NewPage approaches 100% virtualization with HPE SimpliVity
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Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- HPE SimpliVity’s hyperconverged infrastructure
- HPE SimpliVity data virtualization platform
Tech Stack
- VMware vSphere
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Honeywell’s OptiVision
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
Applicable Industries
- Paper & Pulp
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases
- Infrastructure Inspection
- Manufacturing System Automation
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
NewPage is a leading paper manufacturer of printing and specialty paper in North America with revenues of $3.1B in 2013. The company prides itself on delivering quality products and services—a mission that is dependent on achieving operational excellence and efficiency within IT infrastructure. NewPage has a team of ten system administrators who support 350 individual virtual machines (VMs) running mission critical applications such as ERP, Data Warehousing, SAP, and Honeywell’s OptiVision software that maintain key functions of the company’s production process. Although it was maintaining an impressive 95% virtualized infrastructure, the NewPage IT team was constantly looking for new ways to reach 100% virtualization.
The Challenge
NewPage, a leading paper manufacturer in North America, was facing a high-cost, outdated legacy infrastructure. The company was maintaining an impressive 95% virtualized infrastructure, but the rigid “silos” of legacy compute servers and expensive, complex SAN-based storage were inhibiting the team’s ability to scale to meet business needs. The aging and underperforming 50TB EVA8000, 46TB EVA4400, and 150TB VNX5500 were also due for a refresh. The virtualized environment was becoming increasingly difficult to scale and manage, resulting in diminished productivity. The team of ten was spread thin managing their 166 RU legacy systems. The legacy infrastructure’s physical requirements continued to increase, a 100% virtualized infrastructure seemed increasingly unlikely.
The Solution
NewPage implemented a solution that approaches 100% virtualization and achieves “best of both worlds” by implementing HPE SimpliVity’s hyperconverged infrastructure. The team moved 350 applications including a 3.4TB Microsoft SQL Server Data Warehouse application, Honeywell’s OptiVision manufacturing app, as well as a mixture of other community workloads (SQL, .NET, webapp) running in a siloed physical environment to VMware vSphere infrastructure. The move to HPE SimpliVity has allowed NewPage to minimize costs while maximizing on the efficiency and scalability of its IT infrastructure.
Operational Impact
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