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MMU’s IT team is both a key enabler and grateful beneficiary of this transformation,
which began in 2009, when Cisco was selected to undertake a complete network
refresh. “As well as allowing us to deliver IP Telephony and video everywhere,
Cisco’s proposal also offered the best solution in terms of an intelligent Green
infrastructure,” says Sean Harradine, ICT Infrastructure Manager for Manchester
Metropolitan University.
which began in 2009, when Cisco was selected to undertake a complete network
refresh. “As well as allowing us to deliver IP Telephony and video everywhere,
Cisco’s proposal also offered the best solution in terms of an intelligent Green
infrastructure,” says Sean Harradine, ICT Infrastructure Manager for Manchester
Metropolitan University.
design, the new converged, campuswide IP
network supports mobility (via 600 Cisco Aironet® 1100 Series access points) and
unified communications (currently Cisco IP Telephony and Digital Media Manager),
providing faculty, staff, and students with a single platform from which they can
instantly access information and learning tools, anytime, anywhere. MMU also
elected to have Cisco EnergyWise capabilities added to Cisco Catalyst® 6500 and
3560 Series Switches, giving it the capability in the future to monitor, report, and
reduce energy consumption across the entire campus network.
unified communications (currently Cisco IP Telephony and Digital Media Manager),
providing faculty, staff, and students with a single platform from which they can
instantly access information and learning tools, anytime, anywhere. MMU also
elected to have Cisco EnergyWise capabilities added to Cisco Catalyst® 6500 and
3560 Series Switches, giving it the capability in the future to monitor, report, and
reduce energy consumption across the entire campus network.
Having laid the foundations for migration to its 2020 vision, MMU focused next on
improving the management and delivery of IT services. “We wanted the flexibility to
match any approach (cloud, outsourcing, and internal hosting) to any application, in
a way that would deliver the best value for money to the university,” says Range.
improving the management and delivery of IT services. “We wanted the flexibility to
match any approach (cloud, outsourcing, and internal hosting) to any application, in
a way that would deliver the best value for money to the university,” says Range.
Execution of this strategy is well under way. In 2010, MMU replaced an antiquated
student email system with Microsoft Live@edu, a ubiquitous cloud-based service.
In January 2011 it migrated all staff from Novell Groupwise to Microsoft Exchange
2010. Also in 2011, the university’s Virtual Learning Center will take a different
route when it migrates to Moodle. The free and open-source e-learning software
platform will be hosted at the University of London Computer Center, in order to
take advantage of their local skills and expertise.
student email system with Microsoft Live@edu, a ubiquitous cloud-based service.
In January 2011 it migrated all staff from Novell Groupwise to Microsoft Exchange
2010. Also in 2011, the university’s Virtual Learning Center will take a different
route when it migrates to Moodle. The free and open-source e-learning software
platform will be hosted at the University of London Computer Center, in order to
take advantage of their local skills and expertise.
Moving to a more agile applications delivery model was also dependent upon the
university transforming its own data center capabilities. “Before, we had around
20 servers rooms and 300 physical servers running dedicated services,” says
Harradine. “In storage terms, that’s about 35 terabytes of data. Although server
utilization was only in the 10-15 percent range, we were constantly buying new
hardware. This caused server sprawl and duplication of workloads. There were no
real standardized processes and long lead times to provision new services,”
university transforming its own data center capabilities. “Before, we had around
20 servers rooms and 300 physical servers running dedicated services,” says
Harradine. “In storage terms, that’s about 35 terabytes of data. Although server
utilization was only in the 10-15 percent range, we were constantly buying new
hardware. This caused server sprawl and duplication of workloads. There were no
real standardized processes and long lead times to provision new services,”
MMU has eliminated these problems by becoming the first university in the
United Kingdom to implement the
United Kingdom to implement the
next-generation data center platform based on
Intel Xeon processors specifically
built to accelerate the virtualization process.
“With a small IT team, we were really interested in ease of management and
scalability,” says Range. “When we compared Cisco UCS with the solution
proposed by our server vendor, there was a clear winner. We really appreciated
the Cisco engineer’s willingness to invest time, not just explaining the benefits
of UCS, but also how the system would integrate with our NetApp storage and
VMware hypervisor solutions.”
scalability,” says Range. “When we compared Cisco UCS with the solution
proposed by our server vendor, there was a clear winner. We really appreciated
the Cisco engineer’s willingness to invest time, not just explaining the benefits
of UCS, but also how the system would integrate with our NetApp storage and
VMware hypervisor solutions.”
The solution incorporates the very latest innovation in Intel microchip
technology. “The UCS system is highly scalable and ultra reliable,”
says Harradine. “The blade server is powered by up to four Intel Xeon 7500
Sequence processors, so it can handle compute-intensive, enterprise-critical
applications with ease.”
technology. “The UCS system is highly scalable and ultra reliable,”
says Harradine. “The blade server is powered by up to four Intel Xeon 7500
Sequence processors, so it can handle compute-intensive, enterprise-critical
applications with ease.”
Phil Range
Director of Learning and Research Information
Director of Learning and Research Information
Services
Manchester Metropolitan University
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