This document discusses converged infrastructure (CI) and provides case studies of three organizations that implemented CI solutions. The key points are:
- CI packages computing, storage, networking, and management software into an integrated and optimized system that is easier to deploy, manage, update and optimize performance of.
- Case studies show that Molina Healthcare reduced IT costs and data center footprint while enabling business growth using CI. Canadian Pacific improved customer service while reducing infrastructure costs by 30% after bringing IT operations in-house using CI. Cloud services provider Skyscape was able to launch and quickly scale its business using a CI platform.
- Benefits of CI include simplicity, improved performance and availability, faster deployment of infrastructure and applications,