Swedish IT Agency on Track with Virtualization Solution That Boosts Customer Service
Banverket ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is the IT and communications services provider for Banverket, the Swedish rail authority. It also provides ICT services to national and international customers. Banverket ICT wanted to improve the agility of its data center and the delivery of virtual applications so that it could attract new customers and better serve existing ones. Since it deployed an integrated Microsoft® server, desktop, and application virtualization solution and began using Microsoft System Center products to manage its virtualized IT environment, Banverket ICT is on its way to achieving a more responsive data center. It is also providing better customer service by hosting non cluster aware applications as virtual machines in a virtualized clustered environment.
Based in Borlänge, Banverket ICT provides information and communication technology services to Banverket, the authority responsible for the rail system in Sweden. It employs 240 people.
Business Situation
Banverket ICT wanted to improve its ability to respond to customers by building a dynamic, cost-effective data center with virtualized application delivery.
Solution
Banverket ICT is implementing a "data center to desktop" virtualization solution centered on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V to provide flexible service delivery to customers.
Benefit
Enhanced customer service
Shortened application delivery from weeks to hours
Increased value of IT investments
Infrastructure optimized for growth into new markets
Software
Microsoft Application Virtualization
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005
Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization for Terminal Services
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Microsoft Terminal Services
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Quote
"Since we are growing our business, we have to show that we use leading-edge technologies to provide extra value for our customers. That's why we chose a Microsoft virtualization solution." Jan Fahlén, Chief Executive Officer, Banverket ICT