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References & Case Studies

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From small and medium-sized businesses to critical infrastructure operators: Discover projects in the areas of data centers, cloud, and managed services, implemented by GRASS-MERKUR and our technology partners.

Overview of References

Selected Real-World Projects

Banking

Geo-Redundant Colocation for a Public Development Bank

Additional site more than 200 km away, regulatory-compliant and connected via Ethernet

For a public development bank, GRASS-MERKUR is implementing a geo-redundant secondary site more than 200 km away. The certified colocation supports the regulatory requirements of DORA, MaRisk, and BaFin.

Both sites are connected via Ethernet. Hands-on support and a central point of contact round out the service package.

Distance to the main data center
>200 km
Site interconnection
Ethernet
  • Financial Services
  • Colocation
  • Interconnection Services

Automotive

Hybrid Data Center with Cloud and Colocation for an Automotive IT Service Provider

Data center operations relieved, cloud platform for the company's own service portfolio

An automotive IT service provider gives its data center operations a reliable foundation: colocation, cloud platform, and managed backup come from GRASS-MERKUR.

This gives the company room to develop its own offering for end customers.

Services from a single source
Colocation, cloud, backup
Billing
usage-based
  • Automotive
  • Managed Services
  • Colocation
  • Cloud Services

IT

High-Security Data Center and Site Networking for an IT Service Provider

Data center operations outsourced, sites connected via fiber optics and DWDM

An IT service provider outsources its data center operations to the certified high-security data center of GRASS-MERKUR.

Fiber optics and DWDM connect the sites. Backup media are kept in a data protection vault, and the infrastructure runs on green electricity.

Site networking
Fiber optics and DWDM
Backup media storage
Data protection vault
  • IT
  • Managed Services
  • Colocation
  • Cloud Services

Healthcare

Colocation with Data Center Interconnection for a Public Hospital

Colocation and DWDM interconnection with on-site hands-on support

A public hospital is moving one of its two data centers to a certified colocation data center.

Redundant fiber-optic and DWDM connections link the sites. Experts from GRASS-MERKUR provide on-site support, and the DWDM system is monitored.

Site connection
redundant (DWDM)
Support
Hands-on, on site
  • Healthcare
  • Managed Services
  • Colocation
  • Interconnection Services

Healthcare

Disaster Preparedness with Colocation for a Public Healthcare Administration

Geo-redundancy with disjoint redundant interconnection and on-site hands-on support

A public healthcare administration is adding a geo-redundant colocation site to its data center.

Disjoint redundant fiber and DWDM connect it to the main office. GRASS-MERKUR provides hands-on support and tape storage.

Relocated IT systems
approx. 50%
Connection to the main site
disjoint redundant
  • Public Sector Organizations
  • Healthcare
  • Managed Services
  • Colocation
  • Interconnection Services

Insurance

Duplex Data Center and Hybrid IT Operations for an Insurance Company

DORA-compliant secondary site with geo-redundant DE-CIX hyperscaler connectivity

An insurance company is closing a data center site and, together with GRASS-MERKUR, is building an interconnected additional site.

DORA-compliant colocation, high-performance DWDM interconnection, and geo-redundant hyperscaler connectivity via DE-CIX lay the foundation for high resilience and reliable hybrid IT operations.

Interconnected data centers
2
Hyperscaler connectivity
geo-redundant
  • Insurance
  • Managed Services
  • Colocation
  • Interconnection Services

Energy

Hybrid Cloud and Colocation for an Electricity Retailer

Corporate IT moved to the cloud in under six weeks, hardware connected in a hybrid setup

An electricity retailer had to migrate its entire IT in less than eight weeks. With the HAN-Cloud from GRASS-MERKUR, the IT was up and running in under six weeks.

The VMs run with high availability, hardware appliances are connected via an in-house link from the colocation, and SIEM/SOC protects both environments.

Time to go-live
<6 weeks
Monitoring
SIEM/SOC for cloud and colocation
  • KRITIS Organizations
  • Energy
  • Managed Services
  • Colocation
  • Cloud Services
  • Interconnection Services
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