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and resulted in media disruptions. The results were
periodic breakdowns in IT that led to outages which
disrupted business processes. Employees working
in IT could only respond in limited fashion because
they had no pro-active management tools at their
disposal. Consequently, the cost of administration
was high.
periodic breakdowns in IT that led to outages which
disrupted business processes. Employees working
in IT could only respond in limited fashion because
they had no pro-active management tools at their
disposal. Consequently, the cost of administration
was high.
“When I came to DS Dichtungstechnik in the Spring
of 2008, I first undertook a thorough inventory of the
entire IT environment, including management and
production,” confirms Peter Klemmer, head of the
firm’s IT department. “The result showed a pressing
need for action in hardware and software, in order
to first of all guarantee uninterrupted operations. At
that time, it was difficult even to tell where the sources
of failure lay: was it in the hardware, the software or
the network?”
of 2008, I first undertook a thorough inventory of the
entire IT environment, including management and
production,” confirms Peter Klemmer, head of the
firm’s IT department. “The result showed a pressing
need for action in hardware and software, in order
to first of all guarantee uninterrupted operations. At
that time, it was difficult even to tell where the sources
of failure lay: was it in the hardware, the software or
the network?”
Switches centrally administered
The most pressing shortcomings were in the network.
For that reason, the SOHO switches manufactured
by six different suppliers were replaced with four
HP ProCurve Switches with Gigabit ports and
management functionalities. “With that first step,
our so-called “track shoe” network administration,
which took a lot of time to fix problems running
around on our 10,000 square metre plant area was
dropped,” a relieved Klemmer explains. The fact that
the switches could be administered centrally together
with surveillance functionality was a decisive factor
in approving the capital investment. It was worth it
in the eyes of the head of IT. “Since the installation
of the HP ProCurve switches, the failure rates have
approached zero and the systems are running in
The most pressing shortcomings were in the network.
For that reason, the SOHO switches manufactured
by six different suppliers were replaced with four
HP ProCurve Switches with Gigabit ports and
management functionalities. “With that first step,
our so-called “track shoe” network administration,
which took a lot of time to fix problems running
around on our 10,000 square metre plant area was
dropped,” a relieved Klemmer explains. The fact that
the switches could be administered centrally together
with surveillance functionality was a decisive factor
in approving the capital investment. It was worth it
in the eyes of the head of IT. “Since the installation
of the HP ProCurve switches, the failure rates have
approached zero and the systems are running in
a much more stable fashion. In the end, it is the
customer who benefits because we can handle
requests more quickly.” Most helpful to Klemmer is
the fact that, with the HP ProCurve Manager Plus
(PCM+), he can recognise errors in the network
pro-actively when they deviate from the boundary
values specified by him. Whenever that happens, he
is notified by email.
customer who benefits because we can handle
requests more quickly.” Most helpful to Klemmer is
the fact that, with the HP ProCurve Manager Plus
(PCM+), he can recognise errors in the network
pro-actively when they deviate from the boundary
values specified by him. Whenever that happens, he
is notified by email.
Standardisation of the hardware
As a second step, DS Dichtungstechnik completely
overhauled its data centre. Here too, consolidation
and standardisation were key in order to reduce
susceptibility to downtime and to optimise
administration. It was obvious to Klemmer that he
had to replace the 14 different (and in part
self-manufactured) servers, the decentralised security
and the company’s various Linux versions, with
unified hardware and software. HP Blade and
virtualisation technology stood right at the top of
Klemmer’s wish list. “It was of highest importance to
me that the system be highly productive not just
today but in the future as well and that it be
expandable in a flexible manner in order to be
able to face the increasing demands our business
will make on availability, computational power and
storage. We are definitely planning to replace our
inventory control and production control systems
with a new ERP system. Room for the hardware
was, however, limited; thus, only a compact system
would do.”
As a second step, DS Dichtungstechnik completely
overhauled its data centre. Here too, consolidation
and standardisation were key in order to reduce
susceptibility to downtime and to optimise
administration. It was obvious to Klemmer that he
had to replace the 14 different (and in part
self-manufactured) servers, the decentralised security
and the company’s various Linux versions, with
unified hardware and software. HP Blade and
virtualisation technology stood right at the top of
Klemmer’s wish list. “It was of highest importance to
me that the system be highly productive not just
today but in the future as well and that it be
expandable in a flexible manner in order to be
able to face the increasing demands our business
will make on availability, computational power and
storage. We are definitely planning to replace our
inventory control and production control systems
with a new ERP system. Room for the hardware
was, however, limited; thus, only a compact system
would do.”
Taking the advice of Stein-IT, DS Dichtungstechnik
decided on a homogeneous infrastructure based
on HP and Microsoft technologies, which would at
decided on a homogeneous infrastructure based
on HP and Microsoft technologies, which would at
“When I came to DS Dichtungstechnik
in the Spring of 2008, I first undertook
a thorough inventory of the entire IT
environment. At that time, it was difficult
even to tell where the sources of failure lay:
was it in the hardware, the software or the
network?”
Peter Klemmer, head of IT at
Peter Klemmer, head of IT at
DS Dichtungstechnik
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