Part of the Delta Lloyd Group, which is owned by insurance giant Aviva, the organisation was keen to simplify the computing infrastructure to make management easier and IT more agile. SOLUTIONS: • DATA CONSOLIDATION AND MANAGEMENT • GREEN IT • VIRTUALIZATION

Classrooms are becoming more like collaborative work spaces, helping students maximise their potential. Yet today’s interactive and multimedia technology demands ever more computing power, putting networks under pressure.

Part of the Delta Lloyd Group, which is owned by insurance giant Aviva, the organisation was keen to simplify the computing infrastructure to make management easier and IT more agile. SOLUTIONS: • DATA CONSOLIDATION AND MANAGEMENT • GREEN IT • VIRTUALIZATION

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IT is changing. The old model where companies only developed their own IT infrastructure is being challenged by a new methodology – known as ‘cloud computing’ – where companies supply software or IT infrastructures as a service.

IT is changing. The old model where companies only developed their own IT infrastructure is being challenged by a new methodology – known as ‘cloud computing’ – where companies supply software or IT infrastructures as a service.

Growing international healthcare company consolidates infrastructure and cuts power consumption by approximately 37 per cent with virtualized Dell blade servers

Companies that centralise IT functions from multiple sites to boost efficiency can end up struggling to accommodate the additional servers in their main datacentres.

Data-hungry organisations with growing IT needs can end up with expensive office floor space lost to server sprawl. Belgium’s Christian trade union confederation, ACV-CSC, faced increasing demands for IT-based services from its 1.7 million members.

IT service providers have seen competition increase as more companies achieve the highest levels of accreditation from software vendors such as Microsoft. In short, they need to find different ways of distinguishing themselves from competitors, other than their internal skills.

Computers have become as core to learning as pen and paper. Forward-thinking schools and colleges are taking this one step further by investing in mobile computing environments.

Atos Origin (AO), an international IT services company has operations in 40 countries worldwide, with over 50,000 employees and has developed a leading position in its field with revenue of €5.9 billion in 2007.