Business & Decision Group is a leading French international consulting and data management company. It specialises in hosting services for business intelligence, customer relationship management and e-business applications.
Challenge
In the face of rising energy prices, growing concerns about energy-efficiency and the increased demand for specialised hosting services, the company decided to expand its data centre facilities in Grenoble, France. This included incorporating green technologies such as free cooling sources and a precise metering tool that monitors and continuously improves energy consumption.
Solution
The company tested the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series for its virtualisation capacity and performance. Early results showed that it could gain virtualisation rates of 20:1 and with a processor load slightly below 55 per cent. Power consumption was reduced by approximately 30 per cent compared to the previous generation of processors.
Benefits
The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series can double the capacity of each virtual server compared to the previous version enabling greater flexibility in adapting to the needs of clients. The implementation of new hosted services is now far quicker leading to a 50 per cent drop in implementation costs.
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