Virtualization Case Studies…

Over the last few weeks,  I have had numerous requests from folks asking about case studies. I.e. what are other people doing and how is it working for them. So here goes…

Here is a short list of some of the Canadian case studies and Microsoft Resources I have found useful:

Primary Microsoft Virtualization site:

Canada: www.microsoft.ca/virtualization

Virtualization Comparison site: www.microsoft.com/virtualization/compare

Primary Virtualization blog: blogs.technet.com/virtualization

Case Studies:

Primary case study site: www.microsoft.ca/virtualization/casestudies

1-800-GOT-JUNK? prepares for growth with the help of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (*new)

https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000005771

Get the Motor Running with Deeley Harley-Davidson and Dell (*new)

https://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/casestudies/fy2010_q4_id1436?c=us&l=en&cs=555

School Board Receives Top Marks with Microsoft Application Virtualization

https://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000006316

Canadian University Eases Administration and Improves Services with New Solution

https://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000006158

College Reduces Server Hardware by 65 Percent, Speeds Backups by 50 Percent

https://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000006165

Ricoh Canada streamlines IT administration with help of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

https://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000005797

City of London enhances citizen service delivery with the help of Windows 7

https://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000005773

Government Enhances IT Security, Increases Productivity with Operating System

https://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000001308

City of Dawson Creek: Secure, scalable Windows Server 2008 environment helps City prepare for growth (already on site)

https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000004832

Vancouver Coastal Health: Healthcare Organization Simplifies Application Access with Virtualization Solution (already on site)

https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000004454

Durham District School Board: Microsoft Application Virtualization Moves School Board to the Head of the Class

https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000002964

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board: Safety Board Uses Virtualization to Stop Server Sprawl, Support Test Environment

https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000002824

Humber College Speeds Application Deployment with Virtualization

https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000004380

Collège St-Jean de Vianney adopts virtualization allowing them to slash server costs

https://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/college_st_jean_de_vianney.mspx

Watch this space for more coming soon… Enjoy!