Customer Case Study
Atlanta Journal Constitution
9/15/2009
With Virtualization, Newspaper Reduces Costs, Gains Infrastructure Flexibility
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) is the largest newspaper in the Southeast. As the paper's data center server footprint grew, power and cooling capacity problems grew along with it. To alleviate these problems, the AJC implemented the Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Operating System with Hyper-V™ technology to virtualize its Microsoft and Linux servers. The AJC's servers are now better utilized, and its IT infrastructure can more efficiently accommodate changes. The AJC is also experiencing increased virtualization management capabilities through its implementation of Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
Industry: Newspaper Publishing
Size: Large, 450 employees
Country: US  US

Customer Profile
http://ajc.com/
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the leading source of news, information, and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta, reaching a print and online audience of more than 2.2 million people each week.
Business Situation
The newspaper's IT staff faced critical power and cost problems due to server proliferation. The staff also needed a better disaster preparedness solution and a more flexible infrastructure.
Solution
The AJC worked with Microsoft and Dell consultants to implement the Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise operating system with Hyper-V™ technology and Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
Benefit
  • Reduced Costs
  • Improved Server Utilization
  • Better Disaster Preparedness
  • Infrastructure Flexibility
Software
  • Reduced Costs
  • Improved Server Utilization
  • Better Disaster Preparedness
  • Infrastructure Flexibility
Quote
"With Hyper-V and Windows virtual machines, we can run virtualized Linux. And we can use off-the-shelf or repurposed hardware. This gives us significant flexibility and cost savings."
Brent Register, Client/Server Engineering Manager, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution