Intermec Deploys EqualLogic SAN as Storage Backbone of Virtualized IT Infrastructure.Consolidating Storage for More Than 100 Servers onto an EqualLogic PS Series SAN, Intermec Creates Flexible, Cost-Effective Data Center that Serves Changing Business Needs NASHUA, N.H. -- EqualLogic[R], the leading provider of enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions, today announced that Intermec Inc., a leader in supply chain technology innovations that improve productivity, is revamping its IT infrastructure to deliver greater business agility using virtualized storage systems from EqualLogic and virtualized server technology from VMware. Intermec, a $900 million company, develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets, using RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. , mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and data collection systems. In an effort to increase the agility of its own IT infrastructure, Intermec established the new architecture model to simplify, consolidate and virtualize To cause a virtual technique to be performed. See virtualization. its IT infrastructure. As part of this effort, the company is in the process of moving nearly all of its 80-plus workgroup and departmental business applications, including Windows SharePoint applications, SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. databases and infrastructure management tools, from more than 100 physical servers to a high-density computing environment running VMware. Parallel to the server migration, Intermec is using EqualLogic to virtualize the storage that supports the 80-plus business applications and 2,300 global users, to reduce the management challenges posed by its complex legacy storage system. Intermec is moving its stored application data to EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays with more than 56 terabytes of raw capacity. The PS Series SAN allows Intermec to add off-site data protection, perform snapshots online and roll back to a previous state of known information within a flexible environment for VMware virtual infrastructure Virtual Infrastructure 3, a suite of virtualization products from VMware, Inc., a division of EMC Corporation, includes VMware ESX Server version 3, VMware Virtual Center version 2, Virtual SMP (which allows a guest operating system to "see" up to 4 CPUs in the virtual machine). . Intermec's IT management required new components in the architecture meet a number of key criteria. They must be flexible, easy to administer, ensure a fast time to production to shorten the time required to realize the value of the investment, and have a low total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ), particularly in terms of ongoing operational cost. Intermec TCO research showed that hardware accounts for 10 to 15 percent of total costs, with the rest coming from operational expenses. In addition, Intermec considered it critical to assure storage availability to its business-line organizations, including maximizing uptime and cutting the time required to provision storage online to business groups. The simplicity of EqualLogic's product design and sales model fit this need, making it easy for Intermec to buy, deploy and manage the SAN easily through one interface. After extensive research and analysis of storage and virtual machine technology, Intermec standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. on an EqualLogic SAN to support a virtualized server environment based on VMware Infrastructure 3. Intermec had evaluated Fibre Channel SAN technology from a number of vendors, but it was clear that Fibre Channel systems would not deliver the price/performance ratio In economics and engineering, the price/performance ratio refers to a product's ability to deliver performance, of any sort, for its price. For instance, if you have a whole day to travel 100 km, spending $50 to do the journey in two hours is a better price/performance ratio than and flexibility required to rapidly provision storage for new business initiatives. To date, Intermec has transitioned five Windows SharePoint servers to the VMware and EqualLogic environment as part of its migration plan. The plan will stagger the transition of up to 90 percent of the remaining servers over the next six to eight months. EqualLogic PS Series arrays are deployed in Intermec's headquarters in Everett, Wash., and at sites in Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. , Iowa, Singapore and the United Kingdom to enable site-to-site data replication for business data, project teams and off-site disaster recovery and back up. About Intermec Intermec Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IN) develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include RFID, mobile computing and data collection systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . For more information about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com or call 800-347-2636. About EqualLogic EqualLogic([R]), Inc., is the leading provider of intelligent, enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions that enable businesses - from Fortune 100 to small and mid-size organizations in more than 30 countries worldwide - to realize the economic benefits of consolidated, self-managing storage. The EqualLogic PS Series of storage arrays, based on the company's patented peer storage architecture, is the industry's first automatic storage platform that delivers operational simplicity, comprehensive data management services and high data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. in a single, scalable pool of storage. EqualLogic's headquarters are located in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. . For more information, please visit http://www.equallogic.com. EqualLogic is a registered trademark of EqualLogic, Inc. 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