De Novo – a company providing professional IT services – has completed a project on Storage Progress Planning solution implementation for TBC Bank – one of the largest private universal banks in Georgia. Project deliverables included branch infrastructure strategy development cover data storage infrastructure of the bank.

Corresponding approach implies De Novo corporate methodology implementation and provides significant advantages in comparison to additional hardware purchase. A key benefit of the solution is found in ability to define the strategy of existing storage infrastructure further development and ensure more efficient use of existing resources.

“De Novo responsibilities in terms of this project were limited to high-level IT consulting and planning services and this fact has defined the remarkable feature of this project. For example; all other activities like hardware supply were ensured by local, Georgian company. TBC Bank specialists have recognized De Novo expertise in the field of data storage systems development and as a result of our cooperation De Novo has provided effective solution for infrastructure development that will involve minimal facilitates”, – said Konstantin Dron, De Novo system architect of software and hardware platforms solutions development and responsible for system architecture development for the corresponding project.

IT specialists of the bank have faced imminent need to expand the existing data storage infrastructure. The particular feature of TBC Bank activities and significant pace of its development required a complex and much more effective solution implementation than common specification development and additional hardware purchase. Therefore, it was made a decision to involve external consultants with similar projects implementation experience.

“TBS bank is operating in the rapidly changing environment that set high functional demands of IT infrastructure components, data storage systems in particular. Cooperation with De Novo has enabled us to plan IT component development based on planning and thoroughly developed strategy, rather than relying on standard specifications offered by software manufacturers. At the moment, we are quite sure that the legacy infrastructure complies with the IT sector requirements and trends, but what is even more important it meets the needs of our business customers “, – said Giga Umekashvili, CIO of TBS bank.