InfoSystems Storage Optimization Case Study

Cardiovascular Care Organization Boosts Capacity and Performance, Eliminates Excessive Hardware Replacement Cycle with Storage Solution from InfoSystems

Challenges

• Existing data storage solution was not cost effective and required excessive maintenance
• Physical components of existing system had to be replaced every few years
• Existing data storage solution not compatible with external virtualization technology

Solutions

• IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified Storage device
• InfoSystems IBM System Storage Specialty Elite expertise
• InfoSystems external virtualization consulting services

Key Benefits

• Increased data-storage capacity by 143 percent, from 16 TB to 39 TB
• Reduced rack units by 43 percent, from seven to four
• Significantly accelerated recoveries from hard-drive failures
• Eliminated need to replace physical storage devices every three to five years
• Positioned for external virtualization to limit storage investments for other sites