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	Denmark municipal government chooses Bitdefender for service, simplicity and reliability

Denmark municipal government chooses Bitdefender for service, simplicity and reliability

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Remote Asset Management
Services	Cybersecurity Services System Integration
Challenge	The IT department of the Herning Kommune operates like an in-house service provider for all the municipal division IT departments, from administration to schools, road maintenance, retirement homes, waste collection and many other essential services. With a distributed workforce of approximately 9000 employees and only 500 employees working within city hall, the Herning Kommune IT departments are responsible for the smooth and safe IT operation of city services for 85,000 residents. Herning Kommune is a committed VMware customer, using vCloud Director to extend services to all the divisions within the municipality. Mikael Korsgaard Jensen, Server Manager, Herning Kommune is responsible for running the infrastructure for the municipality. Read More
About Customer	Herning Kommune is a municipality in the Region of Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in Western Denmark, which covers a population of approximately 85,000 residents. The city of Herning has a population of approximately 45,000, making it the 11th most populous urban area in Denmark. The IT department of Herning Kommune operates as an in-house service provider for all municipal division IT departments, ensuring the smooth and safe operation of city services for its residents. The municipality has a distributed workforce of approximately 9000 employees, with only 500 working within city hall. Herning Kommune is a committed VMware customer, using vCloud Director to extend services to all divisions within the municipality. Read More
Solution	After testing Bitdefender GravityZone (Multiplatform Version) for three months, Mikael Korsgaard Jensen, Server Manager at Herning Kommune, was satisfied with the results and decided to move GravityZone into production before the expiration of their licenses with the previous security vendor. The Bitdefender professional services team played a significant role in winning their confidence in the product and providing the necessary support. The decision to proceed with GravityZone was also influenced by its easy and fast deployment, and its unobtrusive nature for end-users. Mikael appreciated that Bitdefender GravityZone updates on its own without disturbing productivity, allowing the IT team to focus on necessary planning and other important projects. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Remote Asset Management

Services

Cybersecurity Services

System Integration

Challenge

The IT department of the Herning Kommune operates like an in-house service provider for all the municipal division IT departments, from administration to schools, road maintenance, retirement homes, waste collection and many other essential services. With a distributed workforce of approximately 9000 employees and only 500 employees working within city hall, the Herning Kommune IT departments are responsible for the smooth and safe IT operation of city services for 85,000 residents. Herning Kommune is a committed VMware customer, using vCloud Director to extend services to all the divisions within the municipality. Mikael Korsgaard Jensen, Server Manager, Herning Kommune is responsible for running the infrastructure for the municipality.

About Customer

Herning Kommune is a municipality in the Region of Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in Western Denmark, which covers a population of approximately 85,000 residents. The city of Herning has a population of approximately 45,000, making it the 11th most populous urban area in Denmark. The IT department of Herning Kommune operates as an in-house service provider for all municipal division IT departments, ensuring the smooth and safe operation of city services for its residents. The municipality has a distributed workforce of approximately 9000 employees, with only 500 working within city hall. Herning Kommune is a committed VMware customer, using vCloud Director to extend services to all divisions within the municipality.

Solution

After testing Bitdefender GravityZone (Multiplatform Version) for three months, Mikael Korsgaard Jensen, Server Manager at Herning Kommune, was satisfied with the results and decided to move GravityZone into production before the expiration of their licenses with the previous security vendor. The Bitdefender professional services team played a significant role in winning their confidence in the product and providing the necessary support. The decision to proceed with GravityZone was also influenced by its easy and fast deployment, and its unobtrusive nature for end-users. Mikael appreciated that Bitdefender GravityZone updates on its own without disturbing productivity, allowing the IT team to focus on necessary planning and other important projects.

Impact #1	Bitdefender GravityZone provides a significant return on investment in terms of time and resources for Herning Kommune.
Impact #2	The management part from the IT side takes less time, allowing the team to focus on other important projects.
Impact #3	End-users are not interrupted by alerts, which would normally disrupt their workflow.

Impact #1

Bitdefender GravityZone provides a significant return on investment in terms of time and resources for Herning Kommune.

Impact #2

The management part from the IT side takes less time, allowing the team to focus on other important projects.

Impact #3

End-users are not interrupted by alerts, which would normally disrupt their workflow.

Benefit #1	Herning Kommune has a distributed workforce of approximately 9000 employees.
Benefit #2	The municipality covers a population of approximately 85,000 residents.
Benefit #3	The city of Herning has a population of approximately 45,000.

Benefit #1

Herning Kommune has a distributed workforce of approximately 9000 employees.

Benefit #2

The municipality covers a population of approximately 85,000 residents.

Benefit #3

The city of Herning has a population of approximately 45,000.

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Denmark municipal government chooses Bitdefender for service, simplicity and reliability

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