A group of 20 Diploma students visited Sohar Aluminum (SA) on November 14, 2017 as part of their industry visit requirement in Software Engineering course.

SA’s Abdullah Al-Barmani oriented the students about the systems used in their company.

He also explained the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software used and how it evolved through the years.

Meanwhile, Mr. Mannivanan discussed the automation part of the system as he explained how it helps them in the operations.

In the visit, the students saw the network infrastructure of the company, while the IT team discussed the core switches, storage used, and the firewalls.

The activity ended with a short message from the IT Manager who encouraged the students to be more dynamic in learning new technologies as he pointed out that IT constantly evolves.