Case Study
Graduate Business School at Oregon State University Solves Critical Storage Challenges with VMware Virtual SAN Solution
Graduate Business School at Oregon State University Solves Critical Storage Challenges with VMware Virtual SAN Solution
VMware Case Study INDUSTRY Higher Education LOCATION Corvallis, Oregon KEY CHALLENGES • Existing storage couldn’t handle peak-level VDI workloads. • Manual resource rebalancing couldn’t compensate for increasing loads. • Budget restrictions prohibited purchase of a traditional external SAN. SOLUTION VMware Virtual SAN is a scalable, software-defined storage tier for VMware vSphere® environments. Virtual SAN clusters server disks and flash to create simple, high- performance, resilient shared storage for virtual machines. BUSINESS BENEFITS • Students and faculty enjoy uninterrupted service during peak load periods. • Storage management is easier, freeing up IT resources. • Solution is scalable and budget friendly. The College of Business at Oregon State University operates a