Case study - AxURE Technologies S.A.
Technology outsourcer makes smart
move to the cloud.
Looking to serve the requirements of the oil and gas sector, and having had BT as a strategic partner for
more than 10 years, AxURE Technologies has designed a technology infrastructure with part of its service
hosted by BT Cloud Compute.
Given the dynamics of the sector, this solution allows greater flexibility in the delivery of services and
optimises technology usage at lower cost.
As a long-term BT customer we trust its services and expertise. Many of
our oil and gas clients work on demand, so BT Cloud Compute made a lot of
sense for us.
Juana Patricia Martínez
Vice President of Marketing
AxURE Technologies
Case Study - AxURE Technologies S.A.
Having a single supplier was crucial in meeting
our commitments to our clients. It means SLAs
are always the responsibility of a single provider.
Oil and gas technology solutions
company adopts BT Cloud Compute
to flexibly match capacity to
customers’ needs.
Moving in time with volatile markets.
Few industries are as prone to market volatility as oil and
gas and even though demand for energy resources keeps on
growing, their prices can fluctuate wildly. In times of plenty,
oil and gas firms invest in exploration. But, when the price
dips, players must hunker down and focus on maximising
revenue at lowest cost.
AxURE Technologies, with in-house servers at end-of-life,
looked into the possibility of acquiring new infrastructure or
moving part of its services to the cloud. Analysing the cost and
benefit, it was clear the best option was that offered by BT.
“As a long-term BT customer we trust its services and
expertise,” says Juana Patricia Martínez, Vice President of
Marketing at AxURE Technologies. “Many of our oil and gas
clients work on demand, so BT Cloud Compute made a lot of
sense for us,”
Putting big data where it’s of most use.
Juana Patricia Martínez
Vice President of Marketing
AxURE Technologies
chose BT Cloud Compute for its flexibility and cost advantages.
The after-sales support was outstanding. It’s made us feel we
have an excellent infrastructure and services ally.”
Fully-redundant BT Cloud Compute data centres in Bogota
offer 100 per cent availability with local delivery. The
advantages of proximity to AxURE business operations
include low latency, regional regulatory compliance and
local currency pricing. Meanwhile dedicated servers in a BT
Compute Telehousing data centre make it easy to separately
run oil and gas-specific business apps.
MICU®, an AxURE service that keeps
customers connected anywhere.
AxURE has developed semi-permanent Mobile Integrated
Communications Unit (MICU) stations for use in exploration
fields. These use a 100 per cent Cisco infrastructure with
state-of-the-art technology and BT Connect – Satellite
Access links that optimise response times and service quality.
AxURE works 100 per cent with the Colombian energy
industry, specialising in customer-focused IT and network
services integrated with global solutions from BT. Dealing
with vital information means it has to guarantee high levels
of availability in storage and connectivity.
The MICU has built-in telematics support for a wide variety
of terrestrial communications systems, with an availability
of 99.96 per cent. It also provides support for local wireless
LANs offering service for up to 100 simultaneous on-site
users per location in remote and hard-to-reach areas.
“Analysis of this highly-valuable big data, which includes historic
variables on oil drilling and production, assures best practice and
prevents expensive mistakes,” observes Juana Martínez. “We
Where customers connect to AxURE’s MICU services, BT
IP Connect links provide access to the BT Cloud Compute
environment, guaranteeing high availability and good
network performance.
Case Study - AxURE Technologies S.A.
We chose BT Cloud Compute for its flexibility
and cost advantages. The after-sales support
was outstanding. It’s made us feel we have an
excellent infrastructure and services ally.
Juana Patricia Martínez
Vice President of Marketing
AxURE Technologies
Advantages of an integrated
end-to-end architecture.
Savings now with the flexibility for
future growth.
A key consideration for AxURE was that the solution
should be an integrated end-to-end architecture from a
single provider with a direct service relationship across all
elements. “Having a single supplier was crucial in meeting our
commitments to our clients,” says Juana Martínez. “It means
SLAs are always the responsibility of a single provider.”
BT Cloud Compute and BT Connect – Satellite Access are
provided to AxURE on a pay-as-you-go basis. The BT IP Connect
Global cloud is linked to all BT Compute data centres, making
the platform available to existing BT network customers. As an
existing BT IP Connect Global VPN customer AxURE thus incurs
no connectivity charge for its cloud-based solution.
BT professional services consultants provide support for the
implementation and continuity of services. They also deliver
ongoing training to guarantee trouble-free operation for
AxURE clients and make sure configurations are error-free.
With on-demand services offered to its customers, AxURE has
a BT professional services person permanently allocated to
its team. BT consultants also offer BT Cloud Compute service
management as well as delivery and activation support.
Meanwhile the BT cloud infrastructure presents a flexible
platform with the scalability to support growth. In
conclusion, Juana Martínez advises: “Choose a partner who’s
competent along the entire data path and in all phases from
design to daily operation and support.”
Core services.
• BT Cloud Compute
• BT Compute Telehousing
• BT IP Connect Global
• BT Connect – Satellite Access
• BT professional services
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July 2016