The Syzran plant of heavy mechanical engineering implements technologies of virtualization and begins with servers

The Syzran plant of heavy mechanical engineering (Tyazhmash) implemented the system of server virtualization on the Microsoft platform.

Task

Dynamics of business of Tyazhmash company demanded from IT infrastructure of flexibility and a possibility of fast scaling. For acceleration of start of new information services and more effective use of the existing IT infrastructure in the company the decision on implementation of server virtualization was made. As the virtualization platform it was selected Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, and for flexible management by virtual resources – products System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.

Opinion

"The choice of the virtualization platform is made today according to very accurate pragmatical reasons which include both acquisition value, both the cost of operation and support, and economic effect of implementing solution. At such rational approach virtualization of Microsoft is very attractive in the market, especially considering the powerful integrated management systems which allow to control both physical infrastructure, and virtualization, applications and the PC", – Vasily Malanin, the product manager for DPC noted, Microsoft in Russia.

Solution

The Softline company is involved in project implementation. During his specialists Softline created and tested regarding resistance to loadings and failures the system of server virtualization; migration on the virtual platform of information services – a corporate portal, application server 1C, a number of infrastructure services is performed. After the end of implementation training of IT specialists of Tyazhmash company is provided.

Opinion

"In projects on creation of virtual environment important not only to unroll the platform and to transfer to it IT services, but also to implement convenient and practical management tools. As such tools the products System Center were selected from Tyazhmash company, – the consultant of the center of virtualization of Softline company Roman Karnaukhov considers. – The System Center components allow not only to manage virtual environment, but also to trace a status of both virtual, and physical infrastructure and in time to react to business tasks".

"We are happy with project deliverables, – the director of information technology of JSC Tyazhmash Ilya Shchelyakov told. – Our company received the managed, reliable and scalable infrastructure of server virtualization with the integrated monitoring system and controls of virtual servers. Now we can not only quicker implement new services and flexibly redistribute loading between them, but also accelerate recovery of work of services in case of hardware failures or the software".

"The project implemented in Tyazhmash company reflects market and technology trends. Creation of systems for management of IT resources in virtual environment gives the companies not only additional flexibility when using information technologies, but also allows to pass to "a private cloud" and the IT as Service model, – the curator of the project Pavel Dugayev, the head of the center of solutions of representative office of Softline in Samara noted.

Result

Cost reduction at implementation of new applications, increase in availability of IT services, reduction of cost of ownership of IT infrastructure became project deliverables.