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Refreshed virtualised server and storage infrastructure provides continuous, uninterrupted operations for Rugby World Cup

Refreshed virtualised server and storage infrastructure provides continuous, uninterrupted operations for Rugby World Cup

At a Glance Company: International Rugby Board Industry: Sporting Organisation Customer Profile Founded in 1886 and headquartered in Dublin, the International Rugby Board (IRB) is the world governing and law-making body for the Game of Rugby Union. The IRB has several functions including governance, global game development and game promotion. Business Challenge To design and implement a scalable and resilient IT architecture, encompassing a virtualised server/storage infrastructure in time for Rugby World Cup 2011. Solution ? Overall LAN architecture design to encompass virtualised server and storage infrastructure based on HP technology. ? Consolidation of server farm from 13 servers to two using VMware Essentials Plus. ? 1 x HP MSA 2000 Dual I/O chassis with

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