Customer Stories

Perkins & Company

Date : 6/1/2010
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The first thing people noticed about their virtual desktops was that they could walk out the door at five o’clock; go home; connect to the Internet; and, in a couple seconds, be exactly where they were in the office.

— Richard Romano, director of network operations and information technology, Perkins & Company, United States

Challenge
Perkins & Company used terminal servers to give employees remote access to applications and data, but the servers experienced frequent downtime, and inefficient system maintenance devoured IT staff productivity. The firm's server room was too small to accommodate all its physical servers, and some machines had to be housed in the offices of IT staff.
Solution
By rolling out Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V™ and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Dell PowerEdge™ servers, the firm consolidated servers and provided employees with virtual desktops. This strategy improved reliability throughout the network, made IT much more manageable and freed up IT staff for more valuable pursuits.
Benefits
  • 62 percent less physical space required for servers
  • Seven minutes to create a new virtual server
  • IT staff time reclaimed for strategic projects
  • Anytime, anywhere access to applications and data
  • Consistent look and feel for users, regardless of location
  • Improved employee satisfaction
  • $5,000/year cost savings on software to manage monitors