Case Study – DAAM — Social & Sport Contribution Fund
Project Details
Client Name: Five Hotels & Resorts
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Customer Overview
The Social & Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) is a government-backed entity responsible for managing and distributing funds to support social initiatives and sports development programmes. With mission critical financial systems, compliance-driven operations, and sensitive beneficiary data, DAAM requires high availability, strong governance, and robust disaster recovery capabilities. Production workloads ran on on-premises infrastructure, exposing the organisation to significant operational risks due to limited failover automation, manual recovery processes, and absence of scalable offsite redundancy.
Challenge Overview
- Lack of a fully automated and tested Disaster Recovery framework
- High Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) exposing continuity risks
- Dependence on manual failover processes with no scalable secondary DR site
- Rising costs associated with maintaining duplicate on-premises infrastructure
- Increased compliance and governance requirements for a public-sector entity
- Need for secure, geographically redundant recovery capabilities
- Inability to test DR procedures without risking production environment stability
Solution Overview
F9 Infotech implemented a Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Microsoft Azure Disaster Recovery solution,
creating a secure and resilient hybrid-cloud DR environment for DAAM’s mission-critical government
workloads.
- Critical on-premises workloads replicated to Azure ensuring business continuity and data protection
- Automated failover and failback mechanisms significantly reducing recovery time and manual
intervention - Secure connectivity via Azure Virtual Network integrated with VPN/ExpressRoute
- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Security Center deployed for enhanced governance and visibility
- Azure Backup and RBAC policies strengthening compliance and access control
- Fully testable DR environment without risk to live production systems
- Centralised monitoring reducing operational overhead across the government IT team
Benefits Delivered to Customer
DR infrastructure costs reduced by 50%, with 70% improvement in RTO, 60% improvement in RPO, and 80% reduction in manual DR testing intervention — delivering a measurable ROI within 16–20 months.
QUALITATIVE RESULTS
- Reliable and automated disaster recovery capability across all critical government workloads
- Significantly improved business continuity posture for public-service delivery
- Reduced operational risk and compliance exposure for a regulated government entity
- Enhanced security visibility and governance controls across the entire environment
- Faster recovery processes with minimal manual intervention during DR events
- Scalable and flexible DR capacity aligned with organisational growth and digital mandates
- Leadership gained increased confidence in IT resilience and sustained service operations
STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
| ✓ | Established a secure, cloud-based Disaster Recovery architecture on Microsoft Azure |
| ✓ | Eliminated dependency on costly physical DR infrastructure |
| ✓ | Strengthened compliance, governance, and audit readiness for a government entity |
| ✓ | Improved operational agility and resilience across all critical public-sector systems |
| ✓ | Enabled scalable hybrid cloud strategy aligned with national digital transformation |
| ✓ | Reduced downtime risk for critical public-facing services |
| ✓ | Achieved measurable ROI with predictable cost structure within 16–20 months |
| ✓ | Future-ready infrastructure aligned with digital transformation goals |
About F9 Infotech
F9 Infotech is a global consulting and system integration company headquartered in the UAE, operating across the Middle East, India, Singapore, Canada, the USA, KSA, and Ireland. We specialize in emerging technologies with strong capabilities in IT infrastructure modernization, cloud computing, and cybersecurity.
We support enterprises through end-to-end cloud managed services and innovative strategies that accelerate their cloud journey. In cybersecurity, we deliver comprehensive services including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, SOC solutions, risk management, and compliance consulting, backed by AI-driven threat detection and proactive monitoring.
With a proven global track record, cutting-edge technology investments, and a highly skilled team, we deliver secure, scalable, and customer-focused solutions that help businesses overcome challenges and achieve growth.