Overview
Vehicle manufacturer Renault formed ACI in January 1999 with a $90-million investment. Since its inception, the company relied on a custom-developed, mainframe-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) application to manage product data as well as production logistics. However, since its parent company had standardized on SAP and Sun hardware for its ERP needs, ACI decided to follow suit, choosing SAP R/3 in a distributed environment of Sun Enterprise servers running Solaris 8 Operating Environment and Sun Cluster 3.0 software. Sun Services worked with ACI to design part of the architecture and install and configure the servers.
In this webcast, our panel of experts will review where we are with next generation telecoms in the UK, working through the concept of 'Telecoms 2.0': - Realising the potential of Next Generation Networks - why it isn't just about the technology? - What attributes should firms be looking for in their telco partner? - Is the relationship between telco provider and customer changing? - What things need to happen to make next generation services a reality? - You say you want the supplier to change. Do you want to change too? - What is Telecoms 2.0?
ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.
In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.
This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.