Pure Storage + Daikin Applied Europe

Daikin Applied Europe Makes the Green Choice

When a storage refresh at this manufacturing company fell short of expectations and caused performance issues that affected many employees, Daikin Applied Europe switched to Pure Storage.

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Challenges

Daikin Applied Europe relies on fast access to data to power operations, from technical design to logistics, predictive failure analysis, and machine optimisation. The IT team manages regular technology refresh cycles to support this high-performance expectation. When a fast-tracked storage refresh fell short of requirements in production, IT needed a new solution that it could test on actual systems before purchase.

Results

Employees experience dramatically improved performance, with latency reduced from 10ms to less than 1ms. IT staff easily upgrade storage without disrupting operations. Daikin Applied Europe also saved 5 MWh of energy in 10 months, supporting its green initiatives.

Power Saved
50 MWh
in 10 months

Downtime
Zero
from upgrade

Reduction
90%
in latency

Table of Contents

Introduction When Storage Introduces Friction Infrastructure as a Technological Driver Value for the Employees and the Environment

Introduction

Products

Evergreen//Forever FlashArray//X

Solution Areas

Accelerate Core Applications

Customer Industries

Manufacturing

Location

EMEA

Daikin Applied Europe has been a global leader in industrial and commercial air conditioning solutions for more than 50 years. With Pure Storage FlashArray™, the manufacturer ensures high-speed access to data throughout its operations. Its more than 1,000 employees in three manufacturing sites plus commercial offices in Germany can count on high performance and availability of the systems they need, with Evergreen//Forever™ delivering the latest upgrades without disruption.

When Storage Introduces Friction

The mission of the Daikin Applied Europe IT department is to support the people and technology that contribute to the company’s solutions and growth. Many systems rely on data, from technical designs and logistics to predictive failure analysis and machine optimisation in manufacturing facilities. All of this data demands flexible and high-performance storage.

The IT department has relied upon various flash storage solutions since 2013. But during a regular IT technology refresh cycle, the storage failed to meet expectations, causing performance issues that affected many employees.

"The request for a storage refresh came very quickly, so we didn’t have time to thoroughly evaluate proposals," recalls Davide Bombarda, IT Manager at Daikin Applied Europe. "We asked our supplier at the time for a solution based on specific requirements, but when we went into production, it fell short."

Infrastructure as a Technological Driver

While looking for an effective alternative to legacy storage, a proposal from Pure Storage and partner Harpa proved to be the breakthrough Bombarda needed.

"In a matter of days, we ramped up from the initial meeting to defining and implementing the proof-of-concept,” says Bombarda.

Value for the Employees and the Environment

With Pure Storage FlashArray, Daikin Applied Europe reduced latency from 10ms to less than 1ms, dramatically improving performance for employees. The non-disruptive Pure Storage platform and Evergreen//Forever subscription allow the IT team to seamlessly upgrade storage without disruption to their operations.

At the same time, the flash storage saved 50 MWh of energy in 10 months, helping the company lower consumption and become a greener company.

"We deal with air conditioning, so we know how energy consumption produces heat, which must be dissipated by a cooling system that in turn consumes energy,” says Bombarda.