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Case study

Huisman sees productivity surge

following workstation overhaul

HP Z Series Workstations deliver performance lift and ensure

around-the-clock reliability for global design teams

Industry

Engineering

Objective

Refresh an ageing, disjointed desktop environment

to reduce support costs and improve design

team productivity

Approach

Engaged with a local partner, and worked through

a proposed solution at HP demo lab

IT matters

• Improved reliability of hardware means fewer

maintenance call-outs and less strain on

IT support

• Standardised workstations result in shorter

times to roll out operating system updates of

software upgrades

Business matters

• Improved hardware performance leads to greater

productivity among design team, allowing business

to take on larger projects with fewer resources

• Simplied management of desktop estate

through relationship with one supplier

“Our design work is more accurate, more detailed.

We’re producing fully-realised models for clients.

The business benet is very simple: we’re now better

able to deal with bigger projects. Since using

HP workstations we can do bigger projects with

the same IT personnel.”

– Andre Faber, global manager of IT infrastructure, Huisman Equipment

Workstation standardisation creates productivity

lift for engineering leader

Huisman is a global engineering leader, based in the

Netherlands. With its ageing desktop estate failing to meet

support or performance expectations it turned to HP to

provide a long-term solution. Using HP Z400 and Z800 Series

Workstations has improved productivity, cut support costs

and allowed the business to take on bigger, more complex

engineering projects.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Case study Huisman sees productivity surge following workstation overhaul HP Z Series Workstations deliver performance lift and ensure around-the-clock reliability for global design teams Industry Engineering Objective Refresh an ageing, disjointed desktop environment to reduce support costs and improve design team productivity Approach Engaged with a local partner, and worked through a proposed solution at HP demo lab IT matters • Improved reliability of hardware means fewer maintenance call-outs and less
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Case study | Huisman Equipment Challenge Solution Critical engineering, worldwide Huisman Equipment is a design engineering firm based in the Netherlands with operations worldwide. Formed in 1929, it specialises in the manufacture of heavy construction equipment for off shore oil and gas companies. The company’s production has grown increasingly global. In addition to offices in the Netherlands, it now has production facilities in the Czech Republic and China, and will open a factory in Brazil in 2014.
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Case study | Huisman Equipment Customer solution at a glance Hardware • HP Z420 Workstations • HP Z820 Workstations Benefit Greater reliability, greater productivity The most immediate impact has been on performance, says Faber: “Jobs are progressing faster as rendering is much better. The computers are running 24/7 – and the blue screen is a thing of the past.” Improved reliability means improved productivity, he says.
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