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	US Brokerage Company Achieves Rapid Windows Migration, Meeting Federal Deadline

US Brokerage Company Achieves Rapid Windows Migration, Meeting Federal Deadline

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM) Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Remote Asset Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Having missed the transition from Windows XP to Windows 7, the company was determined to become an early adopter of Windows 8. It was prepared to meet its migration deadline by any means necessary, and had prepared for an army of on-the-ground technical resources to complete the migration manually. Although the company was open to an automated approach, the alternatives it looked at centered around native SCCM and only offered minimal time and cost savings. Read More
About Customer	This U.S. brokerage and banking company manages 7.9 million client accounts and operates more than 300 offices. The company faced a strict federal deadline for migrating to Windows 8. With a significant number of client accounts and a widespread network of offices, the company needed an efficient and cost-effective solution to meet its migration goals. The company was determined to avoid the pitfalls of its previous missed transition from Windows XP to Windows 7 and aimed to be an early adopter of Windows 8. The company was prepared to invest heavily in technical resources to achieve this, but was also open to exploring automated solutions that could offer time and cost savings. Read More
Solution	Nomad was deployed to enable effective bandwidth control for content downloads related to software distribution, software updates, and operating system deployment. The company installed Nomad on workstations in 300 remote branches, enabling the company to migrate to Windows 8 in its remote sites without the need to deploy distribution points in remote locations. This approach allowed the company to bypass the expected huge investments in infrastructure and manual technical resources. Nomad’s peer-to-peer delivery system eliminated the need for additional servers, meaning that the current content distribution architecture was sufficient to migrate 4,000 desktops in a highly distributed environment. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)

Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Remote Asset Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Having missed the transition from Windows XP to Windows 7, the company was determined to become an early adopter of Windows 8. It was prepared to meet its migration deadline by any means necessary, and had prepared for an army of on-the-ground technical resources to complete the migration manually. Although the company was open to an automated approach, the alternatives it looked at centered around native SCCM and only offered minimal time and cost savings.

About Customer

This U.S. brokerage and banking company manages 7.9 million client accounts and operates more than 300 offices. The company faced a strict federal deadline for migrating to Windows 8. With a significant number of client accounts and a widespread network of offices, the company needed an efficient and cost-effective solution to meet its migration goals. The company was determined to avoid the pitfalls of its previous missed transition from Windows XP to Windows 7 and aimed to be an early adopter of Windows 8. The company was prepared to invest heavily in technical resources to achieve this, but was also open to exploring automated solutions that could offer time and cost savings.

Solution

Nomad was deployed to enable effective bandwidth control for content downloads related to software distribution, software updates, and operating system deployment. The company installed Nomad on workstations in 300 remote branches, enabling the company to migrate to Windows 8 in its remote sites without the need to deploy distribution points in remote locations. This approach allowed the company to bypass the expected huge investments in infrastructure and manual technical resources. Nomad’s peer-to-peer delivery system eliminated the need for additional servers, meaning that the current content distribution architecture was sufficient to migrate 4,000 desktops in a highly distributed environment.

Impact #1	Migration deadlines achieved - Nomad helped the company achieve its migration requirements to Windows 8, meeting its corporate cost savings and timeline goals.
Impact #2	4,000 seats migrated with no additional servers - Nomad’s peer-to-peer delivery eliminated the need for additional servers, meaning that its current content distribution architecture was sufficient to migrate 4,000 desktops in a highly distributed environment.
Impact #3	Immediate savings of $425k - avoiding the purchase and deployment of 350 distribution points, saving $425k and leading to ongoing operational savings of nearly $200k per year.

Impact #1

Migration deadlines achieved - Nomad helped the company achieve its migration requirements to Windows 8, meeting its corporate cost savings and timeline goals.

Impact #2

4,000 seats migrated with no additional servers - Nomad’s peer-to-peer delivery eliminated the need for additional servers, meaning that its current content distribution architecture was sufficient to migrate 4,000 desktops in a highly distributed environment.

Impact #3

Immediate savings of $425k - avoiding the purchase and deployment of 350 distribution points, saving $425k and leading to ongoing operational savings of nearly $200k per year.

Benefit #1	Immediate savings of $425k by avoiding the purchase and deployment of 350 distribution points.
Benefit #2	Ongoing operational savings of nearly $200k per year.

Benefit #1

Immediate savings of $425k by avoiding the purchase and deployment of 350 distribution points.

Benefit #2

Ongoing operational savings of nearly $200k per year.

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US Brokerage Company Achieves Rapid Windows Migration, Meeting Federal Deadline

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