VMware (DELL) (Dell Technologies) Case Studies Global fully-virtualized SAP

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Global fully-virtualized SAP

VMware (DELL) (Dell Technologies)

Applicable Industries	Mining
Challenge	Deliver a global, agile, high-performance application delivery platform that improves service delivery and productivity. Read More
About Customer	Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti is a global producer of gold with 21 mining operations in 13 countries, as well as several exploration programs around the world. Read More
Customer Name	AngloGold Ashanti Read More
Solution	The system designers realized that for SAP to provide AngloGold with the performance, flexibility, and disaster recovery capabilities required for a mission-critical, global application, virtualization was key. Once that decision was made, AngloGold quickly settled on the VMware's cloud solutions having had prior positive experiences with VMware, and familiarity with the solution's advanced capabilities and proven reliability. Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Mining

Challenge

Deliver a global, agile, high-performance application delivery platform that improves service delivery and productivity.

About Customer

Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti is a global producer of gold with 21 mining operations in 13 countries, as well as several exploration programs around the world.

Customer Name

AngloGold Ashanti

Solution

The system designers realized that for SAP to provide AngloGold with the performance, flexibility, and disaster recovery capabilities required for a mission-critical, global application, virtualization was key. Once that decision was made, AngloGold quickly settled on the VMware's cloud solutions having had prior positive experiences with VMware, and familiarity with the solution's advanced capabilities and proven reliability.

Impact #1	[Management Effectiveness - Data Analysis] Single lens into global IT speeds and improves decision makingUsing vSphere, AngloGold now has a single lens into their global IT environment, giving them improved access to information, improved analytics, and a better understanding of key drivers and dynamics affecting the business.

Impact #1

[Management Effectiveness - Data Analysis]
Single lens into global IT speeds and improves decision makingUsing vSphere, AngloGold now has a single lens into their global IT environment, giving them improved access to information, improved analytics, and a better understanding of key drivers and dynamics affecting the business.

Benefit #1	Reduced IT costs by 25% AngloGold estimates that they have realized between 15% and 25% cost reduction in back end infrastructure for their environment, and they have im- proved resource utilization by up to 30%.

Benefit #1

Reduced IT costs by 25%

AngloGold estimates that they have realized between 15% and 25% cost reduction in back end infrastructure for their environment, and they have im- proved resource utilization by up to 30%.

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Global fully-virtualized SAP

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