The explosive growth of electronic data has placed a huge strain on existing data centers. In order to keep pace with this growth without outstripping IT budgets, oil and gas companies need a solution that takes into account the unique challenges facing this industry. Some of the challenges facing oil and gas companies include:

• Existing data centers are not able to cope with the larger amount of data new systems generate
• Separate data centers for prospecting and production, transportation and refining, sales, and more exist in silos that don’t communicate with one another
• Current data center options are not scalable or transportable, which renders them obsolete faster, further driving up costs
• Data from desktop systems and real-time communications are not captured, making office collaboration more difficult
• Key data can be lost or inaccessible due to accidents or system failure at a single point

Huawei has developed the Cloud Data Center Solution to address the data storage and transmission requirements of the oil and gas industry. Leveraging prior experience with pipeline and production communications, Huawei has created a flexible, yet robust, solution that meets the data demands spanning production, transportation, refining, sales and operations.

Cloud + Mobile = Secure, Efficient Data Centers

The solution combines a cloud data center for mission critical data with mobile data centers for remote locations with limited access to complex infrastructure. By combining both cloud data centers with mobile data centers all information meets Tier 3 (continued availability despite multiple points of failure) security requirements. Plus all data is saved, ensuring “always on” availability from headquarters to branches.

Cloud data centers permit centralized access to all data and enable analysis, processing, and transmission of data in a unified manner. This unified approach eliminates costly redundancies and links production, operations, and management processes into a single, streamlined flow.

Mobile data centers bridge the gap between remote locations that have limited resources and infrastructure and also provide critical backup if accidents occur and the data points must be moved quickly. The mobile data center modules include internal Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and a power generator that reduce electricity costs and ensure “always-on” operation. Other failsafe features include a fire-fighting system, a monitoring system, precision air cooling, video cameras, and access control.

Cloud Data Center Solution Diagram

Combing easy access to key data, no matter where or when, with mobile capabilities ensures easy communication across the entire enterprise and keeps all systems running at optimum efficiency. Other benefits of the Huawei Cloud Data Center Solution include:

• Flexible and easy relocation to new sites using container data centers
• Faster installation times and the elimination of costly civil engineering
• Reduced power usage and operation and maintenance costs
• “Always on” access to data, even in extreme environments
• Increased access to key data across all operations of the organization

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