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Manufacturing company displaces legacy IT Infrastructure with SimpliVity’s OmniCube
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Maintenance
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Wausau Coated Products, a mid-sized manufacturing firm, was looking to simplify its IT infrastructure while maintaining 24×7 uptime requirements. The company needed to improve its disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup capabilities, and reduce operational costs. The IT environment at Wausau is sophisticated, with the team custom writing all of their ERP and accounting software in-house. Given the ERP system's role in running the operations of the business, downtime could not be tolerated. The company was also looking for a solution that was simple to manage, enabled significant operational cost savings, scaled in simple, low-cost increments, maintained high performance under system load, enabled rapid clones, and provided 24/7 support.
About The Customer
Wausau Coated Products is a mid-sized manufacturing firm specializing in specialty coated papers and foils. The company prides itself on leveraging technology for competitive advantage, both in their manufacturing processes and in their IT environment. The IT team at Wausau custom writes all of their ERP and accounting software in-house, and is responsible for supporting the software and programs that drive critical business decisions. The company operates two facilities, connected via private fiber, and ships billions of square inches of specialty paper per year. Downtime in their operations can cause significant disruption and cost.
The Solution
Wausau Coated Products chose SimpliVity’s OmniCube as their solution. The OmniCube was able to provide a “data-center-in-a-box” solution that met all of Wausau’s criteria. The implementation was straightforward and quick, with all virtual machines and business applications migrated to OmniCube without any downtime or business impact. The company was able to decommission their legacy infrastructure, including costly third-party backups, service, and maintenance expenses. The OmniCube implementation also improved Wausau’s disaster recovery operation, with policies established for each VM to back them up to the remote site.
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