable amount which has contributed to the organisation’s cost-reduction targets” stated Ellis Brover, TMCA CIO. Comprehensive data protection: Centralising data that was stored across multiple geographies offers greater ability to restore data than ever before and de-risks the business. The BaaS approach was an innovative foray into cloud backup and has proven to be a winning element in unifying data and technology management with nimble business solutions. “Toyota has had servers in the cloud but we had never put backup in the cloud. This is a new concept for most companies and we were glad to be the first adopters for something that provides such transformative and beneficial effects for the business.”