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Challenge
HireRight is the industry leader in providing solutions to meet its customers’
employment background screening, drug screening, and employment eligibility
requirements. The company delivers fast, accurate information to hiring, security,
and safety professionals at over 45,000 organizations, including more than one-third
of the Fortune 500.
employment background screening, drug screening, and employment eligibility
requirements. The company delivers fast, accurate information to hiring, security,
and safety professionals at over 45,000 organizations, including more than one-third
of the Fortune 500.
In 2010, the company’s IT leadership began asking hard questions about how to
scale its data center resources in the long term. “We maintain 10 data centers
worldwide, and we serve customers in more than 200 countries and territories,” says
Mark Adams, vice president of information technology at HireRight. “We wanted to
streamline our IT infrastructure and simplify administration by minimizing the server
sprawl that tends to grow over time in most IT shops.”
scale its data center resources in the long term. “We maintain 10 data centers
worldwide, and we serve customers in more than 200 countries and territories,” says
Mark Adams, vice president of information technology at HireRight. “We wanted to
streamline our IT infrastructure and simplify administration by minimizing the server
sprawl that tends to grow over time in most IT shops.”
HireRight also wanted to reduce the carbon footprint of its data center operations.
“Like many other companies, we’re looking for ways to enhance the sustainability of
our IT operations,” says Adams. “By consolidating and virtualizing our data centers,
we knew that we could meet the business’s IT needs for the next five to 10 years, all
while demonstrating our commitment to greener business practices.”
“Like many other companies, we’re looking for ways to enhance the sustainability of
our IT operations,” says Adams. “By consolidating and virtualizing our data centers,
we knew that we could meet the business’s IT needs for the next five to 10 years, all
while demonstrating our commitment to greener business practices.”
Whatever approach the IT team decided to take, high performance and availability
were non-negotiable requirements. “Our customers’ ability to make informed hiring
decisions is tied to the availability of HireRight’s on-demand SaaS (software as a
service) applications,” says Adams. “Any change to our cloud infrastructure must
maintain our commitment to the highest possible availability and security.”
were non-negotiable requirements. “Our customers’ ability to make informed hiring
decisions is tied to the availability of HireRight’s on-demand SaaS (software as a
service) applications,” says Adams. “Any change to our cloud infrastructure must
maintain our commitment to the highest possible availability and security.”
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Executive Summary
Customer Name:
HireRight, Inc.
Industry:
Human Resources
Location:
Irvine, California
Number of Employees:
1600+
Challenge
• Streamline IT infrastructure and
simplify administration for long term
• Reduce carbon footprint
• Maintain high performance and
• Maintain high performance and
availability for customers and internal
users
Solution
• Cisco Unified Computing System
enables secure, high-performance
virtual desktop infrastructure
• Cisco Nexus Switches leverage
full 10-gigabit bandwidth without
excess cabling
• Cisco Services team offers
customized recommendations for
optimal IT environment
Results
• Scaled quickly and effectively at all
levels of technology infrastructure
stack
• Reduced time to deploy virtual
desktops, increased density of virtual
servers
• Minimized carbon footprint while
significantly enhancing performance
Customer Case Study
Global Enterprise Scales to Meet
Real-Time Demand