Hardware Consolidation Under The Microscope

According to IBM, the University will also see a reduction in the power and space requirements of its on-campus machine rooms, helping the site to meet government energy saving targets.

Other benefits include lower operating costs; improved collaboration tools; increased storage space; improved storage management tools; and higher levels of service to teaching staff and students alike.

According to Fraser Davidson, IBM UK vice president of public sector, the University has an impressive vision to use technology to consistently deliver the best teaching materials both remotely to students and for students using IT on-campus.

Under the agreement, IBM will provide remote managed information services, offering IT management and support to the University, so freeing its IT team's time to focus on skills and knowledge development in areas of more strategic significance.

Davidson said that the contract, which was signed back in September, also addresses Middlesex University's email and file storage requirements.

Through server and storage consolidation and virtualisation, the organisation's storage capacity will be increased by 45 per cent, from 48 to 70 terabytes, exploiting the benefits of IBM XIV Storage System and IBM System x3850 M2 hardware.