Netapp Storage

	Bradford Reduces Storage Requirements by 70%
Customer Profile	Bradford has manufactured packaging products and material handling systems since 1924 and has six world class facilities in the U.S.
The Challenge	Aging infrastructure and a low budget for replacement. Application requirements were an ERP system running Oracle, SQL, Exchange, and Windows file shares.
The Solution	OST teamed up with HP, VMware and Netapp to consolidate servers/storage, implement ISCSI, HA and a DR site with remote data replication.
Business Benefits	Zero down time 29 Physical Servers > 2 Physical w/ 29 Virtual Servers Dedup reduced storage requirements by 70% Reduced server and storage maintenance time by 80% Improved server deployment from 1 day to 20 minutes