By Insight Editor / 10 Apr 2024 / Topics: Networking Modern infrastructure As a service
Client industry:
Government
Challenge:
Modernize legacy network and DMZ infrastructure to meet growing demand.
Solution:
Future-proofed HCI environment on Dell EPEX VxRail
Insight provided:
- Consulting Services
- Comprehensive strategy for HCI on Dell APEX VxRail
- Active/Active HCI solution
Outcomes:
- OpEx/CapEx savings exceeding $500K
- Modern, efficient and future-proofed IT infrastructure
- Improved risk management
- Pay-as-you-go flexibility
- Rapid scaling on demand
- Simplified capacity planning
- Scalability for hybrid cloud initiatives
- Support for both on-premises and hybrid cloud environments
Our client, a fast-growing city, recognized a critical need to modernize its network and DMZ infrastructure. This would support increasing demand of services and the imminent end of life for their legacy storage arrays. The city’s IT leaders needed a solution that would not only address immediate challenges — but also position them for continued growth over the next five+ years.
With our strategic partner Dell Technologies, Insight's solutions team helped the client build a comprehensive strategy with a focus on IT efficiency, operational resiliency and cost savings. Leveraging the budget allocated for the client’s legacy storage, Insight proposed a transformative shift to a future-proofed hyperconverged environment using Dell APEX™ VxRail® technology. This not only secured the city's lifeline but also provided a scalable foundation for future growth.
The collaboration with Insight and Dell teams went a step further by offering a consumption model via the Dell APEX Flex on Demand. This model seamlessly integrated technical, operational and financial efficiencies into a single value-added, robust solution. The approach ensured the government not only met its immediate infrastructure needs but did so in a way that aligned with long-term goals.
The migration from legacy storage to Dell APEX VxRail technology resulted in substantial OpEx/CapEx savings exceeding $500K. Insight’s XaaS solution provided a compelling ROI and training credit, showcasing the economic benefits of the client’s new, modernized infrastructure.
Additionally, this investment has allowed the city to support mission-critical projects, applications and day-to-day operations with a future-ready infrastructure. Today, the HCI solution reduces IT complexity and ensures operational resiliency, mitigating risks associated with downtime. With built-in lifecycle management, the IT staff has gained more time to focus on the city’s future growth and key initiatives such as cyber resiliency.
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