Insight Business Machines: Empowering Enterprises to transform their IT Infrastructure Management

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi

Change is the only constant in today’s IT-driven economy. Companies which are quick to leverage new technologies and improve business efficiencies, gain the competitive edge and surge ahead of their competitors. Insight Business Machines empowers enterprises to transform their IT infrastructure management and maximize their business potential, thereby achieving higher growth and profits.

Established in 1992, Insight Business Machines Pvt. Ltd. is today an INR 670 million company with a reach that spans the entire country, and a repertoire of clients that include some of the top companies in the Indian industry. Through collaborations with global IT giants like IBM, HP, Microsoft, Cisco, APC, Symantec, Lenovo and others, Insight brings the best of technologies at the most competitive prices. Over the years, the company has evolved by diversifying into the many areas of Digital Information Technology. Its extensive service portfolio includes all the top CIO priority services like Security, Cloud Services, Consolidation / Optimization, Broadband / Wireless Connectivity, Budget / Cost Control, HR / Talent Management, Strategic IT Planning, Mobility, DR/BCP and CRM.

The company’s strength lies in its ability to create innovative solutions for customers that aim at increasing flexibility and productivity, reducing risks and costs, and improving the ROI. With that aim in mind, Insight has invested INR 70 Millions in creating innovative infrastructure systems and developing specialized task forces called TCTs (Technology Consulting Teams). This novel approach towards infrastructure management has become a key differentiator for the company today.

Solutions Offered
Insight Business Machines offers a myriad of solutions in Infrastructure , Security, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud (iSMAC).

Clientele
The company’s portfolio is the envy of competition, with clientele that includes leading companies across different industries like Finance, Retail, Hospitality, FMCG, Media, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Travel, Healthcare, Real Estate and Services. It understands the dynamics of every business model, and provides the right mix of people, products and processes to help businesses achieve their goals and aim for more.

Awards & Recognitions

• Cloud Champion Ship Award 2015 by IDG.
• Enterprise Growth Best Product Mix Partner 2015 by DELL.
• System integrator for the year 2014 by CRN.
• Largest Project award in INDIA 2014 by Extreme Networks.
• IBM C&SI Business partner of 2014 by AVNET.
• Largest Project award in INDIA 2014 by Extreme Networks.
• Best partner Top Growing Partner West 2015 By Huawei.

Office Locations
The company is primarily setup in India with its headquarters in Mumbai. It has offices in Baroda, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Navi Mumbai and Rajasthan.

Case Studies
Just Dial Ltd. – India’s number one serach engine.

The requirements of Just Dial were:

• To create an active DR solution with lesser RTO and RPO.
• To build a Secure, Reliable, Scalable and resilient Data center.
• Business Continuity.

Insight’s iSMAC had the following Business Impact:

• Data centers were fully redundant, providing high availability for Applications.
• High availability was ensured at the busiest of times.
• Application level security was enhanced.
• Regular automatic updates of application and threat signatures provided immediate protection against new threats.

Grant Investrade Ltd. – GHITS is the company’s multi-channel distribution and transmission technology that enables all pay channels to be received at a central facility and uploaded by the operators to its satellite after the encryption of channels. The requirement was to create a secure, resilient and scalable Data center with Local cable operator connectivity.

Implementing Insight’s iSMAC resulted in:

• Full control of Data Center infrastructure and network security.
• Complete visibility of real-time threat status and mitigating actions.
• Granular control and visibility of user behavior and application use.
• Regular automatic updates of application and threat signatures that provided immediate protection against new threats

The Road Ahead
Insight’s highly motivated team has always risen to challenges and turned the tide in its favour with courage and ingenuity. As it steps into the future, Insight is set to unleash a number of initiatives that spell success in bold for its customers.

Knowing the Masters
Piyush Vibhakar, MD & CEO- Piyush steers the company with his keen business acumen and goal-oriented strategies. He is an alumnus of Bombay institute of Technology, Mumbai University, and has over 18 years of invaluable experience in Information Technology. As Managing Director of INSIGHT, he provides strategic direction to the Company, leading it towards greater growth and development. Through him, INSIGHT has aligned forces with HP, Microsoft and EMC. He is currently developing the company’s promising new service portfolio (TCT) Technology Consulting Team – a major differentiator for the company in the computing domain.

Neel Shah, Chairman – Neel leads the company from the front with his bold and dynamic approach and smart management skills. He is an alumnus of Bombay Institute of Technology, Mumbai University, and a member of the Manufacturer’s Association of Information Technology and Traders Association of IT. With over 20 years of experience in IT and a number of successes to his credit, Neel Shah is undoubtedly one of the crème de la crème of the IT industry. Neel’s ambitious expansion plans resulted in making INSIGHT a nationwide brand. He is now responsible for the pan India business of the company. He was also instrumental in creating strategic alliances with technology giants IBM, Lenovo and Fujiutsu.

Gunjana Shah, CMO- Gunjana Shah joined INSIGHT in 1997. Since then, the company has witnessed phenomenal growth under his expert leadership. Gunjana is an alumnus of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology and Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Polytechnic. With his extensive knowledge and deep understanding of IT Infrastructure technologies and business environments, Gunjana has developed and delivered innovative and cost-effective solutions to the customers. He heads Insight’s TCT services and is responsible for the overall growth of the company.