Hong Leong Financial opts for Juniper Networks at new Malaysia head office, data center

By Victor Ng | Jan 20, 2010

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Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, one of Malaysia's largest financial enterprises, has installed a complete data center and office network infrastructure from Juniper Networks.

Following a series of mergers and acquisitions over the last decade the Hong Leong Financial Group - which comprises a conventional bank, Islamic bank, investment bank and an insurance company - has consolidated its IT operation into a purpose-built twin-tower office development, which includes a new data center. Group senior management took advantage of the opportunity to refresh significant elements of its IT infrastructure.

By deploying Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches and a range of Juniper security devices in its purpose-built premises, Hong Leong Financial Group enjoys high-capacity, low-latency network performance along with low operational costs thanks to having the Junos operating system running across its switch infrastructure.

“Rather than move our legacy network switching equipment to the new site, we wanted to employ the latest technology to improve performance, simplify both our network architecture and operations and position the network for growth,” said Hong Kean Yong, Group Chief Information Officer of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad.

The Hong Leong Financial Group deployed Juniper Networks EX8208 Ethernet Switches at its new data center, delivering the port densities, scalability and high availability needed to ensure low-latency response from mission-critical systems at all times. Juniper Networks EX4200 Ethernet Switches, deployed in a Virtual Chassis configuration, act as a combined core network and aggregation layer while EX3200 Switches, deployed in wiring closets, provide access for users and IP-enabled devices.

Hong said: “The Juniper Networks solution enabled us to cut the network down to two layers, which has obvious CapEx benefits and is much easier to manage. Having a single network operating system running across our switching infrastructure also makes a big difference in our operational costs.”

By collapsing the multiple switching layers present in traditional network architectures, the Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches dramatically simplify network designs by requiring fewer devices and interconnections, leading to improved efficiencies in space, power, cooling and management.

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