Turkcell Enhances Service with Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series
Turkcell migrates key application to x86 architecture powered by Intel® technology
With almost 34 million subscribers, Turkcell is not only the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, but also the third-largest mobile operator in Europe in terms of number of subscribers. The company prides itself on delivering innovation to mobile users across Turkey and beyond. Its products and services ensure easy access to data to enhance individual customers’ lifestyles and boost the productivity of corporate subscribers with tailor-made business solutions.
Challenges
• Optimize processes.
To ensure the business-critical transaction management application operates at peak performance to guarantee licensing efficiency.
• Reduce costs.
To find an alternative to high-end Unix* platforms
• Support growth.
To build a scalable IT platform to align with business expansion without generating excessive hardware cost
Solutions
• Smooth migration.
Turkcell chose to test an x86 platform based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5570 as an alternative to its high-end Unix platform
• Thorough evaluation.
Initial testing was verified on the replicated environment and supported by an in-house return on investment analysis
Impact
• Lower total cost of ownership. The new platform is expected to be 44 percent cheaper to run than the original high-end Unix platform
• Enhanced application efficiency. Performance increased by up to 35 percent
• Customer satisfaction. With enhanced transaction management capabilities, Turkcell can deliver faster service to its internal customer
Read the full Turkcell Enhances Service with Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series Case Study.
865KB
We are sorry, This PDF is available in download format only
Turkcell Enhances Service with Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series
Turkcell migrates key application to x86 architecture powered by Intel® technology
With almost 34 million subscribers, Turkcell is not only the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, but also the third-largest mobile operator in Europe in terms of number of subscribers. The company prides itself on delivering innovation to mobile users across Turkey and beyond. Its products and services ensure easy access to data to enhance individual customers’ lifestyles and boost the productivity of corporate subscribers with tailor-made business solutions.
Challenges
• Optimize processes.
To ensure the business-critical transaction management application operates at peak performance to guarantee licensing efficiency.
• Reduce costs.
To find an alternative to high-end Unix* platforms
• Support growth.
To build a scalable IT platform to align with business expansion without generating excessive hardware cost
Solutions
• Smooth migration.
Turkcell chose to test an x86 platform based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5570 as an alternative to its high-end Unix platform
• Thorough evaluation.
Initial testing was verified on the replicated environment and supported by an in-house return on investment analysis
Impact
• Lower total cost of ownership. The new platform is expected to be 44 percent cheaper to run than the original high-end Unix platform
• Enhanced application efficiency. Performance increased by up to 35 percent
• Customer satisfaction. With enhanced transaction management capabilities, Turkcell can deliver faster service to its internal customer
Read the full Turkcell Enhances Service with Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series Case Study.
