HP Dedicated iLO Management Port Option Module 514206-B21#0D1 Leaflet
Product codes
514206-B21#0D1
Demanding growth at wireless distributor TESSCO signals need to migrate
mission-critical applications to HP StorageWorks and BladeSystem platform
mission-critical applications to HP StorageWorks and BladeSystem platform
“We went with the HP StorageWorks XP24000 disk array for our enterprise
storage because it’s built to survive just about anything. We know it’s not
going down.”
− Hal Kuff, Vice President of Technology Development Services, TESSCO
storage because it’s built to survive just about anything. We know it’s not
going down.”
− Hal Kuff, Vice President of Technology Development Services, TESSCO
Technologies Inc.
Objective:
A robust and flexible enterprise-class business
technology infrastructure to support mission-
critical, Oracle-based applications for
customer-facing services while reducing total
cost of ownership (TCO) and enhancing business
continuity
technology infrastructure to support mission-
critical, Oracle-based applications for
customer-facing services while reducing total
cost of ownership (TCO) and enhancing business
continuity
Approach:
Migrate critical order management and
distribution center applications from an
AlphaServer IT infrastructure to the high-
performance HP BladeSystem- and HP
StorageWorks-based environment
distribution center applications from an
AlphaServer IT infrastructure to the high-
performance HP BladeSystem- and HP
StorageWorks-based environment
Business technology improvements:
Provides common, consolidated server and
•
storage architecture
Supports multiple operating systems
•
Yields faster storage-to-network connections
•
Eliminated 50 physical servers through
•
virtualization
Business benefits:
Savings of $200,000 per year in lower total
•
cost of ownership (TCO)
Improved business-continuity options with
•
platform consolidation
Enhanced disaster-recovery plan
•
Reduced risk to revenue stream and reputation
•
Saved one full-time equivalent (FTE) through
•
server virtualization
Received licensing credit in migration from
•
AlphaServer to Integrity server blades
Industry: Distribution
& Supply Chain
Management
& Supply Chain
Management
HP customer
case study: HP
StorageWorks XP
Storage Array, XP
Continuous Access
Software and
MSL tape libraries;
HP BladeSystem
Integrity and ProLiant
server blades and
enclosures; HP
OpenVMS
case study: HP
StorageWorks XP
Storage Array, XP
Continuous Access
Software and
MSL tape libraries;
HP BladeSystem
Integrity and ProLiant
server blades and
enclosures; HP
OpenVMS
With FY2008 sales of $521 million, TESSCO
Technologies is a leading provider of integrated
product and supply-chain solutions for the wireless
communications industry. Founded in 1982, the firm
provides one-stop shopping – for both commercial
customers and consumers in more than 100 countries
– via direct sales and e-commerce sites. TESSCO
commercial customers include public carriers, network
operators, resellers, governments and self-maintained
users (SMUs).
Technologies is a leading provider of integrated
product and supply-chain solutions for the wireless
communications industry. Founded in 1982, the firm
provides one-stop shopping – for both commercial
customers and consumers in more than 100 countries
– via direct sales and e-commerce sites. TESSCO
commercial customers include public carriers, network
operators, resellers, governments and self-maintained
users (SMUs).
In the highly competitive and fragmented wireless
industry, TESSCO succeeds by delivering what it
calls Your Total Source® solution. This combines
more than 25,000 high-quality products from 300+
manufacturers via a sophisticated supply-chain-
management system to ensure excellent service,
completeness, reliability and timely delivery. The firm
fulfilled more than 1 million customer orders last year
from its distribution centers in Hunt Valley, Maryland,
industry, TESSCO succeeds by delivering what it
calls Your Total Source® solution. This combines
more than 25,000 high-quality products from 300+
manufacturers via a sophisticated supply-chain-
management system to ensure excellent service,
completeness, reliability and timely delivery. The firm
fulfilled more than 1 million customer orders last year
from its distribution centers in Hunt Valley, Maryland,