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CASE STUDY
NEW INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZES
SPACE, POWER, AND COOLING
SPACE, POWER, AND COOLING
Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service creates a virtualized platform
for delivering greener, more efficient operations
for delivering greener, more efficient operations
Executive Summary
About Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH
Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service (FES) GmbH is a waste management company
located in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. FES employs approximately 1,500
people.
Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service (FES) GmbH is a waste management company
located in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. FES employs approximately 1,500
people.
Challenge
LAN could no longer cope with explosive growth in data processing
LAN could no longer cope with explosive growth in data processing
Physical space and air conditioning limitations hindered virtualization strategy
Solution
Vblock
Vblock
™ Infrastructure Platforms consisting of Cisco UCS with three blade
servers, EMC Celerra NS 120 storage, and VMware vSphere 4.1 hypervisor
Results
Simplified management, setup, storage, power, cooling, and cabling
Simplified management, setup, storage, power, cooling, and cabling
Annual electricity saving of €73,500, giving full project payback within 60 months
Greener IT operations, removing 250 tons of carbon per annum
Challenge
Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service (FES) is a public private partnership and the
leading full-service provider for waste management and cleaning in the Rhein-Main
region of Germany. It comprises six subsidiaries, all of which are dedicated to the
principles of ecological and economic sustainability. These critical operations include a
thermal incineration plant generating heating and electricity for 30,000 homes.
leading full-service provider for waste management and cleaning in the Rhein-Main
region of Germany. It comprises six subsidiaries, all of which are dedicated to the
principles of ecological and economic sustainability. These critical operations include a
thermal incineration plant generating heating and electricity for 30,000 homes.
Such a drive for efficiency, resource conservation, and flexibility is reflected in the
company’s approach to IT, coinciding with explosive growth in data processing. This
growth includes SAP application traffic as well as the satellite navigation, traffic, and
weather information used to optimize routes for waste-removal vehicles.
company’s approach to IT, coinciding with explosive growth in data processing. This
growth includes SAP application traffic as well as the satellite navigation, traffic, and
weather information used to optimize routes for waste-removal vehicles.
“It became clear that our existing core network would no longer be able to handle these
cont
cont
inually increasing requirements over the long term,” says Stefan Fehr, team lead
for infrastructure and SAP basis at FES.
FES saw the acute need for network modernization as an opportunity to future-proof its
entire IT infrastructure. Based on new virtualization infrastructure, this approach would
also make best use of limited space and air conditioning at the company’s main data
center.
entire IT infrastructure. Based on new virtualization infrastructure, this approach would
also make best use of limited space and air conditioning at the company’s main data
center.
“With the Vblock platform, we
can host hundreds of virtual
machines on the same blade.”
Stefan Fehr
Team Lead for Infrastructure
and SAP Basis
Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und
Service GmbH
can host hundreds of virtual
machines on the same blade.”
Stefan Fehr
Team Lead for Infrastructure
and SAP Basis
Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und
Service GmbH