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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) remains poised to deliver on its promise to improve efficiency and seamless operation of processes when the company announced its participation in the early adoption of the new Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V 3.0 and System Center 2012.

The announcement was made during the Windows Server 2012 Bootcamp organised by Microsoft Bahrain on December 19 & 20, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel. The event was held to mark the official launch of Windows Server 2012 for the Bahrain market.

Alba was chosen to be part of the Rapid Deployment Program (or RDP) of this cutting edge platform in May 2012. The deployment was achieved across the company's multiple datacentres to help achieve the best private cloud environment.

Commenting on Alba's adoption of Windows Server 2012, the company's IT manager, Esam Hadi said:

"For a company of Alba's size, it is imperative that efficient backend support remains at the heart of all business operations and in enabling the company achieve its productivity goals. The deployment of this new cloud platform was a move in the right direction as it helped reduce IT operational cost by 25 per cent through its reliable and innovative use of low-cost storage as well as bring improvements in continuous system availability. With the new Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft, we are gaining tremendous efficiencies, which translate into more time to innovate for company growth."

Windows Server 2012 - widely regarded as a cornerstone of the Cloud OS - expands the definition of a server operating system and adds significant new advancements in virtualisation, storage, networking and automation. In combination with Windows Azure and System Center, Windows Server 2012 empowers customers to manage and deliver applications and services across private, hosted and public clouds.
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