A Prescription for Success

"Thanks to VMware, we’re actually running more services than we were before, but using less hardware, and 70 per cent less power. We also spend less on cooling because our server estate generates less heat."

- Dr Zafar Chaudry, director of information management and technology, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust

Rapid server infrastructure expansion meant that Liverpool Women’s Hospital – part of Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust needed a consolidated infrastructure that would guarantee information availability and speed up the delivery of new services.

Dell deployed a simplified, efficient, easy-to-manage environment based on Dell servers running VMware^®  virtualization software. A mirrored storage solution provides disaster recovery. Due to rapid uptake of the new system, the Trust then launched a second phase to further upgrade storage and increase automation.

• Get IT faster: New infrastructure deployed in 20 weeks, upgraded in 12; Data can be restored in 15 minutes with remote recovery solution
• Run IT better: Power consumption falls by 70 per cent; Simplified management cuts administrative time by 70 per cent
• Grow IT smarter: Virtualization provides capacity for five years’ growth