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October 2003
In the world of engineering, organizations need to think "big" in virtually every area of business. Whether a company specializes in building engineering, land development, water resources, or other large-scale projects, it requires an IT infrastructure that can handle the massive data files and demanding applications that engineers use every day. Dewberry, a U.S. engineering and architectural consulting firm, discovered that its existing hardware was overwhelmed. The organization used intensive computer-aided design (CAD) applications and databases with graphical components-but did not have the high-performance servers to run these applications at top speed. Another headache: Dewberry distributed its storage systems among several departments, complicating storage administration and data accessibility. Dewberry deployed a Dell storage area network (SAN) based on the Dell|EMC FC4700-2 connected to a Dell PowerEdgeTM 6450 server; two PowerEdge 2450 servers; a PowerEdge 2650; and a Dell PowerVaultTM 650F for backup and restore. As a result, Dewberry now has a high-performance storage infrastructure, faster ERP compilation speeds, increased server reliability and responsiveness, simplified management through a 30 percent reduction in hardware, and reduced administrative overhead.
