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OIZ (City of Zurich IT division) Case Study
City of Zurich deploys next
generation data center to improve
services and reduce costs
generation data center to improve
services and reduce costs
The local government in Zurich has deployed a
Cisco Data Center Networking solution which is
helping to increase quality of service to the
community, improve reliability and performance
of business systems and reduce the cost of
computing resources.
Business Challenge
Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city and although not
its official capital it is the country’s commercial and
cultural center and one of the world’s pre-eminent
financial centers. It is also one of the wealthiest cities
in the world and, according to several surveys, one of
the healthiest places to live. Within the finance
department of the City of Zurich Council is OIZ (Stadt
Zürich Organisation und Informatik) the Council’s IT
department. With around 250 people, it manages all the
networking and business systems for the city (except
specialized applications and infrastructure).
its official capital it is the country’s commercial and
cultural center and one of the world’s pre-eminent
financial centers. It is also one of the wealthiest cities
in the world and, according to several surveys, one of
the healthiest places to live. Within the finance
department of the City of Zurich Council is OIZ (Stadt
Zürich Organisation und Informatik) the Council’s IT
department. With around 250 people, it manages all the
networking and business systems for the city (except
specialized applications and infrastructure).
One of the key responsibilities of OIZ is to develop and maintain several mission critical applications
which need to be available 24/7 for the Council. As well as local government administration
operations, OIZ is, for example, also responsible for engineering and supporting the network for the
police and various other organizations within the Council. E-government services which have to be
available all the time will become also more and more important. There are also special services that
rely on effective networking facilities such as Mobile IP (Mobile Internet Protocol) communication
out of police cars, capturing and communicating video surveillance for large events like the 2008
European Football Championship. The Council is also about to launch a voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) service for Council staff.
which need to be available 24/7 for the Council. As well as local government administration
operations, OIZ is, for example, also responsible for engineering and supporting the network for the
police and various other organizations within the Council. E-government services which have to be
available all the time will become also more and more important. There are also special services that
rely on effective networking facilities such as Mobile IP (Mobile Internet Protocol) communication
out of police cars, capturing and communicating video surveillance for large events like the 2008
European Football Championship. The Council is also about to launch a voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) service for Council staff.
Maintaining these systems and applications at peak performance, ensuring users have the information
they need to provide an efficient service to the community and introducing new services and
functionality meant that OIZ needed its data center to operate more effectively.
they need to provide an efficient service to the community and introducing new services and
functionality meant that OIZ needed its data center to operate more effectively.
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CUSTOMER NAME
• OIZ (City of Zurich IT division)
LOCATION
• Zurich, Switzerland
INDUSTRY
• Local government
COMPANY SIZE
• 25,000 employees
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
• Increase business application
performance and reliability
• Ensure mission-critical systems are
robust and available 24/7
• Continue to improve the quality of
service provided to the community
NETWORK SOLUTION
• Cisco Data Center 3.0 next generation
Data Center Networking architecture
• Cisco Application Networking Services
• Cisco Storage Area Network
• Cisco Storage Area Network
BUSINESS VALUE
• Improves the quality of service
provided internally and to the community
• Reduces data center costs by
rationalizing and maximizing use
of resources
of resources
• Consolidates about 60 decentralized
server locations into just a few
datacenters (operated by OIZ)
datacenters (operated by OIZ)
• Makes data center support and
maintenance more efficient
• Increases reliability and performance
of business systems and applications
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY