Council Improving Its IT Infrastructure to be the New Government Standard

Customer:

Hepburn Shire Council is a local government area in Victoria, Australia catering to a population of more than 15,000. The region is renowned for its natural beauty and mineral springs, and has a strong base in agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and tourism. Hepburn Shire Council is deeply committed to its constituents, consistently seeking new ways to provide better services and applications for the community.

Challenges:

• Optimal productivity of a small IT staff was stymied by complex infrastructure management.
• Subpar infrastructure performance hindered community services and applications.
• Legacy storage was unable to meet operational reliability and performance requirements.

Use Case:

• VDI – VMware®
• Applications – Cisco® ECS, Microsoft®

Business Transformation:

• The population of Hepburn Shire Council gains access to better services and applications, while the IT department has the tools it needs to be more productive and now spends less time managing storage.

IT Transformation:

• Performance increased 50-70 percent across the enterprise.
• Virtual servers boot in under 50 seconds.
• Product simplicity and excellent support greatly improved IT management.