Case Study

Our role: Overall project management as CIO

Our client

Polifilm Group

11/2023 to 07/2024

Planning, design, and implementation of the complete IT infrastructure for a new chemical site using a greenfield approach: dedicated data center with emergency power, cooling, access control, and fire protection, network with CAT.6A and fiber optics, virtualized server environment, central services, and site networking extending to Croatia. IT operations were ready on schedule for the start of production.

Initial Situation | Objectives

  • New chemical site without existing IT infrastructure
  • Fixed deadline due to the planned start of production
  • Goal: complete IT infrastructure in a greenfield approach
  • Goal: highly available, scalable operation and connection of international partner locations

Duties | Responsibilities

  • Overall project management from planning to commissioning
  • Design of data center, network, and server infrastructure
  • Management of construction, network, and IT service providers
  • Coordination with production, construction project, and corporate IT

Key areas:

  • Own data center with emergency power, cooling, access control, and fire protection
  • Network with CAT.6A, fiber optic cables, and WLAN
  • Virtualised server infrastructure and central services
  • Site networking including Croatia
  • audit-proof documentation

Technologies & Methods

  • VMware, Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange
  • Sophos, VoIP
  • Structured cabling, Wi-Fi
  • Data center construction

Overall project management as CIO

Results

Weidehoff Business Solutions

  • IT operations on schedule for production start
  • Highly available and scalable infrastructure
  • Integration of international partner locations
  • audit-proof documentation