See why leading midsize companies are choosing Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. On this page you’ll find selected case studies that feature customers who overcame business challenges you might be facing.
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Taylor Shellfish Farms
As an early adopter of Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2010 technology, Taylor Shellfish Farms is now proactively monitoring its IT environment and troubleshooting issues from a central location. When the company implements Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™ virtualization technology in late 2009, it expects to realize even greater efficiencies.
Explorer Pipeline
Explorer Pipeline managed its distributed network with a variety of tools, but the IT staff still had limited information about the environment and spent hours each week manually checking its health. By deploying Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, the company significantly reduced the amount of time necessary to manage its network. Explorer Pipeline also is now able to detect and resolve issues before they affect system performance.
Asian Pacific Building Corp
Asian Pacific Building Corporation’s IT staff struggled to manage 15 servers and 120 workstations across 10 sites. Working with Total Network Support, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, the company deployed Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. This new solution is helping the company save several hours each week with automated management and remote software deployment, freeing IT staff to focus on proactive, value-adding activities.
Kenes International
IT staff at conference manager Kenes International used a variety of tools and manual processes to maintain 18 servers and 150 computers. Working with Microsoft Certified Partner, Dario, it implemented Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. This unified framework is saving the company an estimated 180 hours per month, so that IT staff can manage technology more proactively and do not need to travel as much to support a remote office.
LEGOLAND Deutschland
Theme park LEGOLAND Deutschland must ensure its IT systems run smoothly at all times to give 1.3 million visitors each year the best possible experience. The powerful and affordable Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 allows technology staff to see how individual systems contribute to business processes and to manage issues before they become serious problems. IT staff now have more time to help improve the business.
ABX Turners Shipping
ABX Turners Shipping provides companies around the world with freight management and logistics services. To control rising IT costs associated with the company’s growth, ABX deployed Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. The result is a 25 percent reduction in IT management costs and an efficient, smoothly running IT system for ABX.
Orcas Power and Light
Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) provides electricity to San Juan County, Washington. The OPALCO IT department was frustrated with management tools that limited its ability to monitor systems and respond promptly to disruptions. To streamline IT tasks, OPALCO deployed Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. Staff can now manage IT inventory from a single location, deploy software updates, and proactively address server issues.
