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University of Namibia Implements SimpliVity OmniCube

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	The University of Namibia (UNAM) was looking to refresh their entire legacy infrastructure and simplify the management and maintenance of their systems. They were facing challenges with data center consolidation, infrastructure modernization, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), supporting Tier-1 applications, and virtualizing their physical infrastructure. They approached Salt Essential IT, a value-added reseller of SimpliVity, for advice on available VDI solutions. After several meetings and a Proof of Concept (POC) on Pivot3, a tender was offered for Pivot3. However, SimpliVity's OmniCube had become available and was presented as a potential solution. Read More
About Customer	The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a national university located in Namibia, Africa. As an educational institution, UNAM relies heavily on various applications for its operations, including Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, SAP, VDI, and a host of academic applications. The university was looking to modernize its infrastructure and consolidate its data center. They were also interested in implementing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and supporting Tier-1 applications. The university was seeking a solution that could handle their current requirements and accommodate potential future growth. Read More
Solution	UNAM chose SimpliVity's OmniCube over incumbent legacy providers and VDI-specific solutions such as HP, IBM servers and storage, and Pivot3. The OmniCube was able to deliver a solution to support UNAM’s current VDI requirements and provide features that were not available by any other vendor in a single, easy-to-manage, scalable package. The built-in features such as backup and DR or inline deduplication, compression, and optimization were particularly appealing. SimpliVity supplied the University of Namibia with two OmniCube CN-3000s to replace their legacy systems that were point solutions specifically for VDI implementation. The University, after experiencing SimpliVity’s OmniCube, is now also interested in using it for their overall virtual infrastructure environment as well as at their northern campus and nationwide campus. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

The University of Namibia (UNAM) was looking to refresh their entire legacy infrastructure and simplify the management and maintenance of their systems. They were facing challenges with data center consolidation, infrastructure modernization, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), supporting Tier-1 applications, and virtualizing their physical infrastructure. They approached Salt Essential IT, a value-added reseller of SimpliVity, for advice on available VDI solutions. After several meetings and a Proof of Concept (POC) on Pivot3, a tender was offered for Pivot3. However, SimpliVity's OmniCube had become available and was presented as a potential solution.

About Customer

The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a national university located in Namibia, Africa. As an educational institution, UNAM relies heavily on various applications for its operations, including Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, SAP, VDI, and a host of academic applications. The university was looking to modernize its infrastructure and consolidate its data center. They were also interested in implementing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and supporting Tier-1 applications. The university was seeking a solution that could handle their current requirements and accommodate potential future growth.

Solution

UNAM chose SimpliVity's OmniCube over incumbent legacy providers and VDI-specific solutions such as HP, IBM servers and storage, and Pivot3. The OmniCube was able to deliver a solution to support UNAM’s current VDI requirements and provide features that were not available by any other vendor in a single, easy-to-manage, scalable package. The built-in features such as backup and DR or inline deduplication, compression, and optimization were particularly appealing. SimpliVity supplied the University of Namibia with two OmniCube CN-3000s to replace their legacy systems that were point solutions specifically for VDI implementation. The University, after experiencing SimpliVity’s OmniCube, is now also interested in using it for their overall virtual infrastructure environment as well as at their northern campus and nationwide campus.

Impact #1	75% increase in performance
Impact #2	Realization of value within 1 week
Impact #3	Data center simplification

Impact #1

75% increase in performance

Impact #2

Realization of value within 1 week

Impact #3

Data center simplification

Benefit #1	75% increase in performance
Benefit #2	Realization of value within 1 week

Benefit #1

75% increase in performance

Benefit #2

Realization of value within 1 week

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University of Namibia Implements SimpliVity OmniCube

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