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How did global bicycle manufacturer expand its data center without infringing on space and power needs of its manufacturing operations?

Business and IT challenges

Speed

Rapid data center growth stressing the power grid

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Relocating 300 virtual machines and 150 applications

Global

Global B2B system for 8000 distributors

24/7 Accessible

Tight weekend deadline to minimally impact business hours

Lack of redundant connectivity, power, and cooling to act as a safety net

Our solution: Data center relocation orchestrated and executed with our consulting services team

Handled the complex task of application mapping
Developed a strategy to change the IP addresses of all servers to support the enhanced security capabilities of the new Cisco Nexus infrastructure
Supplied a 25-person day-of-move team to augment in-house IT resources
Arranged post-move recertification of key infrastructure components

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Results and impact

Incident-free weekend move
Increased security and higher availability
Faster data delivery for users in 90 countries
Increased data protection with multiple levels of redundance and backup
Enterprise level connectiviy alleviated bandwidth issues and expedited data delivery to end users globally
Scalability for room to grow the data center as new needs arise, unhampered by space and power limitiations