Enterprise IT — Virtualization
Mission: To support PACAF in its efforts to organize, train and equip 45,000 military personnel and 375 aircraft. PACAF IT maintains over 40 servers spread over 3 datacenters.
Challenge
To prove that virtualization technology can be deployed across multiple locations to reduce the number of servers PACAF IT maintains.
Solution
Synteras deployed a team of VMware experts to:
- Conduct an initial assessment of the existing infrastructure
- Develop a design plan and blueprints for server consolidation
- Create an assembly and configuration guide
- Implement VMware and test the solution
Results
Synteras successfully consolidated 30 servers down to 8 and:
- Proved that the benefits of virtualization can be achieved by the USAF
- Reduced floor space by consolidating racks
- Reduced power and AC usage
- Reduced overhead required to manage and maintain a large-scale IT footprint
