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Customer Case Study
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nGenx reduces deployment time by more
than half by standardizing on Cisco UCS
solutions virtualized with Microsoft Hyper-V.
Challenge
From its start in 2000 as a managed services provider, nGenx has evolved into a pioneer
of hosted desktop virtualization and cloud-based application delivery. The company helps
its customers remove physical boundaries from applications, systems, and devices with
powerful cloud services that transform the way employees work by empowering them to
be more productive, as well as taking advantage of cloud-based mobility.
of hosted desktop virtualization and cloud-based application delivery. The company helps
its customers remove physical boundaries from applications, systems, and devices with
powerful cloud services that transform the way employees work by empowering them to
be more productive, as well as taking advantage of cloud-based mobility.
As an early adopter of Microsoft solutions, nGenx virtualized its data center environment
with Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 for improved virtual application performance and
hosted Windows desktops, helping to make nGenx a top choice as a provider for hosted
desktop virtualization and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) platforms. As the company
expanded its cloud-based offerings, nGenx saw ways that it could further improve the
data center for better performance of hosted services.
with Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 for improved virtual application performance and
hosted Windows desktops, helping to make nGenx a top choice as a provider for hosted
desktop virtualization and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) platforms. As the company
expanded its cloud-based offerings, nGenx saw ways that it could further improve the
data center for better performance of hosted services.
To meet growing demand for cloud services, nGenx expanded its primary data center
quickly with solutions from multiple IT vendors, but the lack of consistency made it difficult
to scale and plan for future growth. IT staff spent time reconfiguring environments and
checking for consistent firmware versions rather than being available for more productive
activities. The company decided to standardize on a solution that could centralize
management and provide operational efficiencies that would deliver the flexibility and
scalability necessary to meet increasing demand.
quickly with solutions from multiple IT vendors, but the lack of consistency made it difficult
to scale and plan for future growth. IT staff spent time reconfiguring environments and
checking for consistent firmware versions rather than being available for more productive
activities. The company decided to standardize on a solution that could centralize
management and provide operational efficiencies that would deliver the flexibility and
scalability necessary to meet increasing demand.
The company had upgraded its network to Cisco Nexus® switching only a few years earlier.
Based on its past success and positive experiences working with Cisco® Services, nGenx
decided to standardize on Cisco Unified Data Center solutions, including Cisco Unified
Based on its past success and positive experiences working with Cisco® Services, nGenx
decided to standardize on Cisco Unified Data Center solutions, including Cisco Unified
Cloud Services Provider Boosts Performance
and Scalability
• Customer Name: nGenx
Corporation
• Industry: Hosted Desktop and
Applications Provider
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
Challenge
• Meet growing demand for cloud
services in the data center
• Improve scalability and manageability
within the cloud environment
• Support high-performance
applications
Solution
• Standardized on Cisco Unified Data
Center solutions running Microsoft
Hyper-V for centralized, automated
management and increased
scalability
Results
• Improved click-to-desktop time by
35 percent
• Increased application speed by
between 5 percent and 30 percent
• Reduced time to repurpose servers
from three weeks to less than one
week
Executive Summary