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Softsource gain edge through HP Converged

Infrastructure and 3PAR storage technology

Softsource is an IT solutions integrator, formed in

Auckland in 2004. Its goals are to provide business

customers with the highest quality solutions for their

IT infrastructure and hosted services needs, and to

lead the market in adopting the most appropriate

new technologies.

Softsource employs 42 staff plus contractors and

partners around New Zealand. Its clients include

banks, publishers, breweries, transport companies

and local government, among others. Softsource has

earned a reputation for both the breadth of its

technology portfolio and staff expertise.

Until recently the company operated as a

best-of-breed systems integrator, with technology

often installed on customers’ premises. However, the

sliding cost of communications and evolution of

technologies have reached a point where access to

world-class enterprise arrays is no longer reserved

for those companies able to purchase their own

“We wanted to tap into the world-class

infrastructure that HP could provide. From a server,

storage and networking point of view, it made

commercial sense to provide everything with the

interoperability connectivity afforded by HP’s

different product sets.” Pablo Garcia-Curtis, general manager, Softsource

Objective

Create a leading-edge data centre employing

green technologies to offer clients new levels of

customisation and efficiency

Approach

Conversations with 3PAR at early planning

stage; formal contact with HP, following its

acquisition of 3PAR, once plans were confirmed

IT improvements

•Ensures technologies work in harmony, without

conflict, using HP Industry Standard Servers

•Delivers a multi-tiered, multi-tenant storage

platform

•Provides a secure, scalable and

customer-partitioned network layer, capable of

incorporating high-touch embedded services

•Improved Power Usage Effectiveness through

low power draw equipment and sophisticated

rack cooling systems to circulate water

•Able to remotely specify their hardware

requirements and access to their

custom-designed solution within 30 minutes

Business beneﬁts

•Able to offer customers increased flexibility

with low entry-level costs, coupled with the

ability to scale up rapidly as needed

•Reduced operational costs through lower

power consumption and simplified systems

structure

•Reduced complexity due to a single source for

all hardware

HP customer case study:

Softsource builds

leading-edge data centre

to provide world class

services

Industry:

IT solutions

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Softsource gain edge through HP Converged Infrastructure and 3PAR storage technology “We wanted to tap into the world-class infrastructure that HP could provide. From a server, storage and networking point of view, it made commercial sense to provide everything with the interoperability connectivity afforded by HP’s different product sets.
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hardware and house it on-site. Centralising technology in a data centre allows Softsource to provide clients of all sizes with the best possible equipment and solutions available, employing multi-tenanted systems to increase utilisation and reduce costs to customers. From day one, the intention has been to build the country’s most state-of-the-art data centre.
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Empowering solutions The use of flexible systems and HP Converged Infrastructure allows Softsource to empower its customers, giving them control over their own hardware. A portal allows customers to log on remotely, decide what hardware they need, and begin using immediately. The application of this concept is a first for New Zealand, says HP Enterprise Storage, Servers and Networking country manager, Trevor Armstrong.
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Customer solution at a glance: Primary hardware • HP Industry Standard Servers • HP Networking E5412 fabrics • 3PAR F400 Storage System Bright, green credentials Building green also helps to future proof the data centre as both businesses and governments increase If Softsource is to open up new international markets, focus on emissions. By staying ahead of the curve, it knew it had to work to world-class credentials.