Customer Stories

Pole Star Space Applications Ltd.

Date : 7/1/2010
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When we want to add new features to our systems, we don’t have to increase processing power — we simply create a new virtual machine using vSphere.

— James Bayley, consultant head of IT, Pole Star, the United Kingdom

Challenge
Pole Star Space Applications Ltd., a leading provider of maritime security and satellite-enabled tracking technology, anticipated a massive increase in sales volumes as a result of new shipping industry regulations.
Solution
Pole Star worked with Dell to design and deploy a flexible, virtualized infrastructure incorporating Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers and EqualLogic™ storage, protected by Dell ProSupport™ for IT.
Benefits
  • Servers are now deployed in minutes, down from six weeks.
  • Dell EqualLogic storage improves business continuity.
  • Physical server footprint is cut by 83 percent.
  • Virtualization will serve business needs for over five years.
  • Flexible environment has capacity to handle 50 percent year-on-year growth.