Technology Infrastructure of Alcan

Technology Infrastructure of Alcan

Introduction

Rio Tinto Alcan Canada Limited, popularly known as Alcan, is an aluminum manufacturer company. Headquarter of Alcan is located in Montreal, Canada. Alcan manufacture refined aluminum products for the worldwide consumers of aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Alcan renders expert level proficiency in production and manufacturing, and the services of research and development to other companies. The products and solutions of Alcan are aimed to bring innovation, deliver solutions which are energy efficient, the integrity of infrastructure, and matchless competencies in aluminum recycling and special alloys. In March 2006, Robert Ouellette joined Alcan as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. After undertaking the charges as Vice President and CIO, Robert Ouellette changed the information technology infrastructure of Alcan. In this paper, we are going to discuss about the following aspects: pros and cons of the current IT infrastructure of Alcan, and the pros and cons of new IT infrastructure of Alcan proposed by Robert Ouellette.

Discussion

There are many factors which lead to the changes and transformations in the information technology infrastructure of a company. The parent organization of Alcan was providing the information and communication technology services to Alcan. The company needed the new infrastructure for its IT setup. Alcan required entirely new equipment for its networks and systems, storage, data centers, communication systems and VoIP services, and various other applications. Revamping was required in the complete infrastructure for the technology services of Alcan. The management of Alcan set it a major and top priority objective to attain the absolutely standalone information technology operations as soon as possible. Another main motive behind this transformation was the cost reduction. They strove to minimize the third party involvement in the IT services of Alcan, and hence, reducing the IT costs.

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