Cisco Cisco UCS Director 4.0 Information Guide
Customer Case Study
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ORBIT gained production efficiencies by
using Cisco UCS Director to manage all
layers of their FlexPod environment from a
single interface.
Challenge
Founded in 1985, ORBIT is a leader in providing IT consultancy and project management
services for companies in Germany. As a certified Cisco partner, ORBIT works closely
with customers to provide the best virtualization, network, and data center environments
to help customers succeed. Concentrating on long-term relationships and exceptional
services, ORBIT runs a relatively small team of 145 highly-skilled professionals who use
a targeted but flexible approach to determine what customers need and help them reach
their goals.
services for companies in Germany. As a certified Cisco partner, ORBIT works closely
with customers to provide the best virtualization, network, and data center environments
to help customers succeed. Concentrating on long-term relationships and exceptional
services, ORBIT runs a relatively small team of 145 highly-skilled professionals who use
a targeted but flexible approach to determine what customers need and help them reach
their goals.
As business grows and customers’ requirements become more complex, ORBIT needs an
increasing amount of resources to deploy and manage the virtual machines that developers
use to test environments and build customers’ solutions. “We run a lean and flexible shop,
using internal consultants instead of a permanent IT department,” says Mike Majunke, head
of infrastructure and platform services at ORBIT. “The problem was that consultants were
spending too much time provisioning virtual machines when they could be handling more
impactful tasks around the company.”
increasing amount of resources to deploy and manage the virtual machines that developers
use to test environments and build customers’ solutions. “We run a lean and flexible shop,
using internal consultants instead of a permanent IT department,” says Mike Majunke, head
of infrastructure and platform services at ORBIT. “The problem was that consultants were
spending too much time provisioning virtual machines when they could be handling more
impactful tasks around the company.”
In addition to improving management, ORBIT wanted a better way to track the virtual
machines used for individual projects. The company decided to start invoicing clients for
resource usage, which made accurate tracking an essential part of accountability. ORBIT
also saw tracking as an important way to increase utilization rates by quickly identifying and
returning dedicated resources to the overall resource pool once projects are complete.
machines used for individual projects. The company decided to start invoicing clients for
resource usage, which made accurate tracking an essential part of accountability. ORBIT
also saw tracking as an important way to increase utilization rates by quickly identifying and
returning dedicated resources to the overall resource pool once projects are complete.
IT Provider Improves Efficiency with Self-provisioning
• Customer Name: ORBIT
Gesellschaft für Applikations- und
Informationssysteme mbH
• Industry: IT solutions
• Location: Bonn, Germany
• Number of Employees: 145
• Website:
• Location: Bonn, Germany
• Number of Employees: 145
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Challenge
• Unify infrastructure management
across physical, virtual, and bare-
metal layers
• Automate provisioning of virtual
machines with self-service portal
for developers
• Manage and track resource usage
to accurately invoice clients
Solution
• Implemented Cisco UCS Director
to manage all layers of FlexPod
environment from single interface
• Deployed converged FlexPod
infrastructrure to support vms
Results
• Reduced server and service
provisioning time from days to hours
• Gained visibility into process
workflow
• Saved several days a month in labor
Executive Summary