Case Study
Raymond James Extends Virtualization to Microsoft Exchange Environment
TELECOMMUNICATION CUSTOMER CASE STUdy / 1 CUSTOMER CASE STUdy Raymond James Financial Raymond James Extends Virtualization to Microsoft Exchange Environment “Microsoft Exchange is seen as a ‘canary in the coal mine’ when it comes to virtualization—one of the harder use cases. We’ve proven that peoples’ hesitation is unfounded. Exchange can be virtualized, it works, and it works well.” Sue Werner, Systems Engineer, Raymond James — Like many companies that choose VMware® virtualization technology, Raymond James Financial began with a server consolidation project that achieved impressive results. By the completion of the initiative, the Florida-based diversified holding company had reduced its web server capital costs by 90 percent. But this was only the start for Raymond James. W