Datapac technology gives equine diagnosis the edge

BALLYMUNT-based IT services provider Datapac announced that its technology is helping to drive disease diagnosis and research for the Irish Equine Centre (IEC).

The IEC’s existing IT infrastructure was no longer able to keep pace with the growing technology demands of the equine diagnostics field.

Founded in 1983, the Kildare-based IEC is a leading scientific and diagnostic service provider dedicated to the health and wellbeing of horses.

Following a tender, Datapac delivered a complete refresh of the centre’s IT ecosystem to support the rollout of a wide range of services, including laboratory diagnostics, disease surveillance, and research on equine health and biosecurity.

The solution follows the recent launch of IEC’s Pet Vet Lab, a new service dedicated to advancing the health of household pets.

Datapac’s fully managed solution includes a comprehensive overhaul and integration of the IEC’s networking, compute, and storage infrastructure, built on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hardware and software.

The tech provides robust cloud data backup and recovery, with the ability to restore data in minutes in the event of an incident.

Advanced de-duplication vastly reduces the size of data storage and speedy access for the IEC’s 69 employees.

Colin Chapman, Business Relationship Manager, Datapac, said: “The Irish Equine Centre does such important work to promote horse health in Ireland, and our technology infrastructure overhaul is providing the proactive support and increased capabilities to continue to advance these vital services.

“Our solution has future-proofed the IEC’s IT systems which will help the centre to grow and innovate in line with evolving industry demands. We are looking forward to building on our relationship with the centre as it continues to develop its cutting-edge resources.”