Case Study - PBE - Glaxo Smith Klein

PremisNET 23 CASE STUDY GlaxoSmithKline New HQ Brentford, Middlesex 23 23 WHO are GSK? GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company with a powerful combination of skills and resources that provides a platform for delivering strong growth in today's rapidly changing healthcare environment. GSK results from a merger between Glaxo Wellcome and Smith Kline Beecham in 2000 23 GSK GSK has over 100,000 employees worldwide. Of these, over 40,000 are in sales and marketing, the largest sales force in the industry. Over 42,000 employees work at 107 manufacturing sites in 40 countries and over 16,000 are in R&D. GSK R&D is based at 24 sites in seven countries. The company has a leading position in genomics/genetics and new drug discovery technologies. The GSK R&D budget is about £2.4bn/$4bn . 23 GSK Brand names such as Panadol the analgesic, Aquafresh toothpaste, Lucozade the nutritional and Nicorette/ Niquitin smoking cessation products are household names around the world. In one year GSK Consumer Healthcare produces -among many others -nine billion tablets to relieve stomach upsets, -six billion tablets for pain relief tablets and -600 million tubes of toothpaste. 23 GSK GlaxoSmithKline's broad product line includes :- antibiotic, antidepressant, gastrointestinal, dermatological, respiratory, cancer and cardiovascular medications. 23 GSK Every SECOND . more than 35 doses of vaccines are distributed by GSK Every MINUTE . more than 1,100 prescriptions are written for GSK products. Every HOUR . GSK spends more than £277,000/$450,000 To find new Medicines. Every DAY . more than 200 million people around the world use a GSK brand toothbrush or toothpaste. Every YEAR . GSK factories produce 9 billion TUMS tablets, 6 billion Panadol tablets and 600 million tubes of toothpaste. 23 The Construction 4 x 5 storey buildings with 1 x 16 storey tower block 23 The Construction • App 3000 staff • Office space, Retail, Recreational Facilities and Car Park, cover over 1,000,000 sq ft. 23 The Construction Ground Floor A Shopping Street glazed over to exclude wind and rain Restaurants, Eateries, Florist, Banking Facilities, Hairdressers etc. Cater for employees daily needs [...]... Flexibility - MAC’s Manageability Survivability (disaster recovery) Redundancy 23 Installation 1 Main Data Centre (1,000m2) 4 Communications rooms (AWR) - Aggregate Wiring Room Single-Mode and Multi-Mode - Fibre + CU 1308 cable, Link the Data Centre to each AWR Fibre Mesh for Redundancy utilising 2 diverse routes in each building just in case? 24 x C6T cables between each AWR for providing ISDN and a fall-back... Project and Portfolio Management - Builds processes for approving projects, manages project issues as they progress and works with the project management groups to build skills and capabilities Systems and Communications Services - Builds, deploys and operates the cost effective, flexible, computing and communications infrastructure required by GSK Risk Management & Security - Identifies and addresses security... and on budget 23 GSK IT Departments and Responsibilities Cross Functional Process Design - Ensures that all proposed systems changes have a significant, positive impact on the performance of the business processes Global eBusiness - Develops GSK's commercial capabilities in eBusiness Global Strategy & Applications - Drives the overall IT strategy of GSK and ensures the IT architecture is coordinated... Centre set up to accommodate 580 equipment cabinets 23 23 Installation cont’d Multi-Mode Fibre and C6T cable to every closet Cross connects are jumpered Patching only By Exception RJ45 Patch Cords only at Work Stations 23 23 Installation cont’d Raised floor with 8 outlets under, per 10m2 All horizontal cable runs pre-measured and assembled, complete with outlets terminated, in contractors premises... outlets terminated, in contractors premises Flood wired to assist with flexibility 23 23 Installation cont’d Disaster Recovery Access points in car part area Data recovery vehicles with generators, stand-by phone and data systems Nothing left to chance regarding operability of Structured Cabling 23 Installation Facts Up to 85 installer staff at any one time over a year 40,000+ outlets over 39 floors 20 . PremisNET 23 CASE STUDY GlaxoSmithKline New HQ Brentford, Middlesex 23 23 WHO are GSK? GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical. Healthcare produces -among many others -nine billion tablets to relieve stomach upsets, -six billion tablets for pain relief tablets and -6 00 million tubes