Hosting Services
Managed Hosting
Does Your Company Suffer From: 
Data Center Limitations
Relocating
New Application Management
24/7 Operations
essextec Expertise
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| Tom O'Rourke Principal IBM Managed Services |
Clients choose to host for a variety of reasons, from philosophical to hard cost savings. We find usually one or more of the following triggers are present. First, the cost of running the current infrastructure is expensive and management wants to explore other options. The client may be deploying a new application that resides on hardware and/or operating systems for which there is little or no internal competency or experience. Additionally there may be physical liabilities and limitations around the client’s data center, including less than adequate space, security and dependable power. It may be time for a hardware refresh and the client does not care to make a major capital outlay. It may be consistent with a client’s direction to outsource any functions that are cost centers and not direct revenue producing. In any case, essextec has the skill set and support of IBM to recommend and implement the best strategy for your business.
Case Study
Client: A US-based subsidiary of a global freight management company.
Challenge / Problem / Requirements: The client wanted to move its US operations and infrastructure away from its European hosted environment. They were also experiencing problems with the difference in time zone and skill deficiencies of their internal European IT support.
Test / Benchmark: After several meetings and customization of the original scope of work, the client chose our IBM solution. essextec, a Sales Agent for IBM Managed Solutions, provided a well-priced, bundled service offering at a regional IBM Certified Data Center. essextec worked closely with the client’s logistics application vendor to size and customize this new infrastructure.
Solution / Implementation: A fully managed environment for logistics applications, new IBM System i520, System p510 application server, and IBM System p510 database server. 500gb dedicated backup, 3mb bandwidth, 5 VPN connections for remote sites.
Benefits: The client experienced a decrease in latency and 24/7 best of breed management and support from the regional IBM Certified Data Center. This benefits the logistic services the client provides its customers. After the go live period, the customer may decide to include their Canadian and South American operations into the data center as well.
The Solution
essextec provides the full portfolio of IBM’s upgraded Managed Services. These services are designed for your specific industry and are intended to give smaller businesses access to the type of capabilities currently deployed in enterprise accounts - without the complexities and at a price and function that small and mid-sized businesses can consume.
IBM Managed Services gives smaller customers affordable access to the latest technologies, enabling them to avoid huge infrastructure investments.
Web Application and Performance Management
Does Your Company Suffer From:
Lag Time
Unreliable
Stagnant Online Presence
Inconsistency
Poor Performance
essextec Expertise
Akamai, a web application and performance management solution, is a service that increases the reliability, speed and consistency of content delivered over the internet to customers, employees, vendors and partners. The vehicle is typically a website or a portal application that is being accessed by users who are significant distances from the point of origin.
The internet is becoming the preferred method of delivery, as it offers the lowest cost and the widest possible access. Latency, however, is the biggest challenge in global delivery environments where response time issues inhibit the adoption rate of the web based application and negate the significant investment and potential productivity gains. No amount of infrastructure or bandwidth in a single data center scenario is going to mitigate the problem.
Akamai solves this issue through the use of 30,000 servers worldwide in over 1,200 networks. This ensures that the end user is typically within one hop of the delivery point and offers both improved response time and a more consistent experience. The end user community can be a sales office in South America, a factory in China, a customer in Europe.
Case Study
Client: This client is one of the world’s largest auction houses which appraises, prepares, and sells items such as art and collectibles.
Challenge / Problem / Requirements: The client conducts online auctions, has online catalogs and image galleries for its global client base and the client’s website was not performing at its peak. Our client found that there was a lag time for many of their clients and they wanted to bring their infrastructure up to speed.
Test / Benchmark: essextec proposed the IBM / Akamai solution to help increase the scale, reach, and performance of the client’s online presence without any additional hardware or software.
Solution / Implementation: The client chose our proposed solution to help move their website closer, be more reliable, and more scalable to their US, EMEA, and Asian customers.
Benefits: This solution improved our client’s online experience by accelerating the delivery of their website offerings and online auctions across the world.
The Solution
essextec provides the full portfolio of IBM’s upgraded Managed Services. These services are designed for your specific industry and are intended to give smaller businesses access to the type of capabilities currently deployed in enterprise accounts - without the complexities and at a price and function that small and mid-sized business can consume.
IBM Managed Services give smaller customers affordable access to the latest technologies, enabling them to avoid huge infrastructure investments.