Case Study: CCL Industries achieves virtually zero downtime and 24/7 business continuity with Vision Solutions' MIMIX HA for i5/OS

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CCL Industries, a Toronto‑based manufacturer with approximately $1.7 billion in revenue and 7,000 employees, produces a wide range of consumer and industrial products across multiple divisions and global facilities. After consolidating five IBM System i servers onto a single System i Model 820 that runs JD Edwards World and SSA PRMS for all North American operations, CCL faced a heightened risk of costly planned and unplanned downtime—compounded by three‑shift plants and limited maintenance windows—so it needed a robust disaster‑recovery and high‑availability solution.

CCL deployed Vision Solutions’ MIMIX HA for i5/OS, configured by partner Blair Technology, using a surplus IBM System i Model 720 as a switch‑ready backup server. MIMIX eliminated virtually all planned and unplanned downtime, simplified HA administration by automatically including new objects in mirrored environments, and ensured continuous 24/7 business continuity and disaster recovery—giving CCL greater control and “peace of mind.”

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