TRC is a construction contractor that focuses on infrastructure such as energy, communications and public utilities, all of which involve a responsibility not only to customers but also to the general public. They take these responsibilities very seriously to ensure delivery of good quality, high standard work on time. Errors resulting in interruptions to work are not allowed.
“The construction business is primarily focused on infrastructure and ensuring proper project documentation, but what we’re committed to is leveraging the state-of-the-art technology to make work easier,” says Pavita Leesakul, Director and Vice President, Corporate Affairs Division, TRC Construction Public Company Limited.
TRC is increasingly using virtual machines (VMs) and now has 40 VMs. Since TRC has an increased reliance upon these systems, they need to be confident that the systems and data won’t be compromised, causing interruptions to their work.
“Once, our server went down as some of our equipment was damaged and data wasn’t backed up successfully to the DR site, so there were problems with some of the data. Although in the end we were able to recover data from another DR site, the risk was worrying,” Pavita recalled.
TRC approached Cloud HM, a specialist in providing comprehensive multicloud services and Infrastructure as a Service for both domestic and global cloud, including IT as a Service for their data recovery solution. Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Cloud Connect were recommended to protect their systems and essential information to ensure their work was able to continue uninterrupted in the case of emergencies.
Veeam has backed up and replicated more than 10TB of essential data for TRC, which has not only made working worry-free, but has increased work efficiency and saving time, where data can now be recovered and searched 10 times faster.
“We weren’t able to back up all our data before because we weren’t using a dedicated data backup and recovery system, but now every VM, workload and server is backed up, so all our data can be recovered,” Pavita says. “Work can be carried out faster after using Veeam because we have departments in all regions within the country, not just our head office in Bangkok. Data can be recovered or searched 10 times faster and more conveniently. What used to take hours and minutes is now taking just minutes and seconds.”
Working with leading providers of data protection like Veeam and Cloud HM has enabled TRC to save costs. Use of Veeam solutions has significantly reduced costs in manpower and property rental of the DR site. Excellent aftersales service and support from the Cloud HM’s engineering team helped the design and also helped maintain TRC’s system from launch to date.
“Two other issues have also been significantly improved. Firstly, on manpower, we’ve saved 20% in human resources management costs as there’s been an increased reliance on the systems,” Pavita adds. “Secondly, we previously had to rent the DR site, but after transferring the site to the cloud, we’ve saved around 50% in costs.”
Veeam has also made it easier for TRC to prepare for future planning.
“After using Veeam, our perspective on data backup has changed. It’s now clear that physical sites are no longer necessary. Regardless of how data is stored, there’s always a risk if the physical site is compromised, but after transferring the site to the cloud, I feel reassured and I think it’s safer.”
“In the future, IT or digital services will play a greater role in business management. As our company grows, use of data recovery systems and the cloud will make business faster, more efficient and more convenient,” Pavita says. “And I believe Veeam will also offer other services to support our business, which will continue to expand in the future.”
TRC is a comprehensive
construction contractor,
otherwise known as an EPCC
Contractor (Engineering,
Procurement, Construction
and Commissioning), and was
established around 2013 with
a focus on infrastructure projects,
from laying natural gas pipelines
and constructing roads, to laying
water pipelines in multiple
regions throughout Thailand.
Infrastructure is linked
to people’s quality of life. Project
delivery is therefore not just
about quality and standards; the
duration required for construction
must also be considered. Delays
in minutes or hours may affect
society. The challenge to TRC
was continuity of work. How
could work be performed quickly,
efficiently and on a continuous
basis? Failing to work with a data
backup service provider poses
a potential risk of major damage
to the business, business partners
and society in general. Being
equipped with Veeam Backup
& Replication and Veeam Cloud
Connect, which protect the
company’s systems, allows TRC
to recover data and makes it easy
to return to work quickly.