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EXTERNAL STORAGE CUSTOMER REFERENCES

January 2015

Kristine Beauchamp

Table of Contents:

VMAX3: 2-8

VMAX+ Mainframe: 8-12

VNX2:12-46


VMAX3

Customer References


“The VMAX platform was the foundational element to our technology journey; without its capabilities our path of transformation would not have been possible.”3

Evolution1-Thoughts on VMAX3SaaS company fast forwards enterprise wide technology transformation via EMC

Challenges Over 30 percent annual data growth Demand for new services Reliable and recoverable service delivery

Solutions EMC VMAX 10K VNX2 unified storage EMC Atmos EMC Avamar EMC Data Domain EMC Mozy vBlock 300, vBlock 600

Results Unmatched Application Availability Reduced latency of virtualized workloads, and service delivery Security Private cloud services model at the lowest operational and capital

cost

Applications Evolution1’s Cloud

Applications Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft BizTalk Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint

Jesse BraaschVice President of Infrastructure

http://www.evolution1.com/home


“For years whenever we know that we are implementing a VMAX, we are fairly well guaranteed that we are going to have the most highly available protected environment possible.”

LumenateVMAX3 automation will exceed service level expectation from customers

Challenges• Make sure they are recommending and implementing the

correct technologies for customer environments.

Solutions• VMAX • VNX unified storage• vBlock• Data Domain • Avamar • XtremeIO

Results• ProtectPoint will eliminate network, host, and application

performance issues from the backup environment• With the ability to have over 384 cores in one box, each

of the applications get a set level of performance that we can guarantee from a VMAX 3 perspective

Applications• VMware• Oracle• Requested customer

applications

BRAD MALTZCTO

http://www.lumenate.com/


Rackspace VMAX3 for a massively-shared environment

Challenges• Multi-piece infrastructure• High availability for customer data

Solutions• VMAX• VNX unified storage• Isilon• XtremeIO• Data Domain• Avamar

Results• SLO provisioning creates repeatable performance• ProtectPoint provides storage and automated backup all in

one system which creates ease of use providing customers a better experience

Applications• Virtualization• Customer databases• Synthetic performance-

heavy workloads

“It’s much easier for us to have kind of a unified solution like that that solves all the customers’ problems and their data protection needs in the same box, effectively, without us having to kind of cobble together different infrastructures”

CHRIS WETZELDirector of Product Management


“With its outstanding performance, high-availability architecture, and features for fast and easy storage provisioning, VMAX3 is an ideal platform upon which to build and simplify cloud-enabled DR solutions.”

SupernaEMC VMAX3 powers next-generation testing and certification environment

Business Challenges Need to adopt, deploy, and use technology very rapidly Near 100-percent virtualized environment

Solutions EMC VMAX3 enterprise storage EMC FAST VP EMC VPLEX Metro EMC VNX unified storage

Results Provided agility to respond quickly to business changes Optimized performance, improved storage efficiency, and reduced

costs Enabled maximum application mobility at low latency Provided maximum performance for extreme applications Streamlined management and monitoring

EMC Isilon scale-out storage VMware vSphere

Applications Oracle ADVM

ANDREW MACKAYChief Technology Officer


“We’ve had 100 percent availability since VMAX have been in there and no performance problems at all. It is just a piece of our infrastructure that we can depend on.”

VocaLinkVMAX3 for future platform

Challenges• Need for 100% availability• Security of customer data

Solutions• VMAX• VNX unified storage• Data Domain• ESRS

Results• The ability to run file and Unisphere Servers directly on the

hypervisor on the new VMAX will let us do a lot of consolidation and reduce the amount of servers

• ProtectPoint for Oracle backups allow for immediate restores and increased automation of backups

Applications• VMware• Oracle• LINK Network and Payment

MARTIN HARGREAVES Solutions Architect


VMAX + Mainframe Customer References


“With VMAX, weekend batch processing that took 60 hours now completes in less than half the time. It was the most significant performance increase I've seen and just mind blowing.”

Geisinger Health SystemEMC VMAX 40K supports growth with increased performance, scalability, and security

Business Challenges Rapid expansion of healthcare system increased storage demand Managing separate mainframe and open systems storage

environments was time consuming and complex

Solutions EMC VMAX 40K EMC VNX unified storage EMC VPLEX EMC XtremIO EMC RecoverPoint VMware vSphere

Results Consolidated mainframe and open systems storage Cut mainframe batch processing from 14 hours to six to ten hours Reduced downtime for operating system upgrades from 12 hours to

20 minutes Streamlined disaster recovery testing from ten hours to 30 minutes

VMware vCenter Operations Manager, VMware vCenter SRM

Applications Epic EMR, PACS, eICU, MDI

eGate, Siemens Healthcare, Allscripts, ASG-Cypress, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2

PHYLLIS KERNANSystems Engineer Team Lead


“With VMAX 20K, we can comfortably handle the sudden surge in people clicking on our website every time we send out a Flash Perk. Our rewards customers get more great savings offers and we fill more hotel rooms.”

Marriott InternationalEMC solutions enable speedier online booking and better deals

Business Challenges Online booking transactions growing 25 percent annually Reservation system began hitting performance limitations

Solutions EMC VMAX 20K EMC SRDF

Results Reduced reservation system response time from 400 to 40

milliseconds Enabled expanded Marriott Rewards program Transformed from overnight reporting to realtime business

intelligence Reduced storage hardware footprint and costs by 30 percent

Applications Marriott Automated

Reservation System for Hotel Accommodations (MARSHA), Marriott Rewards, payroll, travel agency commission

MISHA KRAVCHENKOVice President of Mainframe Services


“FAST VP is complimentary with System Managed Storage in Mainframe environments. FAST VP will help us optimize storage tiers for our Mainframe environments, providing dynamic optimization of storage system’s resources.”

Transformation to Hybrid CloudSIA optimizes mainframe storage with VMAX

Challenges Automate storage performance management in mainframe Increase MIPS or speed up IO from the array Better utilize flash drives

Solution EMC VMAX With FAST VP For Mainframe SRDF/A & SRDF/S SMC / SPA

Results Increased IO’s with same number of MIPS FAST VP provides dynamic optimization of VMAX capacity Average response time reduced by 50 percent

VALERIANO BASSIMainframe Manager Operation Division


VNX2Customer References


“With VNXe3200, we're able to easily scale our applications so we can bring on new services and clients faster.”

ACESEnergy management company steps up to increased demand

Challenges Rising demand for energy management services Need to scale operations more quickly and accelerate service

delivery

Solutions EMC VNXe3200 unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware vSphere

Results Increased virtualized workload performance by 30 to 40 percent Enabled creation of new CIFS file shares within ten minutes Reduced Oracle database refresh times from two to 12 hours down

to 15 minutes

Applications Oracle and Microsoft SQL

Server databases, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Active Directory, business-specific custom applications, CIFS file shares

BRANDON ROBINSONExecutive Director of Network Services


"With the new VNX, we saw immediate performance improvements to Oracle and other applications and better storage utilization resulting from MCx."

Aces Tuning power and efficiency with next-generation VNX and Microsoft Server 2012

Challenges 30 percent annual storage growth New Microsoft Server 2012 implementation Increasing number of file shares, email accounts, and applications Need for increased application performance and efficiency

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage FAST Suite Block deduplication

Results Enhanced efficiency with more granular movement of tiered data 75% of IO served from flash, representing <2% of total capacity Increased performance of Oracle with MCx Reduced steps involved in creating file shares Enabled copy operations to be performed 15 percent faster

Applications VMware Oracle MSFT Server 2012, Hyper-V

BRANDON ROBINSONDirector Network Services


“By implementing VNX2, we provided our business units with business intelligence and enabled them to get data into the right hands to better service our members.”

AllSouth Federal Credit UnionNew EMC VNX improves Oracle and Microsoft performance as well as member services

Challenges Implementation of larger mission-critical applications such as

Oracle, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft SQL Server led to performance problems

IT wanted to provide a competitive advantage to the business via business intelligence and to deliver services effectively and efficiently to members

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC RecoverPoint

Results Improved Oracle performance by 40 percent, enabling better

service to members Reduced time from loan origination to loan finalization via improved

Microsoft SQL Server performance Enabled remote deposit capture, mobile banking, and online

banking

Applications Oracle 11G Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft

SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange

MICHAEL LEGOWSKIVice President of Information Technology Services


“It's amazing how VNX sustains performance with all the data and traffic we've thrown at it. VNX gives our company the horsepower and scalability to grow practically without limits.”

BIT9 + CARBON BLACKEMC solutions provide recoverability, ensure data protection, and support growth

Business Challenges Exponential business growth Surging data volumes overwhelming storage performance and

capacity

Solutions EMC VNX unified storage EMC CloudArray VMware vSphere

Results Sustained high disk performance even as business workloads grow

quickly Improved disk performance 12 to 15 times Achieved seamless cloud-based disaster protection for growing

infrastructure Gained agility to expand business and offer new capabilities

Applications Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft

Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Lync, and Avaya digital PBX

BILL SUAREZDirector of Information Technology Engineering


“With VNX, we have improved the speed of the SQL Server processes by 30 to 50 percent. Much of the boost in extraction and building the cubes comes from the auto-tiering provided by the FAST Suite.”

Bonavista Energy CorporationEMC solutions enable $200,000 annual savings and speed critical daily reports

Challenges Commodity products dictate need for efficient operations Fast-growing data volumes from oil and gas wells slowing

performance Timely data analysis is critical to ensuring well performance

Solutions EMC VNX unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware vSphere VMware vSphere vMotion

Results Saved $200,000 yearly by reducing physical servers Shortened delivery times for daily well analysis by two hours Enabled quarterly software patches to be applied in three hours,

compared to three days previously

Applications Microsoft SQL Server,

Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, Oracle

JACK SCOWNDirector of IT Services


“EMC are genuinely partners for us and I can’t say that of all of my vendors. EMC not only supports me in this project with their products, but they support this hospital. The folks at EMC care about Boston Medical Center and they show it. “

Boston Medical Center VMAX and VNX power patient care

Challenges Increased growth and infrastructure sprawl Performance requirements of patient and physician applications Requirement for a continuous active-active disaster recovery

plan

Solutions EMC VMAX40K EMC VNX2 Unified Storage EMC FAST Suite EMC Data Domain EMC Recoverpoint

Benefits Data center footprint has been reduced by 25% Application provisioning has improved by 30% and log in times

have reduced to >5 seconds RTO and RPO have reduced down to 5 minutes

Applications VMware, Epic, Centricity

Logician, Centricity Business, SAP, Lawson, Exchange, AllScripts

ARTHUR HARVEYAssociate CIO


“VNX2 with MCx provides the performance and flexibility to easily offer new services to customers. This is a competitive advantage for us as we deliver reliable and highly available cloud services.”

CbeyondNew EMC VNX series for Cloud Provider

Business Challenges 10 legacy VNX storage arrays across five data centers. Looking for a hardware refresh to help customers save resources,

sustain systems, secure data, and offer improved service levels Demand for file storage; need to integrate with VMware & Hyper-V

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite Block Deduplication

Results Unified technology solved customer file and block needs VMware and Hyper-V integration offers customers choices Improved performance with MCx and FAST for faster provisioning of

cloud infrastructure

Applications Microsoft Exchange VMware vSphere; Hyper-V All hosted customer

applications

TOMMY MEEKDirector of Cloud Infrastructure and Build Services

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“EMC VNX2 provides us with the availability, reliability, and performance we need to run our Microsoft environment. It can even handle high transaction rates for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange.”

Central Electric Power CooperativeNew EMC VNX meets the needs of mission-critical applications

Challenges Provides shared services to eight co-ops, all with disparate

needs Substantial storage growth Need for high reliability, availability, and performance

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware

Results Met scalability and performance requirements Provided ability to handle usage spikes Improved availability and reliability

Applications Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft

SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint

Oracle

DANNY WORTMANNSystem Administrator


“The EMC storage arrays have become such a vital component of our infrastructure that we never considered evaluating any other vendor for the upgrade. EMC is the only partner we would trust with the critical applications that run our business.”

Chumash Casino ResortHigh-performance storage drives virtualization to support a growing business

Challenges Environment was 90 percent virtualized Needed to streamline expansion of existing applications and speed

the deployment of new solutions Backups could not be completed in 24 hours

Solutions VCE Vblock EMC VNX unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC Avamar EMC Isilon

Results Improved application performance Improved agility to better support business initiatives Reduced costs due to tape elimination and faster recovery Reduced backup times from more than 24 hours to no more than

five hours

Applications Oasis 360, Microsoft SQL

Server, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, OPERA, Oracle

JOHN ORMONDExecutive Director of Technology Services


“By providing such a reliable, agile, and easy-to-scale environment, EMC and VMware enable our engineers to focus on what they do best—designing great solutions—without having to think about the technology underneath.”

DaktronicsHybrid cloud infrastructure drives highly agile, productive, and innovative business

Business Challenges Storage and processing-intensive applications such as CAD systems

required high-performing storage Critical applications and databases required maximum uptime Company needed to provide external customers with a centralized

system to manage their Daktronics deployments

Solutions EMC VMAX EMC VNX unified storage EMC Isilon scale-out NAS VMware vSphere

Results Provided near 100-percent uptime for critical applications driving

the business Reduced IT costs by 60 percent via Software as a Service Enabled IT to focus on innovation by reducing the need to maintain

physical servers

VCE Vblock (at Cosentry location)

Applications Microsoft Office Suite,

Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle

RICH SIMMSVice President of Information Technology


“Unquestionably, the biggest business benefit has been return on investment. For the performance and uptime we're getting, VNX2 provides amazing value.”

State of DelawareEMC VNX unified storage improves speed and reliability of critical state services

Business Challenges Data grew from 200 terabytes to two petabytes in 18 months Poor storage performance affected critical state services

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware vSphere VMware vCenter SRM Microsoft Hyper-V

Results Enabled newly consolidated infrastructure to deliver greater

performance and availability Handled more I/O for Exchange email with higher reliability Enabled DMV satisfaction rating of 97 percent Migrated 20,000 users to Exchange 2013 in 48 hours

Applications Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft

SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Lync

Oracle, First Financial Group, Cisco Unified Communications Manager

DOUGLAS LILLYLead Telecommunication Technologist


“With VNX2, latency is just two or three milliseconds, which means a much better response time for students streaming lecture playback and clinicians accessing patient charts from the EMR.”

Des Moines UniversityMedical school and clinic fast forwards private cloud and new service delivery with EMC

Challenges Demand for new services driving 30 percent annual data growth Limited storage capacity and reliability delaying business initiatives

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC Avamar EMC Data Domain EMC AppSync EMC RecoverPoint

Results Reduced latency of virtualized workloads from 15 to 2 milliseconds Saved $394,000 in total cost of ownership Decreased disk drive and power usage by 50 percent each Achieved a 35 percent block deduplication rate—a 15 percent

improvement


Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint

McKesson MED3OOO, Perceptive Software, Datatel, Cherwell, Microsoft streaming media

BILL MORTONSenior Infrastructure Engineer


“Our VNX5400 today is a 48-terabyte unit. Two percent of that storage space is Flash. The really amazing thing to us is the fact that 80% of our IO is handled by that two percent of the total storage space available. “

EnVistaLeading supply chain consulting and IT firm powers performance spikes with VNX2

Challenges Unexpected performance peaks Significant data growth

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC AVAMAR, Data Domain

Results 2% of storage capacity is Flash and handles 80% of IO VNX2 makes it simple to scale and block deduplication reduces the

overall footprint

Applications • VMware• Oracle• Microsoft Exchange• Microsoft CRM

DAVID ECKELManaging Partner


“The VNX2 improvements are dramatic. It will enable us to take our SQL to a whole new level. Additionally, block deduplication will reduce the amount of capital we spend on acquiring & maintaining our storage arrays.”

Healthcare RealtyPrice/Performance optimized with new VNX

Challenges Two legacy VNX arrays deployed at primary and DR facilities

were becoming outdated Looking for increased agility and performance at a reduced cost Need to keep up with data growth and virtualized apps

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage Data Domain, Avamar FAST Suite Block deduplication

Results MCx & new FAST Cache capabilities improved SQL performance 30% block deduplication rates will reduce storage CapEx Multi-Core RAID provided agility to move drives within the array Able to deliver value to the business in a cost-effective manner

Applications VMware vSphere Microsoft SQL, Sharepoint,

Exchange

ROBERT DILLARDAVP Technology Services


“With VNX2, heat maps of our disk performance went from mostly red to all green. VNX2 has the horsepower to handle anything we throw at it. That means we can roll out new services faster and help clinicians respond more quickly to patients.”

Health Sciences NorthEMC solves Big Data challenges, helps HSN advance patient care

Challenges Massive data growth driven by rapid EMR adoption and more

sophisticated clinical procedures. Declining storage performance and capacity Backups taking up to 72 hours to complete

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC Isilon EMC Data Domain EMC Data Protection Suite

Results Accelerated CT scan reports from two days to 15 minutes Decreased volume of trouble calls as performance increased Improved medical retrieval times by 33 percent Reduced backup times from 72 hours to less than 24 hours

Applications MEDITECH, Elektra MOSAIQ,

Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Oracle

PATRICK HARKINSIT Director


“Ultimately, VNX2 was an easy choice. Because of our long-term successful partnership with EMC, we knew we could get best-in-breed performance, scalability, and reliability from a vendor we trust.”

Human Kinetics PublishersEMC VNX2 unified storage powers rapidly growing digital publishing business

Challenges Aging SAN was limiting virtualization and application deployment Fragmentation of SAN and NAS resources created management

inefficiencies

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware vSphere and vCenter Operations Management Suite

Results Saved 40 percent yearly on CapEx and OpEx Provided significant performance improvements with minimal

investment in flash storage Enabled more efficient storage management via ‘single pane of

glass’ management Enabled easier expansion and management of virtual environment

Applications Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Windows OS

BRAD TRANKINAAssistant Director of Technology


“With VNX2, heat maps of our disk performance went from mostly red to all green. VNX2 has the horsepower to handle anything we throw at it. That means we can roll out new services faster and help clinicians respond more quickly to patients.”

Health Sciences NorthEMC solves Big Data challenges, helps HSN advance patient care

Challenges Massive data growth driven by rapid EMR adoption and more

sophisticated clinical procedures. Declining storage performance and capacity Backups taking up to 72 hours to complete

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC Isilon EMC Data Domain EMC Data Protection Suite

Results Accelerated CT scan reports from two days to 15 minutes Decreased volume of trouble calls as performance increased Improved medical retrieval times by 33 percent Reduced backup times from 72 hours to less than 24 hours

Applications MEDITECH, Elektra MOSAIQ,

Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Oracle

PATRICK HARKINSIT Director


“With VNX2 as the backbone, we’re moving products faster through our warehouse to the customers. That’s critical to our revenue stream.”

Industrial Machine SupplierEMC solutions speed operations and remove barriers to growth

Business Challenges Existing storage was a barrier to growth as the company was poised

for major business expansion Sluggish desktop performance slowed warehouse response times

and frustrated workers Storage unable to scale without huge expense

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC RecoverPoint VMware Horizon (with View)

Results Delivered virtual desktops at data center speeds, accelerating

warehouse operations Enabled ongoing business expansion Reduced desktop rebuild time

from five hours to 15 seconds, improving employee productivity Avoided downtime potentially costing $250,000 per hour

Applications SAP, Microsoft Exchange, UPS

ConnectShip, Kardex

IT MANAGER


“VNX2 with MCx is running our data warehousing, which requires high performance. The new VNX enables E*TRADE to adopt a hybrid flash environment into our storage infrastructure for our most business critical workloads.”

E*TRADEEMC VNX and FLASH 1st deliver 4x more performance

Challenges High performance storage and application requirements for banking

and trading needs Solution to reduce storage cost and provide more efficiency Data availability, support, and reliability critical to business

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage FAST Suite Block deduplication

Results 4X performance improvement over legacy VNX system Delivers low latency and high performance for data warehousing

and decision support applications Flexibility to move data—quickly and reliably and efficiently FLASH 1st improves VDI performance and boot storm protection

Applications VMware vSphere VMware Horizon View VDI Data warehousing, analytics,

and trading applications

RUSS NORMANSenior Manager, Systems Engineering

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“I don't have to worry if an application gets really busy because FAST VP automatically moves data from SATA into flash and keeps everything hopping.”

KVC HEALTH SYSTEMSEMC VNX5400 unified storage helps provider speed delivery of vital child services

Business Challenges Consolidation led to the addition of eight new offices in 6 months

and an increase from 2000 children to 4000 children served. Increased load led to system bottlenecks, impacting the time

caseworkers could spend on children Existing storage capacity could not support increased caseload

Solutions EMC VNX unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware vSphere

Results Improved overall application performance by 60 percent, increasing

time spent on serving children Sped large report generation time from four hours to one hour Shrunk storage rack height by 75 percent and cut power

consumption in half, reducing costs Enabled reliable delivery of child support services

Applications Citrix XenApp Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft

Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Netsmart myAvatar

ANTHONY GUSSIONetwork Engineer


“One of the key reasons that we chose EMC for our solutions is the tight integration among EMC, VMware, and Cisco. We know that there is testing behind the scenes. When we put our applications in production, we can trust the reliability of the system.”

The Motley FoolNew EMC VNX unified storage drives critical Web and Business Intelligence applications

Challenges Storage and compute power had both reached capacity Pressure to deliver new applications and new features to the

website quickly to keep business growing Web applications critical to business require high availability

Solutions EMC VNX2 & VNXe unified

storage EMC FAST Suite EMC VMAX enterprise storage

Results Enabled double the storage & improved performance with half the

footprint Saved storage via block-level deduplication Provided improved reliability and faster infrastructure delivery

Applications VMware Web applications Business intelligence

applications

BRANDON RAGANLead Systems Engineer


“ We don’t need a full flash footprint. We recognize that there is a lot of block and file IO out there that aren’t flash necessary.”

NavisVNX2 increases performance for engineering applications

Challenges• Automation internet of things • Deliver an infrastructure for engineers to use for development

Solutions• VNX2 unified storage • FAST Suite

Results • File operations allowed to build products 6x faster, which resulted

in build times reducing from six hours to one hour• Leveraging flash increased IOPS by 40x for applications

Applications• VMware • Oracle • Custom applications around

software engineering lifecycle

DAVE MCCANDLESVice President, IT


“We’re saving at least $200,000 by consolidating our complex, multi-source authentication systems onto an EMC VNX private cloud.”

NC State UniversityEMC VNX private cloud helps NC State scale growth

Challenges Growing enrollment, exponential growth in edge devices Statewide budget restrictions Fragmented servers in IT core and edge applications Complex interactions of multi-vendor systems

Solutions EMC VNX unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware vCloud Suite VMware vSphere

Results Reduced management time by 32 hours per month Eliminated hundreds of servers Extended I/O capacity by 20 percent Saved $200,000 via authentication consolidation

Applications Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Windows, Solaris,

Linux operating systems

PATRICK WILLIAMSInformation Architect


“We’re getting some great deduplication rates on our block storage. I’ve saved nearly a terabyte on one storage pool and that translates to big cost savings.”

OmegaFi New EMC VNX storage series drives performance, provides availability, delivers cost savings

Challenges Rapid business expansion Initiative to reduce costs with virtualized desktops

Solutions EMC VNX unified storage EMC RecoverPoint VMware vSphere VMware Horizon (with View)

Results Saved nearly one terabyte of storage Recomposed 60 virtual desktops in 20 minutes Completed reboots of virtualized Microsoft SQL Server in 45

seconds versus 15 to 20 minutes Reduced storage maintenance downtime

Applications Microsoft SQL Server,

Microsoft Exchange OmegaFi web-based

applications, CIFS/NFS

GEORGE ELLISTONNetwork Administrator


“We ran a Microsoft SQL Server-based monthly financial reporting process. The result was a 100% increase in speed—we were able to complete our reporting process 2 hours faster than in the past!”

Real PeopleFinancial firm keeps speed alive with next-generation VNX

Challenges Significant data growth Improve application performance and response time Reduce cost per IO with rapid data growth

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage FAST Suite Block Deduplication

Results 4x performance improvement with MCx Tight integration with Microsoft Provides performance and capacity at a reduced cost

Applications Microsoft Hyper-V Microsoft SQL

ALBERTUS MARITZCustomer Engineer


“Before VNX, we were experiencing disk IO latency, delays, and disk busy problems due to our NetApp storage. Those issues have been completely eliminated with VNX.”

Salem State University EMC VNX unified storage and VMware handle growth in students, facilities, and applications

Challenges Substantial growth in students, devices, applications, and facilities Existing storage system could not keep up with increased workloads

or adequately support mission-critical Oracle and Microsoft applications

Solutions EMC VNX unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC Storage Analytics for VNX VMware vSphere

Results Improved availability and performance for mission-critical Oracle

environment Provided agility and improved performance for Microsoft Exchange

and Microsoft SQL Server Improved efficiency via support for NFS, faster provisioning and

cloning, fully automated storage tiering, and realtime analytics

VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite

Applications PeopleSoft, Oracle, Microsoft

Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server

DAVOR BLAZEVICData Center Architect


“Ask anyone in IT, and they'll tell you that we are always trying to increase capacity, increase performance, and decrease costs. With the VNX2 platforms, we've achieved all of those goals.”

Southeastern ContainerNew EMC VNX2 unified storage improves performance of critical Microsoft Dynamics system

Challenges Existing storage was near capacity New storage infrastructure was needed to support virtualization and

provide increased performance for Microsoft Dynamics and other critical applications

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite EMC RecoverPoint VMware vSphere

Results Reduced storage costs by 20 percent while doubling capacity Provided three to five times performance improvement for Microsoft

Dynamics Enhanced data protection and DR capabilities through replication

and deduplication Enabled lean IT staff to efficiently support 800 users

Applications Microsoft Dynamics EX,

Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange

MEREL JOHNSONSystems Engineer


“Using the VNX with FAST has benefitted our development teams a lot. What used to take between six to eight hours has now been cut in half.”

Speedy CashEMC VNX + VPLEX for 24/7 availability

Challenges• 35%-40% YOY growth• Need for 24/7 availability• Improve SQL response times

Solutions• EMC next generation VNX• EMC FAST Suite• EMC VPLEX• EMC Avamar

Results• Scalability and flexibility to support hard to plan for growth all

through one management console• VNX2+ VPLEX have reduced migration time from days to hours• SQL performance has improved by 20%

Applications• VMware• Microsoft SQL • Microsoft Exchange• Microsoft SharePoint

DAVID LORGDirector of Enterprise Systems

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“Compared to NetApp, VNX increased the speed of developers' code build process by 38 percent. That reduces their development cycles and ultimately means we can get new solutions to market faster.”

StoneRiver Risk and ComplianceEMC VNX performance and efficiency streamline mergers and support rapid business growth

Challenges Acquisition strategy driving rapid data growth Regulatory changes requiring new compliance solutions

Solutions EMC VNX unified storage EMC Data Domain VMware vSphere

Results Accelerated merging of workloads and data from new acquisitions Increased workload performance by 50 to 60 percent Reduced time to deploy servers from weeks to minutes Improved Oracle RMAN backups from five hours to 15 to 30 minutes


SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Oracle Database, Pivotal Greenplum

JEFF READELManager of IT and Infrastructure


“We are fully satisfied with the VAAI support in the new VNX. Previously it took up to an hour to migrate VM’s using vMotion, now it’s under 10 minutes.”

University of LausanneNew VNX for Microsoft Applications

Challenges Increased speed for Hyper-V environment Improve application performance and response time

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage Block Deduplication FAST Suite

Results VM migration time reduced by 80% Clone and VM creation reduced from 10 minutes to seconds Anticipated reduction of capital expenditures Increased performance for mission critical application

Applications VMware Microsoft SQL Oracle SAP

CHRISTOPHER MARBACHERSystem Administrator


“We count on EMC to be able to provide the performance that we need for the multiple applications within our environment.”

Large, Southern Law FirmNew EMC VNX supports Microsoft environment with performance and agility

Challenges Architecture not scalable for data growth Need for high performance to support 95 percent virtualized

environment, including virtual end user computing Need for agility to better serve clients

Solutions EMC VNX2 unified storage EMC FAST Suite VMware VMware Horizon View

Results Provided 4x performance improvement Supported Microsoft applications with the performance and agility

necessary to better service clients Enabled both block and file (CIFS) data to be stored

Applications Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft SQL Server

TODD W.Engineering Manager


“The new VNX will definitely improve the VSPEX offering and will provide added value to our customers.”

New VNX Improves VSPEXNexus IS

Challenge Building converged infrastructure solutions to fit customer needs Integration with virtualization, network, and application layer Satisfying customer requirements with the right solution

Solution New VNX based converged

infrastructure VSPEX Vblock

Results Improved usability and integration features that will provide added

value to customers Multicore-optimized architecture enables performance & scalability Delivers a lot more throughput and better performance for Oracle

database workloads

Applications VMware and Hyper-v Cisco Integration with tier-1

applications and databases

STEVE ROGERSDirector Data Center Practice

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“With flash and FAST the new VNX will provide customers with more performance than they have ever seen before – at a lower cost.″

New VNX Fits Customer NeedsPresidio

Challenge Provide professional and managed services to customers Enable customers to be more agile while operating more efficiently Customers are demanding more performance and looking for a

lower cost

Solution New VNX unified storage VSPEX

Results Provides more performance and capacity at a reduced cost Ease-of-use with Unisphere 4x performance increase over previous VNX Tight alignment with Microsoft

Applications VMware Cisco Microsoft Server 2012

RAPHAEL MEYEROWITZAVP, Data Center Services

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VNX-VSS for Video SurveillanceOpen, Flexible, and Scalable

VerintIHS v1IHS v2 WikibonPresidioGenetecAxisIngram Micro

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