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Hawaiian Electric is using an IBM S/390 mainframe for
its enterprise applications, which is costly due to high
maintenance and licensing costs. In addition, mainframe
applications are inflexible, and it is becoming increasingly
difficult to find mainframe programmers capable of
working on the applications.
its enterprise applications, which is costly due to high
maintenance and licensing costs. In addition, mainframe
applications are inflexible, and it is becoming increasingly
difficult to find mainframe programmers capable of
working on the applications.
In addition to the mainframe, Hawaiian Electric has used
servers from a variety of vendors, running multiple
operating systems, including UNIX and Windows. The
company was starting to run out of space in its data
center for the servers, and was looking for a way to
consolidate them, and reduce heating and cooling costs.
servers from a variety of vendors, running multiple
operating systems, including UNIX and Windows. The
company was starting to run out of space in its data
center for the servers, and was looking for a way to
consolidate them, and reduce heating and cooling costs.
“We wanted to rationalize our infrastructure, reduce
costs, and solve our data center issues,” recalls Reid
Watanabe, IT Architect for Hawaiian Electric. “It was the
only way we could continue to serve our customers.”
costs, and solve our data center issues,” recalls Reid
Watanabe, IT Architect for Hawaiian Electric. “It was the
only way we could continue to serve our customers.”
To solve the problem, Hawaiian Electric consolidated its
servers by deploying HP ProLiant BL460c quad core
server blades and virtualization software, and plans to
replace its mainframe with HP Integrity Servers. In addition,
it purchased two HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual
Array 8000s (EVA8000s), which deliver online storage,
with the capability to scale with the business.
servers by deploying HP ProLiant BL460c quad core
server blades and virtualization software, and plans to
replace its mainframe with HP Integrity Servers. In addition,
it purchased two HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual
Array 8000s (EVA8000s), which deliver online storage,
with the capability to scale with the business.
As a result of the HP deployment, Hawaiian Electric has
consolidated servers, reduced the time it takes to deploy
new servers, gained new space in its data center, and
cut power and cooling costs. In the future, it hopes to
reduce costs by eliminating mainframe licensing and
maintenance fees.
consolidated servers, reduced the time it takes to deploy
new servers, gained new space in its data center, and
cut power and cooling costs. In the future, it hopes to
reduce costs by eliminating mainframe licensing and
maintenance fees.
The EVA8000s have paid off as well. “When we made
the decision to migrate off the mainframe, each
department had planned for their applications to have
their own storage," Watanabe says. "With the EVA8000s
we are bringing all the departments and applications
back into a shared infrastructure. Our new consolidated
database design and shared infrastructure will save us
a million dollars."
the decision to migrate off the mainframe, each
department had planned for their applications to have
their own storage," Watanabe says. "With the EVA8000s
we are bringing all the departments and applications
back into a shared infrastructure. Our new consolidated
database design and shared infrastructure will save us
a million dollars."
In summing up the benefits of the overall HP server
deployment, Watanabe says, "Thanks to the HP servers,
we’ve not only reduced costs and gained a more flexible
infrastructure, but we can more easily meet our customers’
needs. HP has been not just a supplier of infrastructure
to us, but also a business partner, and it’s helped us
provide reliable energy to the people of Hawaii.”
deployment, Watanabe says, "Thanks to the HP servers,
we’ve not only reduced costs and gained a more flexible
infrastructure, but we can more easily meet our customers’
needs. HP has been not just a supplier of infrastructure
to us, but also a business partner, and it’s helped us
provide reliable energy to the people of Hawaii.”
Moving away from the mainframe
Hawaiian Electric has been using an IBM S/390
mainframe for its main enterprise applications,
including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), customer
service, and human resources. The aging mainframe,
however, has been a financial drain, and is no longer
offering Hawaiian Electric the business benefits the
company wants.
Hawaiian Electric has been using an IBM S/390
mainframe for its main enterprise applications,
including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), customer
service, and human resources. The aging mainframe,
however, has been a financial drain, and is no longer
offering Hawaiian Electric the business benefits the
company wants.
“The applications written for the mainframe aren't as
flexible as the applications we had seen written for other
platforms. They don't have the feature set that our business
unit was looking for,” Watanabe says. “We needed more
flexible applications. Also, the applications are COBOL-
based and aging, and it is becoming difficult to find
people with the expertise to support them.”
flexible as the applications we had seen written for other
platforms. They don't have the feature set that our business
unit was looking for,” Watanabe says. “We needed more
flexible applications. Also, the applications are COBOL-
based and aging, and it is becoming difficult to find
people with the expertise to support them.”
Adding to the problems, the maintenance and licensing
fees for the mainframe and its applications are costly.
To solve these problems, Hawaiian Electric decided
it will move from the mainframe to an industry-
standard platform.
fees for the mainframe and its applications are costly.
To solve these problems, Hawaiian Electric decided
it will move from the mainframe to an industry-
standard platform.
"With the EVA8000s we are bringing all the departments
and applications back into a shared infrastructure. Our
new consolidated database design and shared
infrastructure will save us a million dollars."
– Reid Watanabe, IT Architect for Hawaiian Electric
and applications back into a shared infrastructure. Our
new consolidated database design and shared
infrastructure will save us a million dollars."
– Reid Watanabe, IT Architect for Hawaiian Electric