Del.icio.us
Facebook 
Digg it
Stumbleupon
Insurance.com needed to improve manageability for its large and cumbersome server environment, enable rapid test server provisioning, and reduce IT costs..
Champion Solutions Group designed an architecture that could simplify the server sprawl and enable rapid test provisioning. The Virtualization solution featured: VMware Infrastructure running on IBM x3650 servers for production and DR locations, VMware Lab Manager for test server deployment, NetApp FAS2050c storage for streamlined, scalable storage management, Acronis software to maintain a copy of digital assets during migration.
" The Champion team was there for us through every step in the virtualization process, identifying the right technology for each specific challenge and implementing it seamlessly. Time and again, they went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure our success. "
Tom Lang — Insurance.com
Georgia System Operations was experiencing performance bottlenecks associated with its virtual infrastructure, causing slow response times for business applications and virtual machines.
Champion provided our vBoost™ service offering to analyze GSOC’s environment and procedures according to IT industry best practices to ensure optimal configuration and consistency.
" We got exactly what we needed and then some. Champion’s VMware Health Check offering went beyond the basic tune. Champion’s in-depth findings and recommendations gave us the foundation to make our environment more robust, ensure virtualization compliance with best practices, and enable us to scale for future growth. "
Ivan Kahn, Manager Technology Systems — Georgia System Operations
Loews Corporation wanted to consolidate more than 10 invoices per quarter into a single contract and receive invoicing broken down by location.
CSG consolidated all invoices, segmented equipment by location and implemented process improvements to ensure equipment wasn’t unknowingly exposed, we also provided Loews access to a 24x7 Web portal to view its equipment and contract line items..
" The Champion managed maintenance service is top notch. It may seem simple on the surface, but Champion took a cumbersome process and made it easily manageable for us. As a result, we’re saving time, money and resources. "
Joe Coppa, IT Operations Manager — Loews Corporation
Reduce costs while dramatically improving business reactivity and resilience
Risk Enterprise Management implemented a Virtualization and Business Continuity solutions with Champion Solutions Group, resulting in faster backup and recovery, more than $120,000 in annual lease and power savings, a two-year ROI on their virtual infrastructure, and eliminated 20% annual rise in IT costs.
" Moving to a virtual environment built on NetApp storage has expanded our ability to put information in people’s hands, enhanced our business reactivity, and made sure that our infrastructure will support business needs over time. We’ve also benefited from the experience and expertise of Champion Solutions Group. "
Brian Tompkins, Sr. Manager of IT — Risk Enterprise Management
BI-LO was seeking a server and storage infrastructure for 70 percent of the company’s mission-critical applications. Key goals included reducing lease costs by 15 percent, improving performance and increasing growth capacity.
CSG thoroughly assessed BI-LO’s existing environment and implemented an architecture centered around IBM Power 6-based System p570 servers. Champion also helped BI-LO develop a tiered storage model, comprised of IBM System Storage DS8100 and DS4800 subsystems.
" Champion’s team was a tremendous asset throughout the life of this project and has become the gold standard to which I hold all other business partners. We couldn’t be happier with the results we’ve achieved nor the effort put forth on our behalf "
Jason Breazeale, Manager of Information Management Planning — BI-LO
The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa used physical servers to backup and restore entirely from tape. This traditional tapeonly approach involved a complicated restore process and once-per-day backup. There was also high network usage during the tape backup and since the travel industry is a 24-7business, it was difficult to find the “off hours ”needed for a server to be backed up without using excessively more CPU and I/O, resulting in overall slower performance.
By using Double-Take on a VMware virtual infrastructure, Borgata is able to create cost-effective, simplified disaster recovery architectures, provide 24x7 application availability, and follow their daily contingency plan.
" Because we work in a sensitive environment, we can’t afford to lose data or availability due to a disaster or disruption. By using Double- Take for Virtual Systems with VMware’s virtualization products, we can continue to work effectively and efficiently – even during a system crash or outage. We don’t miss a beat, which is crucial to our mission "
John Forelli,Vice President of IT — Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
The City of Hollywood’s data center was overcrowded and lacked room for growth. Potential hardware failure was a growing concern, and cooling the multitude of servers was costly.
City of Hollywood Saves $326,000 Over Four Years Through Server Consolidation. Champion Solutions Group Implements IBM Servers, VMware for City Government.
" We were confident we could utilize VMware to consolidate our environment, but we relied on Champion’s experienced architects to handle the details and ensure the solution would meet our needs. We’ve worked with Champion on several large projects in the past and knew its team could handle the challenge. "
— John Moss, Network Engineer – City of Hollywood, Florida
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits saved over $200,000 in hardware maintenance costs in five months. Many other benefits have been realized by deploying a comprehensive Virtualization and Server Consolidation program with Champion Solutions Group.
Champion recommended the high-performance IBM System X x3950 4-way servers (IBM xSeries 460 servers), two for the primary datacenter and two for the new disaster recovery datacenter.
" You know, other people just like to send you a brochure that says here’s what we can do. But we want to touch it, feel it, really see what a technology can do. We spent two days down there with Champion’s engineers. They spent a great deal of time just asking us questions about our company and our systems and how it all worked together, so they could find the best solution for us. And they did!” "
— Brian McConnell, Senior Network Administrator – ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
Leading footwear-retailer struggled with poor response times for its mission critical Oracle application, which was supported by direct attached storage.
Champion architected a Business Continuity solution comprised of IBM System Storage DS6800 SAN and IBM Tape Storage technology to replace the company’s legacy storage subsystems that will support growing storage needs, and provide 24/7 system availability and enable full system recovery with TSM.
" We evaluated other manufacturers’ SAN storage solutions, but CSG specialists were invaluable throughout the selection process. Their demonstrated expertise and responsiveness to requests coupled with the strength of the IBM product made them the compelling choice for us. "
— Roger Shaffer, Senior Systems Administrator – Rack Room Shoes
rss feed
©Copyright 2010 Champion Solutions Group - All rights reserved
Please direct any comments and questions to: webmaster@championsg.com