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Another important advantage is the ability to make better use of existing IT assets.
“As a managed service provider, driving higher densities into our servers has
a direct impact on our bottom line, because we’re making more money on our
infrastructure,” says Simon. He expects the cost of managing that infrastructure
to drop even more in the longer term, helping to keep operating costs down and
boost profitability. Employee productivity has also improved, because it’s possible to
absorb higher volumes of business without proportionally increasing the workforce.
“As a managed service provider, driving higher densities into our servers has
a direct impact on our bottom line, because we’re making more money on our
infrastructure,” says Simon. He expects the cost of managing that infrastructure
to drop even more in the longer term, helping to keep operating costs down and
boost profitability. Employee productivity has also improved, because it’s possible to
absorb higher volumes of business without proportionally increasing the workforce.
The Nexus platform is now becoming embedded in Atlanta’s sales processes and
the image that it presents to the marketplace. The company is using the platform
to showcase its capabilities to customers who are not yet convinced by the cloud
computing model, and to differentiate Atlanta from its competitors. “As we sell more
of our services, the Nexus will allow us to scale the platform in a way that makes
commercial sense,” says Simon. “It also gives us the ability to go to customers and
say, we’re already doing this, so we can do it (and de-risk it) for you too.”
the image that it presents to the marketplace. The company is using the platform
to showcase its capabilities to customers who are not yet convinced by the cloud
computing model, and to differentiate Atlanta from its competitors. “As we sell more
of our services, the Nexus will allow us to scale the platform in a way that makes
commercial sense,” says Simon. “It also gives us the ability to go to customers and
say, we’re already doing this, so we can do it (and de-risk it) for you too.”
Next Steps
At the moment, Atlanta cannot move virtual machines between data centers
for maintenance purposes without down time, which can be expensive and
inconvenient because maintenance has to take place outside office hours. The
Cisco Nexus 5000 switches will drive the dark fibre needed to enable “live”
migration and provide enough bandwidth to implement VMware VMotion and
Compellent Live Volume, helping ensure that a virtual machine migrates together
with its storage. “Because of the Nexus, we don’t have to spend a lot of money
on optical equipment and, in future, carrying out infrastructure maintenance will
be quicker, easier, and less risky. This has huge implications for us, in terms of
potential time and cost savings,” says Mike.
for maintenance purposes without down time, which can be expensive and
inconvenient because maintenance has to take place outside office hours. The
Cisco Nexus 5000 switches will drive the dark fibre needed to enable “live”
migration and provide enough bandwidth to implement VMware VMotion and
Compellent Live Volume, helping ensure that a virtual machine migrates together
with its storage. “Because of the Nexus, we don’t have to spend a lot of money
on optical equipment and, in future, carrying out infrastructure maintenance will
be quicker, easier, and less risky. This has huge implications for us, in terms of
potential time and cost savings,” says Mike.
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Customer Case Study
Simon Kelson
Managing Director
Atlanta Technology
Managing Director
Atlanta Technology
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