Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a prominent player in the realm of hybrid multicloud computing, has just unveiled a significant collaboration with Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), the leading provider of Islamic digital banking services in the Kingdom of Bahrain, aimed at expediting their digital transformation. This strategic partnership with Nutanix technology solutions has yielded remarkable outcomes, including a remarkable 70% enhancement in the performance and availability of vital workloads, a remarkable 90% boost in backup speed (now concluding in mere minutes), a substantial reduction in database provisioning time from five days to less than an hour, and a 75% reduction in maintenance resource requirements.
Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), renowned for its pioneering role as Bahrain’s first Islamic bank, continues to set new standards through its commitment to innovation and ongoing development. It comes as no surprise that “Digitization” stands as one of the bank’s five foundational pillars for its esteemed brand. As a trailblazer in the sector, BisB understands the need to continually invest in its IT infrastructure, which serves as the bedrock for their innovative endeavors. When it became evident that traditional physical servers and storage were no longer meeting the bank’s demanding performance criteria and that maintenance was diverting resources away from innovation, the decision was made to overhaul this environment.
Before committing to a comprehensive suite of Nutanix solutions, including Nutanix Database-as-a-Service (NDB), Nutanix Files, Nutanix Data Protection, and Nutanix AHV, the bank conducted an extensive one-year test of Nutanix to grasp its impressive capabilities and experience its outstanding performance and reliability firsthand.
The transformation of its IT infrastructure with Nutanix has led to a substantial reduction in the time required for database provisioning. Ahmed Sami, Services and Delivery Lead at BisB, noted that they can now have a database cluster up and running in under an hour, compared to the previous requirement of up to five days. This agility enables the bank to swiftly support business units in developing and testing new applications, ultimately expediting the introduction of innovations to the market.
Furthermore, the bank, which previously required four dedicated engineers for database provisioning, now assigns just one resource. This shift has had a profound impact on the bank’s ability to innovate, as it allows the redirection of valuable IT resources to initiatives that drive business growth.
The migration of critical workloads, such as Microsoft SQL, to Nutanix has yielded a noteworthy 70% increase in performance. The ease of management and scalability within the Nutanix environment has eliminated the need for planned downtime.
Notably, the bank’s backup and recovery capabilities have seen a remarkable improvement, with performance increasing by 90%. This reduction in the backup window to mere minutes exceeds regulatory requirements and instills confidence in customers that their finances are well-protected against cyber threats.
While stakeholders at BisB have been impressed by the performance and manageability of Nutanix’s solutions, the IT team particularly appreciates Nutanix’s exceptional support. When encountering challenges with other vendors, Nutanix takes full ownership of troubleshooting. This has streamlined the support process, replacing multiple tickets and complex remediation efforts with a single support case that Nutanix’s world-class support team swiftly resolves.
“In partnering with Nutanix, we have made the right choice for our bank. Their solutions and support will enable us to provide seamless banking experiences to our customers for the next decade,” affirmed Ahmed Sami. Echoing these sentiments, Ali Adel, Database Lead at BisB, emphasized their commitment to standardizing their infrastructure on Nutanix, ensuring they harness the full value of Nutanix’s industry-leading portfolio.
