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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

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

Retail

Managed Cloud for a Retail Chain

In-house operations replaced, IT as a reliable service from the HAN-Cloud

A retail chain replaced its unstable in-house IT. Together with a partner, GRASS-MERKUR migrated the systems to the HAN-Cloud and operates them, including support and maintenance.

The VMs scale on an SLA basis in the sovereign data center, and all services run through a single point of contact.

Service areas from a single source
3
VM operations
SLA-based
  • Retail
  • Managed Services
  • Cloud Services
  • Interconnection Services
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