Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 04 | Page 66

CASE STUDY virtualisation into one complete easy-to-use solution. With added snapshots, replication and cloning technologies integrated, we have a full set of backup and business continuity capabilities. In addition, the solution offers increased stability, which means we have less in the way of server-side support issues to manage. Scale Computing also provides the flexibility to add capacity on-demand, eliminating the need to over-provision storage. Having the ability to simply scale as and when needed is a great resource. We can’t budget for unknown growth and capacity and it’s reassuring to know Scale Computing will be able to meet our future requirements. What specific requirements and enhanced services has hyperconvergence allowed? At the Diocese we have been able to improve our IT performance, reduce management time and ensure business continuity ULTIMATELY, SCALE COMPUTING’S HYPERCONVERGENCE SOLUTION OFFERS BETTER STABILITY, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE LESS IN THE WAY OF SERVER-SIDE SUPPORT ISSUES TO DEAL WITH. through deploying Scale Computing’s hyperconverged solution. Hyperconverged was ideal for us as we wanted one appliance that could support our numerous requests. With over 200 parishes, 200 schools, hundreds of clergy members and numerous societies and departments, we needed the flexible solution that could support multiple office needs. Hyperconverged is suited for organisations that operate in this environment, similar to branch offices and remote offices. In addition, hyperconverged is designed to eliminate the complexity of modern data centres, simplifying the challenges around virtualisation. Hyperconverged also improves processing, so it’s likely that after three years the system will still perform favourably when compared with new technology. Other systems need replacing after three years but this hyperconverged solution enables long-term sustainability. n THE APPLIANCE IS SCALABLE, SELF- HEALING AND PROVIDES THE SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT THE IT TEAM NEEDS IN ORDER TO BEST UTILISE RESOURCES. 66 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com