To build a future-oriented IT foundation, H3C Group helps Goertek build a factory in Vietnam

At present, the trend of digitalization is sweeping across all industries and sectors, and a complete and comprehensive IT infrastructure has become the crucial foundation for "digital high-rises". Specifically in the manufacturing industry, if you want to build a digital industrial park that is compatible with the present and the future, you need to start from multiple dimensions such as computing, storage, networking, and security to achieve a high degree of unity and smooth operation of production and office.

Especially at a time when the globalization trend of manufacturing industry is unabated, how to build a highly information-based and digitalized park overseas not only tests the technical strength of IT suppliers, but also tests their delivery and service capabilities. Recently, Goertek, a leading company in China's electroacoustic industry, joined hands with New H3C Group, a subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup, to jointly promote the construction of Goertek's Nghe An Industrial Park in Vietnam. Through a series of advanced switches, routers, servers and other equipment of New H3C Group, a comprehensive, efficient and intelligent factory IT infrastructure is formed to promote the construction of Goertek's Nghe An Industrial Park in Vietnam, laying a solid foundation for the overseas practice of "intelligent manufacturing".

The leading electroacoustic company settled in Nghe An, Vietnam, and built an information-based industrial park “from scratch”

Goertek Co., Ltd. has been mainly engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and sales of precision acoustic and optoelectronic components and precision structural parts, smart machines and high-end equipment, and has maintained long-term strategic cooperation with leading brands in the fields of smart wearables, virtual/augmented reality, smart headphones, smart homes, etc. The construction of a new plant in Nghe An, Vietnam, is an important step in Goertek's overseas strategic layout. It hopes to give full play to its advantages in the field of smart manufacturing and build a highly digitalized industrial park. This requires the construction of IT infrastructure such as network, storage, and security from the bottom up at the beginning of planning.

However, building an IT base "from scratch" faces a series of complex problems: for example, the IT infrastructure must be fully integrated with the business characteristics of the enterprise, and the manufacturing industry pays more attention to security, reliability and flexibility to ensure the stable operation of production and office; for example, considering the further deepening of digital transformation, new businesses and new business formats will emerge in enterprises, so the network system design must be reliable, efficient, and secure, and must also have a certain degree of foresight to leave enough room for future business upgrades and innovations; in addition, industrial parks are often large energy consumers, and require systematic planning of IT infrastructure architecture, optimization of resource utilization, and full play of comprehensive efficiency.

In addition, due to the complexity and long-term nature of IT infrastructure construction, suppliers not only need to provide detailed solution designs, but also need to participate in the installation and debugging of hardware equipment, deployment of server operating systems, and the establishment of basic management systems such as network, security and computing, as well as maintenance services and after-sales guarantees after commissioning. This places high demands on local delivery and service capabilities.

Covering the entire life cycle of information systems, H3C Group lays the "IT foundation" for industrial parks

As the mainstream supplier of Goertek's information construction, H3C Group provided Goertek's Nghe An Industrial Park with an overall IT infrastructure solution. In terms of network environment construction, H3C Group adopted the principle of zoning and domain, and introduced different IT equipment in a targeted manner, covering the construction of Internet area, server area, wide area network area, park access area, office production network, and GTK one-card network.

This solution optimizes the design of the park's wired and wireless networks in response to the needs of the manufacturing industry, and deeply integrates the two. Enterprises can flexibly deploy network equipment based on the park planning to achieve "no dead ends" in the park, and ensure network transmission efficiency and environmental stability, achieving security, visibility, management, and control, building a solid "lifeline" for smart manufacturing and safeguarding corporate office production.

At the same time, in terms of server and storage architecture design, the IT facilities provided by H3C Group can accommodate various R&D and application needs. Based on large capacity, high performance and high efficiency, data can be stored in a hierarchical manner according to the frequency of data use and priority level, achieving full life cycle data management and ensuring data reliability and security. The solution supports dual-node and three-node disaster recovery. When a single data node fails or is damaged, other nodes can support the seamless and stable operation of the park and restore data, reducing the cost and risk of enterprise production and operation.

So far, H3C Group has built an infrastructure base for Goertek that covers the entire park, all businesses, and the entire cycle. The advantages of system visualization and intelligence will significantly reduce the time cost of enterprise operation and maintenance work, improve work efficiency and overall control capabilities. Enterprises can flexibly deploy various businesses on the existing IT infrastructure, reduce manpower investment in development, planning, and configuration, and focus more resources on the business itself.

The IT infrastructure construction is forward-looking, and the park is expected to transform into a "smart factory" in the future

Goertek Vietnam Nghe An Industrial Park's forward-looking approach to IT infrastructure system construction has also attracted industry attention. This is not "preparing more network bandwidth and storage space" in the traditional sense: on the one hand, the equipment provided by H3C Group can meet the park's network and storage needs for the next three years, while supporting software definition, which means that companies can adjust equipment at any time according to their own business development, and even upgrade the park to a "smart factory" to further liberate operation and maintenance efficiency and production effectiveness; on the other hand, the park's IT infrastructure has the advantages of openness, maturity, intelligence, and flexibility. It is compatible with mainstream digital technologies and solutions at present and in the future, and is suitable for diversified application development, which in turn empowers corporate business innovation.

In addition, the local team of H3C Group is present from the design and construction of the park to the operation and maintenance after the park is put into use. Not only does a dedicated team provide technical, product and solution support at the construction site, but the remote team in China also provides guidance on various complex issues, helping to promote the efficient construction of the park and prepare for its later commissioning.

As of now, H3C Group has established 12 overseas branches, certified more than 1,000 overseas partners, and more than 200 certified overseas service partners. This enables H3C Group's overseas service delivery to cover 135 countries, supporting Chinese companies' overseas expansion and helping hundreds of industries in many countries complete digital transformation.

H3C Group's leading solutions and local ecological support also provide replicable experience for the planning and construction of Goertek Industrial Park, creating a sample of information-based industrial park for Nghe An, Vietnam. It is expected to become a benchmark for "transnational manufacturing" and "smart factories", helping to improve the competitiveness of the local manufacturing industry. In the future, H3C Group will continue to export advanced ICT technologies to build a solid foundation for the digital transformation of more countries and industries.