Cisco Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data 1.0 Information Guide
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Nestled in California’s Central Valley just east of San Francisco, San Joaquin
County boasts sprawling farmland and beautiful parks that make it an ideal
location for fun and recreation. Like many governments, San Joaquin County
works hard to provide its 700,000 residents with the best possible services
at minimal costs to taxpayers.
County boasts sprawling farmland and beautiful parks that make it an ideal
location for fun and recreation. Like many governments, San Joaquin County
works hard to provide its 700,000 residents with the best possible services
at minimal costs to taxpayers.
The key word for IT teams in particular is “efficiency.” Rather than continuing
to build out to meet the county’s increasing technology needs, the county’s
information services director Jerry Becker decided to invest in IT infrastructure
with a completely virtualized data center and private cloud services.
to build out to meet the county’s increasing technology needs, the county’s
information services director Jerry Becker decided to invest in IT infrastructure
with a completely virtualized data center and private cloud services.
“We’re always looking for ways to stretch our budget further and maintain
service levels without having to add personnel,” says David Newaj, the
assistant director for San Joaquin County. “We had several dozen rack
servers that were reaching end of life. Rather than simply replacing them, we
decided to invest taxpayer money in solutions that could meet our growth for
years to come.”
service levels without having to add personnel,” says David Newaj, the
assistant director for San Joaquin County. “We had several dozen rack
servers that were reaching end of life. Rather than simply replacing them, we
decided to invest taxpayer money in solutions that could meet our growth for
years to come.”
San Joaquin County improves provisioning and
performance through a private cloud managed by
Cisco UCS Director.
“
With our Cisco infrastructure, we can deliver IT services
faster than ever, so users can get their jobs done.
faster than ever, so users can get their jobs done.
”
- David Newaj, assistant director, San Joaquin County
To help taxpayers save money, local governments work hard to balance cost with
service. That’s why so many governments are stretching IT budgets with efficient
private clouds
service. That’s why so many governments are stretching IT budgets with efficient
private clouds
Size: 710,731 Residents
Location: California
Industry: Government
• Virtualize all applications in a private cloud
• Create a compact and green data center
• Improve provisioning and management
• Create a compact and green data center
• Improve provisioning and management
Challenges