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412142-B21#0D1
Reducing development time by 65 percent
Hyper-V on HP BladeSystem is shortening time to value
on new development. “It makes it easier for developers
to roll out code,” Wilson says. “They can stand up a
test environment faster and create snapshots of a point
in time. Then it’s easy to roll back to that snapshot and
apply another build. The overall result is about a 65
percent decrease in development and QA time.”
Hyper-V on HP BladeSystem is shortening time to value
on new development. “It makes it easier for developers
to roll out code,” Wilson says. “They can stand up a
test environment faster and create snapshots of a point
in time. Then it’s easy to roll back to that snapshot and
apply another build. The overall result is about a 65
percent decrease in development and QA time.”
Overall lead time has been reduced as a result.
“When we are fighting fires or need additional
capacity and a new system real quick, it’s easy to
create VMs on the fly,” Wilson observes. “We’re
more dynamic.”
“When we are fighting fires or need additional
capacity and a new system real quick, it’s easy to
create VMs on the fly,” Wilson observes. “We’re
more dynamic.”
HP Insight Dynamics – VSE looks promising
Further improvements are being tested. The team is
evaluating HP Insight Dynamics – VSE, the industry’s
first software solution to manage physical and virtual
resources the same way. “It will help us virtualize
the data center and dynamically allocate resources,”
Wilson says. “We’re really excited about that.”
Further improvements are being tested. The team is
evaluating HP Insight Dynamics – VSE, the industry’s
first software solution to manage physical and virtual
resources the same way. “It will help us virtualize
the data center and dynamically allocate resources,”
Wilson says. “We’re really excited about that.”
The team is also evaluating the Insight Orchestration
option of HP Insight Dynamics. It enables
administrators to design templates that specify the
infrastructure required to run different applications on
servers, as well as associated storage and network
resources. With the push of a button, physical and
virtual infrastructure can be automatically assigned
and configured to the exact template specifications.
option of HP Insight Dynamics. It enables
administrators to design templates that specify the
infrastructure required to run different applications on
servers, as well as associated storage and network
resources. With the push of a button, physical and
virtual infrastructure can be automatically assigned
and configured to the exact template specifications.
“By pulling management of all key infrastructure
pieces together across physical servers, virtualization,
storage and network connectivity using Insight
Dynamics – VSE with Orchestration, we will be able
to further streamline operations and cut operating
costs,” Wilson says. “Continental Airlines’ vision is to
move toward an IT services model and to a dynamic
data center model that is capacity-driven. This is the
first product we’ve seen that will allow us to make our
vision a reality.”
pieces together across physical servers, virtualization,
storage and network connectivity using Insight
Dynamics – VSE with Orchestration, we will be able
to further streamline operations and cut operating
costs,” Wilson says. “Continental Airlines’ vision is to
move toward an IT services model and to a dynamic
data center model that is capacity-driven. This is the
first product we’ve seen that will allow us to make our
vision a reality.”
The team is also evaluating HP Virtual Connect,
a new class of blade interconnect that simplifies
server connections by cleanly separating the server
management from the LAN management.
a new class of blade interconnect that simplifies
server connections by cleanly separating the server
management from the LAN management.
“Virtual Connect will be one more tool set that will
allow us to have a more dynamic data center and
allow us to instantly add capacity, change networks
and servers and add storage,” Wilson says.
allow us to have a more dynamic data center and
allow us to instantly add capacity, change networks
and servers and add storage,” Wilson says.
EDS, an HP company, is part of the team
For the past 18 years, data center operations
at Continental have been provided by EDS, an
HP company. Today EDS manages everything from
the airline’s reservations systems to its flight operations
solution, and EDS technicians provide field support at
each major hub.
For the past 18 years, data center operations
at Continental have been provided by EDS, an
HP company. Today EDS manages everything from
the airline’s reservations systems to its flight operations
solution, and EDS technicians provide field support at
each major hub.
EDS is also partnering with Continental to work with
other airlines and develop a new standardized IT
platform for the industry that incorporates a service-
oriented architecture (SOA).
other airlines and develop a new standardized IT
platform for the industry that incorporates a service-
oriented architecture (SOA).
In other projects, EDS upgraded Continental’s
reservations system storage solution to improve
performance by 28 percent, and enhanced the
performance of a crew-scheduling application by
80 percent.
reservations system storage solution to improve
performance by 28 percent, and enhanced the
performance of a crew-scheduling application by
80 percent.
“It is often difficult to differentiate between EDS and
Continental employees,” says John Stelly, managing
director of technology for Continental Airlines. “It’s
as if everyone is on the same team. They are truly
committed to Continental.”
Continental employees,” says John Stelly, managing
director of technology for Continental Airlines. “It’s
as if everyone is on the same team. They are truly
committed to Continental.”
Result: lean and agile
Continental’s data center is different from what
it was two years ago. “With virtualization on
HP BladeSystem, we can react to change faster,”
Wilson sums up. “If Continental is offering a special
and we see a spike in demand, we can quickly and
easily add to capacity without purchasing anything.
We have the flexibility to perform maintenance without
downtime and begin projects we wouldn’t otherwise
have the funding to start. We can do more with less—
and do it faster.”
Continental’s data center is different from what
it was two years ago. “With virtualization on
HP BladeSystem, we can react to change faster,”
Wilson sums up. “If Continental is offering a special
and we see a spike in demand, we can quickly and
easily add to capacity without purchasing anything.
We have the flexibility to perform maintenance without
downtime and begin projects we wouldn’t otherwise
have the funding to start. We can do more with less—
and do it faster.”
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