Industry
Ports & Shipping
Customer Overview
Hutchison Ports KICT, operating since 1998, stands as Pakistan’s leading container terminal located at the Port of Karachi. As part of Hutchison Ports — the world’s largest port operator — KICT plays a mission-critical role in supporting Pakistan’s trade ecosystem with fast, reliable, and efficient container handling services.
Challenges
To sustain its operational excellence and support continuously growing business-critical workloads, KICT needed a modernized and scalable storage infrastructure. Their existing system was limited in performance and flexibility, creating challenges in managing increasing data demands while ensuring business continuity.
Key Requirements:
- Improved performance for storage workloads
- Scalable solution with expansion capability
- High data availability across primary & DR sites
- Long-term investment protection
Solution
Innolytix Pakistan Pvt. Limited (IPPL), a trusted IBM Gold Business Partner with certified system engineers, conducted a detailed requirement assessment and recommended IBM Hybrid Flash System Storage combined with IBM SAN Switches.
Solution Footprint:
- IBM Hybrid Flash System deployed at Primary Datacenter
- Multiple IBM SAN Switches deployed at both Primary & DR Sites
- End-to-end turnkey delivery including:
- Supply
- Installation
- Configuration
- Migration services
- Project execution and testing
Results & Benefits
- Enhanced storage performance for mission-critical applications
- Greater scalability — ready for future expansion
- Improved resilience and redundancy across both datacenter sites
- Seamless data operations ensuring business continuity
- Better ROI through investment protection
Conclusion
With this strategic upgrade, KICT is now positioned to confidently manage high-volume port operations and future technology adaptation.