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Ryerson University's Report Card on Server Optimization

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: May 2008
Product Code: R104-33841
Description

This IDC Buyer Case Study, which focuses primarily on the implementation of VMware's virtualization product, provides an organizational overview of Ryerson University's Computing and Communications Services (CCS) group, followed by an examination of the challenges faced by the CCS and the selection of the vendor. IDC interviewed Eran Frank, manager of Intel Technical Support, to get an inside view of the group's migration to a virtualized server environment and has developed a comprehensive assessment of this ambitious project.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Buyer Case Study

Situation Overview

Organization Overview

Challenges and Solution

Challenges

Solution

Solution Components

Consolidation and Virtualization

Physical and Virtual Environment Management

Implementation

Figure: Ryerson University CCS Disaster Recovery Physical Infrastructure

Results

Financial Benefits

Technological/Manageability Benefits

Employee Benefits

Lessons Learned

Future Outlook

Current and Future Projects at Ryerson Computer and Communication Services

Maturing Along the Virtualization Spectrum

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider

Advice for Buyers

Advice for Vendors

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