2011 Case Studies
Mainline's storage virtualization and consolidation solution lowers IT costs for a Florida county school district
A large Florida county with a population of more than 1.3 million has a school district with nearly 200 schools.
"I knew the budget would be tight and we would have to find savings for the school district. But I didn't expect that we would save $3.1 million over three years with Mainline's solution" - Florida county school district's IT specialist
Staybridge Upgrades Complimentary Guest Computing with Cloud VDI Solution from Mainline
Staybridge Suites Tallahassee, owned by Summit east Management, is an all-suite, residential-style, extended-stay hotel in a resort setting.
"By moving the server and virtualizing the hotel's VDI using cloud technology, the hotel is saving $5,000 a year in electricity costs alone, based on current Tallahassee electricity rates". "More important, the quality of the guest experience has improved." - Sam Mckay, General Manager
Columbia County government deploys virtual desktops for greater security and lower costs
Columbia County, incorporated in 1790, is located on the Savannah River in northeast Georgia. As one of the fastest-growing counties in the region, it saw population growth of 39 percent between 2000 and 2010.
"We were impressed with the solution and cost savings involved," - Sean McArdle, IT Manager reporting to the County Administrator's Office
Chainalytics Increases Benchmarking Efficiencies with Mainline/IBM SPSS Solution
Chainalytics, a leading supply chain research, analytics and consulting firm, is focused on enabling fact-based supply chain decisions.
"We are able to focus analyst resources on providing greater customer insights versus non-value-added effort. This has enriched the customer experience and increased our market penetration from $10 billion to over $25 billion in data processed in one year alone." - Matt Harding, principal of Chainalytics
IGS Energy Lowers Cost, Energy Consumption with VDI Solution from Mainline
Since the late 1990s, after opening to the residential market, IGS Energy has been a leading natural gas provider to both commercial and residential customers and has been known for its energy expertise and simple, clear consumer solutions.
"We selected Mainline because of their VDI and VM expertise, and we were not disappointed." - Randy Keefer, IGS Energy Manager of Technology Infrastructure
Inland Power and Light Company Virtualizes Operations, Improves Performance and Lowers Costs with Mainline Solution
As one of more than 900 cooperatives created during the New Deal to bring electric power service to rural areas in the United States, Inland Power and Light Company (Inland) provided its first customers with electricity in 1938 in Spokane, Washington.
"Mainline met and exceeded our goals." - Chris Cable, Applications Support Specialist
Mainline improves resilience and responsiveness for Pacific Disaster Center through Virtualization
The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), strategically situated on the island of Maui, Hawaii, was founded in 1996 to advance regional best practices in disaster risk reduction.
"I was looking for fast, reliable and highly scalable computing, plus networking and data storage resources," said Kali, "especially to address exponential demands for information during a disaster event." - Keone Kali, PDC's Technology Advisor
Mainline provides Parkview Health a secure healthcare compliant solution that increases IT efficiency and performance.
Health care delivery systems in the United States have undergone tremendous changes in the past decade.
"Mainline came to us with valuable suggestions and ideas and helped Parkview get the IFLs installed and running." - Paul Jones, Parkview Health's Director of IT
Mainline and SkyView Partner to Meet Napa Recycling and Waste Services IT Security Needs
Napa Recycling and Waste Services (NRWS) provides recycling and waste collection to businesses and residents in the city of Napa and southern unincorporated Napa County.
"They walked me through the processes involved in assessing the current system and identifying the problems, and provided a road map and user training documents. It was easy to work with them, and they made the changes solid and painless." - Mike Murray, Chief Financial Officer
The American University of Puerto Rico Consolidates and Virtualizes IT with Solution from Mainline
The American University of Puerto Rico achieves IT goals and objectives.
