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Compudyne is also the area’s exclusive provider of
EDGE Pro, a comprehensive remote IT service that
helps clients monitor and proactively manage and
maintain their hardware infrastructure. The monthly
service provides user help desk support, network
administration, proactive monitoring, disaster recovery,
and consulting—making these services cost-efficient for
clients who could otherwise not easily afford them.
EDGE Pro, a comprehensive remote IT service that
helps clients monitor and proactively manage and
maintain their hardware infrastructure. The monthly
service provides user help desk support, network
administration, proactive monitoring, disaster recovery,
and consulting—making these services cost-efficient for
clients who could otherwise not easily afford them.
As Compudyne’s client base grew, the company
recognized that it took too much time to get new
clients up and running, and adding additional
physical storage was not an option due to
space constraints.
recognized that it took too much time to get new
clients up and running, and adding additional
physical storage was not an option due to
space constraints.
The IT team at Compudyne, a longtime HP partner,
understood the benefits of server virtualization
and selected HP ProLiant DL380 G6 Servers as
virtualization hosts. The IT team wanted to reduce
space, power, and cooling requirements.
understood the benefits of server virtualization
and selected HP ProLiant DL380 G6 Servers as
virtualization hosts. The IT team wanted to reduce
space, power, and cooling requirements.
Virtual simplicity
Using Microsoft Hyper-V for virtualization, Compudyne
consolidated and virtualized 40 servers to run as
virtual machines (VMs) on two HP ProLiant DL380
G6 Servers.
Using Microsoft Hyper-V for virtualization, Compudyne
consolidated and virtualized 40 servers to run as
virtual machines (VMs) on two HP ProLiant DL380
G6 Servers.
In this virtualized environment, clients are up and
running faster. According to Simonson, “Setting up
a VM for a new client takes only minutes, whereas
before, we had to deploy a new physical server for
them and that could take hours.”
running faster. According to Simonson, “Setting up
a VM for a new client takes only minutes, whereas
before, we had to deploy a new physical server for
them and that could take hours.”
Before virtualizing on HP servers, Compudyne had
nearly 50 servers running and consuming resources.
Now they have only two. By consolidating resources,
Compudyne has also been able to repurpose and
utilize servers for its increasing customer base.
nearly 50 servers running and consuming resources.
Now they have only two. By consolidating resources,
Compudyne has also been able to repurpose and
utilize servers for its increasing customer base.
“Eliminating ninety percent of our physical servers,”
according to Simonson, “was cost-effective for us in
terms of physical space and heating and cooling.
With the virtual platform, it offers us a simpler way to
quickly deliver, for instance, a small business server to
a five-user network.”
according to Simonson, “was cost-effective for us in
terms of physical space and heating and cooling.
With the virtual platform, it offers us a simpler way to
quickly deliver, for instance, a small business server to
a five-user network.”
Before moving to the ProLiant DL380 Servers and
virtualization, many tasks were laborious and
consumed precious time that the IT staff could be
spending on client issues. Performance testing required
a four-step process that took an average of five hours
and ended with the tester having to reload the server.
Now, with the ProLiant DL380 G6 and virtualization,
performance testing is a two-step process that
averages an hour, and when it is completed, the test
VM is deleted.
virtualization, many tasks were laborious and
consumed precious time that the IT staff could be
spending on client issues. Performance testing required
a four-step process that took an average of five hours
and ended with the tester having to reload the server.
Now, with the ProLiant DL380 G6 and virtualization,
performance testing is a two-step process that
averages an hour, and when it is completed, the test
VM is deleted.
For a company managing a minimum of 10 terabytes
of client data, every minute counts. “It’s just a lot
simpler,” states Simonson. “It’s so much easier just to
fire up a machine to perform some testing whereas
before, you’d have to kind of weigh your options—
is it really worth all the time to build this machine
and test it?”
of client data, every minute counts. “It’s just a lot
simpler,” states Simonson. “It’s so much easier just to
fire up a machine to perform some testing whereas
before, you’d have to kind of weigh your options—
is it really worth all the time to build this machine
and test it?”
Says Simonson, “Now we’re more geared to dedicate
a VM to an application versus before, when we would
load up the servers with as many applications as
we could so we would have some cost-effectiveness.
Virtualization has opened up a lot of flexibility to us
for maintenance.”
a VM to an application versus before, when we would
load up the servers with as many applications as
we could so we would have some cost-effectiveness.
Virtualization has opened up a lot of flexibility to us
for maintenance.”
25% improvement in IT productivity
Compudyne is already seeing staff productivity gains
as a benefit of virtualization on the ProLiant DL380
G6 Servers. According to Simonson, “we are usually
most productive when we are at our desks. When you
have to get up and drive to a client’s site or walk over
to the data center it takes time. Now, we just copy
a server template over and fire it up and it’s going,
versus having to take apart a physical server and
load it and update drivers and firmware. Our day-to
day productivity has improved at least 25%. It has
absolutely helped free up resources for more valuable
tasks, and we have more time to perform proactive
maintenance versus reactive maintenance.”
Compudyne is already seeing staff productivity gains
as a benefit of virtualization on the ProLiant DL380
G6 Servers. According to Simonson, “we are usually
most productive when we are at our desks. When you
have to get up and drive to a client’s site or walk over
to the data center it takes time. Now, we just copy
a server template over and fire it up and it’s going,
versus having to take apart a physical server and
load it and update drivers and firmware. Our day-to
day productivity has improved at least 25%. It has
absolutely helped free up resources for more valuable
tasks, and we have more time to perform proactive
maintenance versus reactive maintenance.”
“The HP DL380 G6s are treating us
just great. It helps those of us who are
responsible for cleaning things up in the
event of a disaster to sleep a little more
soundly at night.”
Dustin Simonson, infrastructure and
design consultant, Compudyne
just great. It helps those of us who are
responsible for cleaning things up in the
event of a disaster to sleep a little more
soundly at night.”
Dustin Simonson, infrastructure and
design consultant, Compudyne
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