AUT tackles expanding data problems with new storage infrastructure solution

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“We needed serious help back in 2013 and Hewlett
Packard Enterprise delivered it. It became a trusted
partner and we now do 95% of our storage business
with HPE.”
— Roy Cullum, AUT director, ICT Infrastructure Services
Customer at a glance
Application
Storage and server infrastructure
Hardware
• HPE 3PAR 7400 AFA
• HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8200
• HPE StoreOnce 4900
• HPE c7000 BladeSystem Chassis
• HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric
• HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen 9 servers
HPE services
• HPE Consulting Services
• HPE Support Services
• HPE Integration and
Deployment Services
He says the move has been positive with no
negative feedback. “It really allows our team
to fully explore their BI and analytic capability
and they are hammering the array and it still
lets them run all the queries they want.”
Cullum reflects on how: “in the nightmare
days, backups would not complete by the
6am backup window and used to run into
the daytime. This caused extra network traic
which impacted ‘business as usual’ system
performance. Since the HPE deployment,
all backups are completed by 6am.
We also used to only hold 15 days of data
online. Now we hold 46 days on line which
makes data recovery going back to 46 days
quicker and easier.”
Cullum sums up: “We needed help back in
2013 and HPE delivered it. HPE Services
gave us that critical confidence and reduced
risk. That meant we could focus on delivering
value to our students and also protect their
intellectual property. The HPE partnership
covered consulting, integration and support
services enabling us to make the most of
the IT solution.”
He recalls how HPE understood AUT’s
business requirements in terms of outcomes
and then designed and implemented an
appropriate technology that both met and
exceeded the university’s requirements.
“We purchased HPE storage platforms
plus installation and 5 year Proactive
24/7 support services. Support has been
absolutely brilliant and when there were some
configuration issues HPE has acknowledged
that and stood by us until the issue is a thing
of the past.
“The company continues to display great
positive account management coming back
quickly with forward looking ideas and
solutions. When they release any new front
line product HPE shows us how we can
migrate to the new dimension from where we
currently are. Their relationship with us went
from strength to strength and they became
a trusted partner. We now do 95% of our
storage business with HPE.”
Learn more at
hpe.com/storage
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4AA6-7329EEW, September 2016
Case study
Auckland University
of Technology,
New Zealand
Industry
Education