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whitepaper Certification Services Firm Uses Hypervisor Solution to Cut IT Costs, Improve Service2008-05-01 Microsoft
  Sporton International is a mobile communications certification company in Taiwan. Sporton had an overcrowded data center, incurring rising electricity and cooling costs for underutilized servers. Using manual provisioning and administration processes, IT employees were unable to respond quickly to requests from Sporton's developers for test environments. All that changed when Sporton deployed a virtualization solution with the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology. Sporton virtualized servers in the production environment, increasing performance and reliability while saving 70 percent in server costs and improving server utilization up to 60 percent. IT staff use Hyper-V to provision servers in minutes and perform quick migration of virtual machines for robust business continuity - enhancements that are turning Sporton's IT department into a business enabler instead of a cost center.

Tags: Server Consolidation, Virtualization		   
whitepaper Distributor Speeds Productivity and Reduces Costs With Centralized Infrastructure2008-04-01 Microsoft
  Mantrac Group sells and supports Caterpillar construction machines, power systems, and material-handling equipment. In 2007, its 2,600 employees relied on a virtual private network and wide area network to access applications. Mantrac wanted not only to simplify application access, but also to consolidate its infrastructure. In 2008, Mantrac deployed Windows Server 2008 to take advantage of new Terminal Services capabilities as well as features such as Hyper-V virtualization and Network Access Protection. As a result of the deployment, employees can access applications six to nine times faster, which has boosted productivity by more than 50 percent. Mantrac is also reducing costs and simplifying IT management.

Tags: Server Consolidation, Virtualization		   
whitepaper Non-Profit Agency Consolidates Servers and Increases Performance by 300%2008-03-12 Microsoft
  The 138 employees of the social service agency Cincinnati Union Bethel provide support and education programs that assist urban women, children, families, and communities in Cincinnati, Ohio. The organization needed a solution that would allow them to use more of the inexpensive thin clients to access network applications from off-site locations, such as a remote office site or an employee's home. They also wanted to store data centrally and to improve disaster recovery. They deployed Windows Server 2008 for virtualization and Terminal Server. They selected Next Step Networking, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, to handle the migration. The initial solution involved one physical and one virtual server.

Tags: Virtualization		   
whitepaper A Taste of a Server Upgrade Helps a Wine Distributor Tighten Its Growing Operation2008-03-12 Microsoft
  Winebow wanted to maintain a consistent and security-enhanced infrastructure of desktop computers across multiple sites. Although it already used Microsoft Windows Server Update Services for patch management, Winebow wanted to add another layer of security to prevent its staff from facing potential computer compatibility issues, printer support needs, virus outbreaks, or other network problems. Winebow chose Windows Server 2008 to solve its business problem. The company decided to start by upgrading two of its servers running Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2008. The upgrade takes advantage of Network Access Protection (NAP) in Windows Server 2008.   
whitepaper Photo Firm Enhances Customer Service and Clips Costs Through Server Virtualization2008-03-06 Microsoft
  Bergen County Camera is the area's largest service-oriented Photo Specialty store, which carries an assortment of photographic equipment, provides a range of digital imaging services, and also features a Fine Art Photographic Gallery. With nearly 30,000 customers and only 23 employees, it was critical for this growing company to have the most reliable and efficient system in place to allow employees to focus their time on advancing the business and addressing customer needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner eMazzanti Technologies helped them to evaluate the cost of upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 with the help of the Microsoft Software Assurance program.

Tags: Virtualization		   
whitepaper Leading Weather Data Provider Accelerates Development With Easy-to-Use Technology2008-03-01 Microsoft
  WeatherBug is the world's leading provider of live weather information, delivering neighborhood-level weather reports via the Internet, proprietary desktop applications, and mobile devices. Founded in 1992, the company has received industry acclaim for its innovation, while earning a following of more than 17 million monthly users. At the end of 2007, WeatherBug initiated development of a new application that enables people to track historical weather data using an interactive graph on its Web site. Using the Microsoft Silverlight cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in; Windows Presentation Foundation; and Microsoft Expression Blend design software, the WeatherBug team completed the new graphing application in three weeks.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Technology Services Provider Supports Itself With a Strong Virtualization Solution2008-02-01 Microsoft
  The current network infrastructure of Concurrency includes 20 servers, and it is rapidly growing. The business requires the ability to support significant growth in its production development environment, utility systems, applications, and project collaboration. The highest need relates to the development team, which requires independent testing and collaboration spaces for each project. Concurrency evaluated other virtualization solutions, such as VMware. However, the company decided to use Microsoft technologies for maximum reliability, cost savings, and long-term interoperability. Concurrency deployed two new servers running Windows Server 2008.

Tags: Virtualization		   
whitepaper IT Services Provider Improves Deployment and Management With New Solution2008-02-01 Microsoft
  To stay competitive, Lufthansa Systems needs to be ready to offer the newest technology to its customers. The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner team looks for solutions that it can easily deploy and manage in its own environment before offering them to customers. In November 2007, Lufthansa Systems began implementing the Windows Server 2008 operating system. The company uses the Server Manager feature to install and configure server roles, and it uses the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard to simplify domain controller installation. Lufthansa Systems also plans to implement Terminal Services, including Terminal Services Gateway, and Network Access Protection to ensure the health of devices connecting through its virtual private network.

Tags: Directory Services		   
whitepaper IT Services Provider Increases Efficiency and Security With New Solution2008-01-01 Microsoft
  Computacenter is a leading European independent provider of IT infrastructure services. The company continually strives to find innovative solutions for its customers and for its own benefit. To increase security and simplify deployment, the company's division in Germany decided to take advantage of new features in Windows Server 2008 for restoring and maintaining Active Directory. Administrators are able to restore Active Directory services in minutes instead of hours. The use of Network Access Protection and central access to applications will enhance security and productivity. Computacenter expects to decrease time spent on configuration management by 30 percent, and time spent updating operating systems by 50 percent. In addition, faster Active Directory restoration will significantly increase user productivity.

Tags: Directory Services		   
whitepaper University Simplifies Administration With Server Consolidation, Management Tools2008-01-01 Microsoft
  Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is a research university in Germany with multiple disciplines and more than 35,000 students. The university community uses a variety of client software and has considerable freedom in implementing new solutions. To support this constantly changing environment, the central IT department at the university needs to adopt new server technology quickly. To simplify IT administration, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz implemented a solution based on Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. With improved management capabilities and enhanced services, the university can more easily support its decentralized IT environment. In addition, the university expects that server virtualization will help reduce hardware and management costs by reducing the number of physical systems it maintains by 80 percent.

Tags: Server Consolidation		   

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