HPE SimpliVity Hyperconverged Infrastructure Case Study - King Price Insurance
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Company Size
200-1,000
Region
- Africa
Country
- South Africa
Product
- HPE SimpliVity Hyperconverged Infrastructure
- HPE SimpliVity OmniCube
Tech Stack
- Microsoft SQL Server
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Infrastructure Inspection
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
King Price Insurance is a medium-sized insurance company based in South Africa. The company was facing significant challenges in terms of managing multiple solutions and vendors, and their current deployment time was not able to keep pace with the demand or staffing resources. This was causing inefficiencies and hindering the company's ability to effectively meet the needs of their customers and grow their business. The company needed a solution that could streamline their operations, improve efficiency, and keep pace with the growing demands of their business.
The Challenge
King Price Insurance, a medium-sized insurance company based in South Africa, was facing significant business challenges that led them to evaluate and ultimately select HPE SimpliVity Hyperconverged Infrastructure. The company's current deployment time could not keep pace with demand or staffing resources, which was a major issue. Additionally, the management of multiple solutions and vendors was found to be a burden, adding to the complexity and inefficiency of their operations. These challenges necessitated a solution that could streamline their operations, improve efficiency, and keep pace with the growing demands of their business.
The Solution
King Price Insurance selected HPE SimpliVity Hyperconverged Infrastructure to address their business challenges. This solution brings all IT infrastructure and data services below the hypervisor into a single compact data center appliance. The HPE SimpliVity 380, based on the world’s best-selling server, is a compact, scalable building block that delivers server, storage, backup and DR in a 2U appliance. The company also uses HPE SimpliVity OmniCube in various ways, including for production applications and test/dev and QA. They run various types of applications on HPE SimpliVity, including Microsoft SQL Server and industry-specific applications.
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