Intrinsic and Quest Software partner to help Dawn Foods reduce infrastructure costs
Dawn Food Products, Inc. (DFP) produces and markets confectionary and bakery products. The company offers cakes, batters, brownies, Danish, cinnamon rolls, donuts, croissants, bread, and muffins. It also provides churros, cake fillings, glazes, pancakes, and waffles. The company was founded in 1920 as Dawn Donut Company and changed its name to Dawn Food Products, Inc. in 1977. Dawn Food Products, Inc. is headquartered in Jackson, Michigan with additional operations in across North America, South America and Europe.
PAIN: Dawn Foods identified three reasons for moving from Lotus Notes to the Microsoft platform:
- End users were looking for a more robust collaboration platform that was easier to use
- Microsoft provided a better platform for application integration. Dawn Foods is in the process of deploying a new ERP system andfelt the integration with Exchange and SharePoint was tighter than Notes
- Infrastructure costs and administrative overhead associated with managing multiple platforms could be reduced by consolidating to a single platform based on Microsoft technologies
POWER: With 1,800 Lotus Notes mailboxes and 350 legacy Notes applications, Dawn Foods was looking for a system integrator experienced in both mail and application migrations. The customer selected Intrinsic Technologies, and asked it to conduct an independent evaluation of the various third-party technology solutions from Binary Tree, CASAHL Technology, Unify Corporation and Quest Software.
Intrinsic Technologies’ solutions included: Assessment of the Lotus Notes messaging environment Analysis of the Lotus Notes application environment – including o Inventory and usage summary of all applications o Categorization of all applications based on data and design complexity o Consolidation recommendations for similar applications o Migration platform targeting recommendations for each application o Business impact and exposure Coexistence planning, design and configuration Migration of Lotus Notes messaging and applications
VISION: After a thorough evaluation of business requirements, Intrinsic Technologies recommended Quest Software as its products were the best match for Dawn Foods’ requirements. Quest Notes Migrator for Exchange was used to move messaging data to Microsoft Exchange 2007 without downtime or data loss. Quest Notes Migrator for SharePoint’s unique Link Tracking Service feature was a key requirement for maintaining Notes Doc Link functionality, as well as Quest Coexistence Manager for Notes which provided seamless e-mail and calendar coexistence throughout the migration.
VALUE: Dawn Foods goal was to completely shut down its Lotus environment (mail & applications) in one project. With Intrinsic’s experience and Quest tools, Dawn Foods was able to work in conjunction with the business to accomplish this.
CONTROL: Overall customer satisfaction has been measured both with formal surveys and informal interviews with the customer. Dawn Foods is very satisfied with the results of using both Quest Software and Intrinsic Technologies for this critical migration.
Data Center Services Provider Boosts Service Levels with Monitoring Software
Cervalis is a New York City–area IT infrastructure services company that aims to provide a superior level of IT management services to its clients. To that aim, Cervalis is replacing the application-specific monitoring solutions in its data centers with Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager, a unified, end-to-end service management solution usable for both Microsoft and non-Microsoft environments. With the knowledge gained through its rich reporting capabilities, Cervalis has been able to expand its services and provide integrated monitoring services across multiple platforms. Staff members are working more efficiently, annual audits have been streamlined, and customers are receiving more detailed information about their technology.
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A Quest for Zero Touch Deployment
The Fairfax County government provides essential services to its citizens, including public transportation, day-care programs, health clinics, recreation centers, senior centers, libraries, disposal facilities, as well as police, fire and rescue. The mission of the Department of Information Technology is to deliver quality and innovative information technology solutions to provide citizens, the business community, and County staff with convenient access to appropriate information and services. Supporting a mission like this requires the use of modern information technologies that are capable of improving the level of service the county provides its citizens.
As the government began its migration towards Microsoft Vista, it sought a way to complete the migration in the most efficient way possible. What began as a manually intensive process, resulted in an efficient, zero-touch deployment approach that extended beyond the immediate need towards a long-term deployment solution.
Every day, businesses use Swimage Encore to keep their IT costs low and their ability to service their users high. Read the full case study to find out more about how Intrinsic helped Fairfax County do the same.
Case Study: Fairfax County
Paper Manufacturer Cuts Costs, Streamlines IT with Microsoft Collaboration Solution
Albany International supplies the worldwide pulp and paper industry with technologically advanced structured materials and related services. In 2005, the company’s messaging solution, based on IBM Lotus Domino Server and Lotus Notes, had grown to 62 server computers and had become difficult and costly to manage. Notes/Domino also didn’t adequately support the centralized data center or broad collaboration strategy that Albany was planning to implement. In response, the company deployed a collaboration solution that includes Microsoft® Exchange Server, Office Live Meeting, and Live Communications Server, along with its existing deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint® Portal Server. As a result, Albany has consolidated 62 servers into just 7, and it has reduced costs and simplified IT management. Employees also collaborate more effectively, improving their productivity.
Learn more about how Intrinsic and Microsoft partnered in helping Albany International maximize the return on their investment in the Microsoft Office System.
The Sweet Success of Windows Deployment Using Swimage
As a large Fortune 500 company within the consumer goods industry, this large candy and gum manufacturer based in Chicago has continuously sought ways to streamline costs and optimize operations. Because it is a global company with a large number of employees, they targeted their desktop deployment process as a key business area needing improvement.
The company used SWIMAGE to create a streamlined inventory of base images to support various regions and specific business needs. SWIMAGE also delivered value in patch management by allowing the company to upgrade the base image in a single place versus the application of several individual patches for each affected machine.
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