Improving Compliance with ZENworks Asset Management
"Novell ZENworks Asset Management is a good fit for us because it works
across multiple platforms including Linux, UNIX*, Windows and Macintosh*,"
said
As a non-profit educational organization, Sesame Workshop leases most of its desktops, laptops and servers. The organization selected Novell ZENworks Asset Management to automate the process of tracking hardware and software inventory. The policy-based asset management process has enabled the company to decrease the time it takes to inventory and distribute new equipment. With ZENworks Asset Management, the organization has reduced its inventory management time by 70 percent, freeing its small IT staff to focus on more strategic projects while ensuring the proper management of its licensing contracts. In addition, the organization is using Novell identity and security management solutions to provide more than 10,000 users with secure access to its intranet.
"Sesame Workshop needs technology solutions that help them focus on
effectively and efficiently reaching millions of children, parents and
educators," said
Reducing Cost with Xen Virtualization
Sesame Workshop also selected SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell to run its Web infrastructure at roughly 15 percent of the cost of a proprietary solution. With the Xen virtualization built into SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, the company has reduced its Web server footprint by 80 percent and its hardware costs by 30 percent, because they can now use virtual Web servers to run multiple Web sites. By leveraging open source software, the organization has dramatically reduced its software costs, contributing to an overall IT budget reduction of 18 percent.
Sesame Workshop is also replacing its Sun* Solaris*, Microsoft* Windows* and Debian servers with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Since migrating to Linux*, the company has demonstrated dramatic improvement in its Web performance as its home page load time decreased by 130 percent.
"Instead of paying for proprietary hardware with UNIX, we can now get competitive pricing from all the major hardware vendors," Broadwater said. "Moving to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server gives us the robustness of Linux, as well as the option to run whatever open source tools best fit our business. The cost savings are incredible."
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