How JMG Limited Improved Performance by Repatriating Workloads with MainOne ABOUT JMG Limited is one of Nigeria’s largest providers of power generation solutions and electrical infrastructure and the local distributor for some of the world’s largest energy solution providers, Including ABB, Carterpillar, GE, Mitsubishi. Its portfolio includes a wide range of power products and solutions, including electrical products, transformers, elevators and air conditioning systems. JMG has an extensive presence across Nigeria, with subsidiaries in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. SOLUTION JMG concluded that it was vital for its CRM and ERP workloads to be closer to its end users. Consequently, JMG decided to repatriate the workloads back to Nigeria, to reduce costs and increase availabilty and response times selected MainOne data center services to host its CRM and ERP servers. MainOne provided a secure, global standard, purpose-built environment for JMG’s servers alongside a reliable MPLS connection to ensure JMG has a direct connection to the data center and access to its other providers facilitated by the availability of the Nigerian Internet Exchange (IXPN) within the Equinix IBX facility. BUSINESS CASE With more than 5000 customers across 36 Nigerian states and the broader West African region, expanding product portfolio and increasing complexity in managing sales execution, customer and distributor relation ships, JMG opted to host its CRM and ERP. workloads in the public cloud. With no public cloud data center in Nigeria, this meant that the applications needed to be accessed from an offshore data center, typically in Frankfurt, London or Ireland. While the offshore cloud setup was mostly functional, JMG's rapidly expanding portfolia and customer base brought increased demands for system reliability, data analysis and faster responsive ness to internal and customer requests. In addition, the company faced a variety of issues that hindered the user experience on its CRM and ERP tools. Application uptime was subject to the fluctuating availability and quality of the international connectivity. Similarly, JMG increasingly needed better latency for faster response time, to address customer and internal questions in accelerated fashion.Rising costs and payments in foreign currency were areas of concern.
ABOUT RESULT The company achieved a material increase in performance. Uptime was substantially improved due to a lower dependence on international connectivity. In addition, JMG has seen a substantial decline in latency, by as much as half, as a result of switching provisioning from European data centers to Lagos. Significantly, JMG has recorded a considerable improvement in overall user experience. Users are better able to access the CRM and ERP applications with more predictability and without material lag The security and peace of mind provided by the facility has allowed JMG's IT team to better focus on supporting the business, ultimately putting the company on a better path to accelerate its digital transformation. MainOne, Solutions by Equinix, is West Africa’s leading connectivity and managed services provider, delivering innovative services that empower the digital transformation of West Africa and beyond. As an Equinix Company, MainOne is committed to accelerating the growth of digital economies by providing top-tier data center services on Platform Equinix, network connectivity solutions throughout the West African region, and cloud services. The organization’s objectives align with the overarching goal of enhancing internet accessibility, reliability, and affordability for businesses and individuals. For more information, please visit www.mainone.net or contact info@mainone.net.