Twenty-five Information Technology (IT) students, together with lecturers Mr. Thanigaivel Ganesan and Mr. Bernard Agbuya, visitied Sohar Aluminum on November 20, 2019.

The industrial visit aimed at familiarizing the students with how automated machines work, the different software tools used in data back-up, disaster prevention and recovery and risk management.

During the visit, IT Infrastructure Lead Engineer Mr. Waleed Al Mamari gave an overview of the company and discussed the responsibilities of the IT section, the company’s back-up solution, virtualization and disaster recovery methods.

The students were also given a tour to the company’s Data Center for them to know more about Sohar Aluminum’s IT infrastructure.