Windows Powered Network Attached Storage - Case Studies

Fletcher Dental Care Case Study (April, 2004): Fletcher Dental Care embraced all of the advances technology has to offer in improving the quality of service and efficiency in which it delivers dental care to its patients—from a paperless office to a full digital dental imaging system. This means the information the dentists and staff need for any patient is right at their fingertips when they need it.

Kaweah Delta Health Care District Case Study (February, 2003): To add storage, the district initially tried out a few Linux-based Snap Servers before deciding to migrate its entire jukebox storage system to Windows Powered Iomega NAS servers. The Iomega NAS servers provide hot-swappable disks for increased reliability and integrate seamlessly with the district's existing infrastructure for easier management. The lower purchase and maintenance costs for the Windows Powered Iomega NAS lowered storage costs by 30 percent.

Texas Children's Cancer Center (TCCC) Case Study (October, 2002): HP StorageWorks NAS B3000 provided TCCC with exceptional storage capacity while simplifying installation, file-sharing and data-consolidation activities.

hp StorageWorks Customer Case Study (January 2003): NUL uses this solution to consolidate and streamline enterprise storage, help preserve historical manuscripts and make rare documents more accessible.

East Antrim Institute Case Study (December, 2002): East Antrim Institute replaced a Linux-based storage solution with a Windows Powered NAS from FMS (NI) Ltd. for its ability to integrate seamlessly with the existing Active Directory-based infrastructure and lower TCO through ease of management and lower training costs.

Continental Airlines Case Study (November, 2001): Continental needed to add more network storage capacity to accommodate its growing volume of user files and data stored on the network. By deploying Compaq TaskSmart N2400 NAS appliances powered by Windows, Continental gained high availability, doubled its storage space, reduced the number of servers, and reduced IT management costs.

BAA Case Study (September, 2003): BAA had successfully used a direct attached storage solution for years but found it needed increased data storage capacity and higher reliability and availability when the Terminal 5 construction project was initiated. Downtime would cause unacceptable delays and cost overruns; therefore, a solution with redundancy, failover, and recovery tools was an absolute necessity. The HP StorageWorks e7000 Windows Powered NAS is delivering around-the-clock availability with minimal management requirements. With the increased reliability of its network attached storage solution, BAA is able to keep the Terminal 5 project moving forward on time and within budget.

Draft Case Study (April, 2003): Real-time backup and automatic failover capabilities are virtually eliminating downtime and data loss for Draft, ensuring availability and reliability for 24x7 business operations.

RedDotNet Case Study (January, 2003): RedDotNet's Multimedia Merchandising System is the first of its kind in the industry, enabling brick-and-mortar music and multimedia retailers like Barnes & Noble to improve their customers' shopping experience, while gaining valuable market & merchandise research data at the same time.

BRE Commercial (BRE) Case Study (March, 2004): BRE Commercial's (BRE) success in real estate brokerage services depends on providing efficient and effective service to its clients. That means that information relating to real estate buildings and properties must be available to BRE's brokers. By implementing a new Windows Powered Iomega 415M NAS device, BRE has increased its storage capacity to 500 gigabytes of information. The Iomega NAS cost less than comparable solutions on the market and integrated easily into BRE's existing Microsoft Windows 2000 domain.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Case Study (January, 2003): The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chose a Windows Powered NAS system to provide crime investigators with more efficient, secure access to crime scene images; reduce labor requirements; and protect original negatives from damage or loss.

Scottish Provincial Press Ltd. Case Study (February, 2003): To provide its reporters, designers, and production staff with a high-performance storage solution that supports the Mac OS 9 Sherlock searching capabilities, Scottish Provincial Press replaced a Linux-based NAS solution with Windows Powered Iomega NAS devices. The Iomega NAS devices integrate seamlessly with SPP's Macintosh publishing environment, deliver round-the-clock availability, require minimal management time, and keep corrupted graphics files from bringing down the servers and network-connected desktop machines. The increased reliability has enabled the editorial staff to move deadlines closer to publication dates to ensure more timely news content.

VP Buildings Case Study (February, 2003): VP Buildings needed an affordable, easy-to-deploy, and easy-to-manage storage solution for building drawing files that would also provide designers and engineers at each of its manufacturing facilities with quick access to those files. After extensive testing, the company chose Windows Powered Iomega NAS P400m servers. As it deploys these servers in all of its manufacturing sites, VP Buildings expects to build revenue through increased uptime and reduce its total cost of ownership.

AGFA Corporation Case Study (November, 2002): Agfa chose a Windows Powered NAS solution for its seamless interoperability in a heterogeneous environment.

Nippon Phosphoric Acid Co., Ltd. Case Study (May, 2002): With Windows Powered NAS, Nippon Phosphoric Acid Co., Ltd., was able to organize their data management and reduce their Total Cost of Ownership.