Server Virtual is at Ion Solution

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CASE STUDY

The CustomerW p (www.w p .c m) ra ks am g the largest acc u t g a d bus ess c sult g frms the U te

tha 75 years, W p has helped d duals a d rga at s streaml e pr cesses, mpr e per rmatech l gy, a d crease f a c al success a d gr wth.

L cated 15 fces acr ss W sc s a d M es ta, W p pr udly ser es th usa ds cl e ts thra d acr ss the U ted States. W p ’s 700-plus pr ess als str e r the h ghest le els excelle ce

clude ma u actur g, healthcare, c struct a d real estate, f a ce, pr ft, dealersh ps, gra t- u desmall a d emerg g bus esses, a d g er me t.

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The SituationL ke ma y success ul c mpa es, W p was l k g t expa d the rreach. “A s g fca t strategy r W p s ar u d gr wth. Gr wthb th rga cally w th ur curre t cl e t base a d curre t ge graph c

tpr t, but we als ha e a str g terest expa d g urge graph c prese ce,” expla s W p Ch e i rmat o fcerMark Baker.

W p has bu lt ts reputat pr d g cust mers w th best--class ser ces a c st-e ect e a d t mely ma er. Ha g

appr pr ate etw rk rastructure place s key t these a ms. Th ss espec ally true dur g peak bus ess per ds l ke tax seas .

Th s eed led t ex st g iT systems ear g capac ty. Add thec mpa y’s gr wth pla s t the m x, a d as W p ’s D rect r iTi rastructure T m Le k ew, W p ’s iT team was r a challe ge.

“We real ed that rder t reach these gr wth g als that thec mpa y had, we eeded t f d a way t d th gs d ere tlythe trad t al m del. We eeded t react qu cker. We were ’t at gr w urther a d were g g t eed t make s me s g fc

rastructure estme ts e e t ma ta where we were aLe bser ed.

Strateg g h w t supp rt the curre t a d uture bus ess the c mpa y tr duced quest s such as h w t supp rt a mw rk rce, h w t ma age appl cat s a d data rem te a d h w iT c uld resp d t creas g dema ds r ex b l

ast tur ar u d.

S mply put, W p k ew the r trad t al meth ds r llser ces were t susta able.

Technology The CDW implemented solution included:• VMware ESX virtual servers

• IBM 3650s

• An average of 10-15 servers on each ESX machine

• SAN with both SATA and bre channel manager

Data CenterCapacity Issues:Support today, prepare for tomorrowW p frst addressed capac ty ssues at the r pr mary data ceGree Bay, Wi. Phys cal capac ty had appr ached ts l m t. Sc l g capac ty had already exceeded acceptable le els, h ttdegrees, a d the u terrupt ble p wer supply (UPS) capac ty h

eared 75 perce t.

i t ally, W p l ked at s l g th s c l g pr blem by uthe r heat g, e t lat g a d a r c d t g (HvAC). i had a qu te ha d r $55,000 t d just that. But they k ewthat e e a ter the upgrade, urther steps w uld be requ red taddress the p wer a d space ssues a d t prepare r uture grdema ds. W p bega t research a m re c st-e ect e altethat w uld pr de greater alue — ser er rtual at .

Whe W p s ught urther rmat a d act they tur ed t CDW. The tw bus esses had already bu lt a str

INDUSTRY• CPA and Business Consulting

CHALLENGE• Optimize the IT environment to combat data

center infrastructure challenges such as power,cooling and space

• Improve IT’s response time

SOLUTION• Engage CDW to help design and implement a

server virtualization solution

BENEFITS• Improved server utilization

• Data center temperature reduction of 15 degrees

• UPS capacity reduction from 75% to 35%

• Faster IT response to company needs

• Simpli cation of network infrastructuremanagement

• Readiness for future growth

“There are a number of reasons CDW makessense for Wip i. Again, that reputation for thedeep technical expertise. And I think most of importantly, CDW has a relevant ‘been there, donethat’ set of expertise that we can tap into veryquickly to help accelerate our projects.”

— Mark Baker, Chie In ormation O cer, Wipfi



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relat sh p er the c urse pre us pr jects. “CDW a d the rtech cal expert se ca help us get there qu cker a d w th a l t m rec fde ce whe we ru t ssues that they ca s l e” tes Baker.

“We...were able to decrease the temperature inthe server room by 15 degrees and eliminate theneed for spending more on cooling. The UPS alsodecreased from about 75% to about 35%. So wesaw signi cant changes in the infrastructure space.”

— Tom Lenz, Director o IT In rastructure, Wipfi

Server Virtualization:

The Right FitCDW assessed W p ’s e r me t a d llustrated h w ser errtual at w uld p s t ely mpact the e t re etw rk. Rather tha

attempt g t fx just e sympt m the pr blem, Le real ed thegreater be efts ach e able w th ser er rtual at . “We red rectedthat $55,000 t ward the t al stall vMware w th CDW a dwere able t decrease the temperature the ser er r m by 15degrees a d el m ate the eed r spe d g m re c l g. TheUPS als decreased r m ab ut 75% t ab ut 35%. S we saws g fca t cha ges the rastructure space.”

CDW’s se er rtual at s lut pr ded mmed ate, s g fca tbe efts clud g:

• Eliminated the need to add power capacity

• Delayed the need to address cooling capacity

• Better utilization of installed physical servers

• Decommissioning of 24 physical servers, freeing data centerreal estate

• Redeployment of recommissioned servers to branch of ces,sa g uture hardware pr cureme t c sts

• Increased maintenance task exibility, such as the ability to patcha mach e w th ut tak g t d w

• Failover from one server to another

• Reduction of hardware replacement time from hours or dayst m utes

• One interface to manage multiple servers, including remotem t r g capab l t es

• Increased level of redundancy

Why CDWF r iT sta c sta tly c r ted w th cha g g tech l gya iT s lut s part er ass st mpleme t g the s lut apr de tra g made a mme se d ere ce. Tr y K wal

r W p , elt much m re at ease w rk g w th CDW. “Perst was a much better exper e ce be g able t w rk w th s me

that k ws s meth g as pp sed t just gett g a ma ual a dsay g ‘Here y u g …g d luck.’ CDW g t t up a d ru gme well e ugh t get g g my w , a d w s x m ths

i’ e d e m st t w th ut a y help. A d t me, that sh ws Cg t t r ght the frst t me.”

A ter s lut mpleme tat , W p ra t a s ag. But k wledge tra s er betwee CDW a d W p dur g the pr je sured qu ck res lut the ssue w th ut per rma ce e d users. A ew iT system may exper e ce a ccas al h c

Baker’s m d, the success a pr ject s measured by h w th ccups are addressed. “That’s my def t success. Ru

ssues. We k w what they are, they ca be s l ed, a d we’re g g t ru t them aga . i th k that s s me the aluhas helped br g t W p .”

“I can have a new server up and running for arequest within two hours of their request versusthree weeks. On top of that, we’re not spending$5000 on hardware; we’re just using ourinfrastructure that we already have in place.”

— Troy Kowalski, Analyst, Wipfi



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The Bottom LineSer er rtual at requ red just fcat t the CFo. o ce

mpleme ted, the pr ject dem strated mmed ate c st sa gs byreduc g b th hardware a d c l g eeds wh le creas g the iTteam’s e fc e cy. L g term, W p ’s iT team ca w supp rt thec mpa y’s gr wth. W p ’s Ma ager i rastructure, HardwareGr up J sh A ders f ds th s act c m rt g, “We ca sta dard ethe hardware, we ca rtual e a d expa d d sc as eeded, we cathr w a ther ser er r redu da cy…a d that helps usw th gr wth.”

As a example, sh rtly a ter the mpleme tat was c mplete, ac sult g ser er a led. The iT team created a ew rtual ser er,l aded t w th appl cat s a d data, a d put t pr duct — all

w th 24 h urs. They had eed t pr cure ew hardware rl ce s g. K walsk s sts that such ease w uld t be p ss blebe re. “Whe s me e wa ted a ew ser er, they had t ask rappr al, wh ch t k a ew days, t k e t tw weeks t get theser er, the at least e r tw days r me t set t up a d rack t.n w, i ca ha e a ew ser er up a d ru g r a request w thtw h urs the r request ersus three weeks. o t p that, we’re

t spe d g $5000 hardware; we’re just us g ur rastructurethat we already ha e place.”

A Partnershipfor SuccessW p s curre tly prepar g t exte d the ser er rtual att ther bra ches. W th data a d systems backed up at a ce trall cat , iT w ll ha e mmed ate a l er a d redu da cy. iappl cat g es d w , iT ca rest re t w th ut a y t ceabd w t me. T ac l tate th s pr cess, W p w ll e gage CDwhere appr pr ate.

F r Baker a d h s team, the rtual at pr ject pr ed caga that the relat sh p betwee W p a d CDW makes gbus ess se se. “There are a umber reas s CDW makes se

r W p . Aga , that reputat r the deep tech cal exp

The ge graph c c erage r W p makes a l t se se. Am st mp rta tly, CDW has a rele a t ‘bee there, d e thatset expert se that we ca tap t ery qu ckly t help accele

ur pr jects.”

ABOUT CDWCDW has delivered technology solutions thatdrive bottom-line results for our customers. Ourentrepreneurial spirit and values guide us and wecontinue to set the standard for uncompromisingcustomer support and technical leadership.

WHY CDWCDW is a proven partner for IT solutions, includinguni ed communications, security, remote managedservices, information worker solutions, andvirtualization and optimization. CDW is a leadingprovider of technology for business and is among ahandful of companies to achieve the highest level of partnership with our strategic partners.

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