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Oxford University is using the HP Lefthand VMware VSA. The INI Group interviewed Jon Hutchings, senior systems engineer.
This is how Jon describes his role:
"I work for a team within the computing service and I'm one of a number of senior systems engineers within that team and the team provides solutions and services to other departments of colleges on a charge back basis so we're a little unique within the university in that we do things for real money rather than paper money that gets pushed around between one pot and another. I've been with the university now for thirteen years and I now head up a group within the team which looks after virtual infrastructure and some other Linux based services on a day to day basis. In reality this means I do Linux and VMware ESX management."
The following is an overview of the Oxford University:
- Fourteen VMware ESX server
- Twenty-two terabytes of storage
- Six hundred physical systems
- AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows and Mac OS 10
- Thirty-eight colleges
- Five academic divisions
- One hundred fifty employees in computing service department
 
Listen to individual answers by clicking on the following questions:
- Why did you decide to implement VMware?
- Why did you decide to implement the HP LeftHand solution within your environment?
- Can you share with us the process you went through to decide on implementing HP LeftHand?
- Can you give us examples of how VMware provided real value to the university?
- Can you give us examples of how the HP LeftHand provided real value to the university?
- How has VMware improved the overall economic effectiveness within your IT operations?
- Can you give us any insights on the HP LeftHand that would be useful for other IT professionals considering the solution?
- What are the next steps using the HP LeftHand?
- Would you recommend the HP Lefthand to other IT professionals? And can you tell us why?
For more information on HP Lefthand, go to www.lefthandnetworks.com
For more information on VMware, go to www.vmware.com |
