Case Studies by Solution
Consolidation & Virtualization
- Springleaf Finance (2013)
- Banco de la Nación (NY) (2012)
- School Apparel Inc. (2012)
- IGS Energy (2011)
- Inland Power and Light Company (2011)
- Pacific Disaster Center (2011)
- The American University of Puerto Rico (2011
- University of Connecticut (2010)
- SurePayroll (2010)
- Texas Wesleyan University (2010)
- Centers for Dialysis Care (2010)
- Dunlap & Kyle Company (2010)
- Genesee County (2010)
- El Paso Independent School Dist (2010)
- MedNetWoRx (2010)
- Alachua Cty IT Dept. (2009)
- Ascensus (2009)
- Bank of Stockton (2009)
- Brown Truckin (2009)
- Bullmoose Tube Company (2009)
- Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh (2009)
- St. Johns River Commun. College (2009)
- Suncoast Center for CMH (2009)
Springleaf Finance Consolidates IT, Reduces Costs with Mainline Solution
Springleaf Finance, Inc., was founded in 1920 as Interstate Finance Corporation to underwrite the sales of trucks and other vehicles. The company has grown by expanding its markets and services and through mergers and acquisitions.
"Partnering with IBM and Mainline makes it easier for us to develop cost-effective and flexible computing solutions, so it's a very pleasant experience working with Mainline" - Mark Stephens, associate director, iSeries Systems support for Springleaf Financial Services
Mainline Provides Consolidation and Virtualization to Banco de la Nación (NY) to Improve Performance and Lower Cost
Banco de la Nación Argentina (BNA) was founded in Buenos Aires in 1891 as a government-owned, autonomous commercial bank of the eighth-largest nation (by land area) in the world. BNA provides a wide variety of products to its customers through its 624 branches in Argentina and branches in 15 other countries.
"Mainline had better pricing, a more thorough support model and provided more value for the dollar," - Leo Rodriguez, VP and program manager of IT
Mainline Helps School Apparel Improve Its Manufacturing and Fulfillment System with IBM Power and Storage Solutions
Many parents, teachers and school officials believe that having children wear school uniforms or follow a dress code is a positive way to reduce discipline problems and promote school safety. Others believe it curbs freedom of expression. While the debate about regulating school attire in public schools continues, the adoption of school uniforms in public schools increased from less than 1% in the 1994-95 school year to 23% in 2012. As a result, School Apparel, Inc., a manufacturer of school wear and dress code apparel for children, is thriving.
"Mainline was very accommodating and adaptable." - Brian Botelho, Systems Engineering Manager
IGS Energy Lowers Cost, Energy Consumption with VDI Solution from Mainline
Since the late 1990s, after opening to the residential market, IGS Energy has been a leading natural gas provider to both commercial and residential customers and has been known for its energy expertise and simple, clear consumer solutions.
"We selected Mainline because of their VDI and VM expertise, and we were not disappointed." - Randy Keefer, IGS Energy Manager of Technology Infrastructure
Inland Power and Light Company Virtualizes Operations, Improves Performance and Lowers Costs with Mainline Solution
As one of more than 900 cooperatives created during the New Deal to bring electric power service to rural areas in the United States, Inland Power and Light Company (Inland) provided its first customers with electricity in 1938 in Spokane, Washington.
"Mainline met and exceeded our goals." - Chris Cable, Applications Support Specialist
Mainline improves resilience and responsiveness for Pacific Disaster Center through Virtualization
The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), strategically situated on the island of Maui, Hawaii, was founded in 1996 to advance regional best practices in disaster risk reduction.
"I was looking for fast, reliable and highly scalable computing, plus networking and data storage resources," said Kali, "especially to address exponential demands for information during a disaster event." - Keone Kali, PDC's Technology Advisor
The American University of Puerto Rico Consolidates and Virtualizes IT with Solution from Mainline
The American University of Puerto Rico achieves IT goals and objectives.
University of Connecticut Virtualizes and Consolidates Data Center
Achieves better performance and optimizes resources
"The Blade Center brought uniformity to the system and processes, creating numerous efficiencies, Smith explained. "For example, now we can budget on a capacity planning basis, as need grows." - Jim Mindek, Manager of Computing Infrastructure
SurePayroll Optimizes Data Management for Mission-critical Website
Company makes better use of the existing storage without adding more complexity to their infrastructure
"The upgraded web servers performed so much better than we expected when we served the W-2s on the website. I was impressed." - Michael Fineberg, SurePayroll's Chief Technology Officer
Texas Wesleyan University Modernizes IT Infrastructure
Uses Phased Approach Starting With Server and Storage Consolidation
"By driving revenue, decreasing costs and providing greater administrative control, TXW's management recognizes IT's role as a partner in the business of running the university and in facilitating organizational excellence." - Marcus Kerr, TXW's Chief Information Officer
The Centers for Dialysis Care Achieves Greater Efficiency and Higher Performance with Server and Storage Consolidation
Healthcare Provider Consolidates 28 Servers down to 4!
"We were impressed with everyone we worked with from Mainline, their technical skills, ability to provide hands-on instruction and the willingness to stand behind their commitments," he emphasized. "I would absolutely work with Mainline again." - Mark Horste, CDC Director of Information Services
Carolinas HealthCare System Manages Explosive Data Growth with Storage Solution from Mainline
John Smykowski, Network Infrastructure Manager, responsible for day-to-day operations of CHS's data network and storage area network, was facing a number of challenges, but his primary concern was the explosive growth in data that the storage system was experiencing.
"For this project, Mainline was instrumental in bringing in expertise that proved to be essential to the success of the project. In fact," he concluded, "whenever we do major upgrades or install new applications, they are on site to support us whenever it's needed." - John Smykowski, Network Infrastructure Manager
Dunlap & Kyle Company Drives Tire Business Forward with Server, Storage and Business Continuity Solution from Mainline
Dunlap & Kyle Company, Inc. (D&K), also known as Gateway Tire and Service, is the third-largest privately-held tire distributor in the United States.
"With virtualized storage, we now have a much faster system with higher availability, better performance and management tools that make the whole configuration easier to manage." - Stuart Hill, CIO
Genesee County Upgrades and Improves County IT Systems with Consolidation and Virtualization Solution from Mainline
Steve Zimmer, CIO of Genesee County, is responsible for developing and executing strategies that align with and support the Genesee County mission and providing an integrated and collaborative information technology environment for county residents, business owners, visitors and county government departments.
"We estimate that this solution will save the County $185,000 over three years, in addition to the $400 per month we're saving on electricity. With this lower TCO, the legislators are happy and our customers will begin experiencing better performance and reliability as these new applications go into production." - Steve Zimmer, CIO
El Paso Independent School District Gets Greater System Performance and Reliability with Mainline Solution
On the U.S. Mexican border across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez, the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) reflects the location, common cultural history with Mexico, and the demographics of El Paso.
"The bottom line is that Mainline provided us with a reliable, high-performance system that is very cost-effective that will grow as we grow." - Louis Mona, Director, Administration Services
Mainline Helps Optimize MedNetWoRx IT Infrastructure Through Virtualization and Data Center Solution
MedNetWoRx, an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and practice management application service provider (ASP) based in Dallas, helps medical practices run more effectively and efficiently.
"Our site management clients are also seeing improved performance. Our support calls have been reduced by 50%, bringing down our costs related to technical support hours. As an added benefit, Mainline's solution has also increased flexibility within these practices, since users now have the ability to move from desktop to desktop." - Merlin Glynn, CIO
Mainline Helps Alachua County Consolidate Servers Through Virtualization, Providing Higher Performance and Lowering TCO
Florida's Alachua County government provides public services ranging from public works - fire rescue, police and court system - to election oversight and tax collection for a county population of 227,120.
"Mainline is truly dedicated to superior service to customers. You can't put a price on that." - Dave Kochert, Assistant Director of ITS
Mainline Helps Ascensus Cost-Effectively Upgrade, Consolidate and Improve Disaster Recovery
Ascensus, the retirement services operating division of Crump Group, Inc. (CGI), is a leading provider of retirement plan solutions to company-sponsored retirement plans.
"With the disk and Power6 implementation, Ascensus saw a 130% performance improvement. For Ascensus customers, this means better monitoring and higher quality of service." - Carl Dotger, Vice President, Systems Engineering
Mainline Provides a Green Solution, Leveraging Consolidation & Virtualization for the Bank of Stockton
The year 1867 brought dramatic changes to the transportation infrastructure of Stockton, California, making it the shipping and transportation hub of the San Joaquin Valley.
"Overall, I feel very good about the project, equipment and pricing." - Vincent Lo, Vice President of Network Applications
Brown Trucking Company Gets Up-to-Speed for New Growth with Virtualized Infrastructure Solution from Mainline
What started out as a trucking business with one dump truck in the mid-1960s, is today a fleet of 500 road tractors and 2,500 trailers that operates in nine states in the Southeast U.S.
"Our system is incredibly flexible. We can integrate new trucks, new customers and new acquisitions into the system from a central location." - Mike Odum, Vice President and General Manager
Consolidation, IT Optimization & Lower TCO for Bull Moose Tube Company Through Mainline's Virtualization Solution
Most people haven't heard of Bull Moose Tube Company (BMT), but chances are they've had their hands on one of their products sometime in the past week.
"With Mainline's help, we've centralized management, optimized resources, automated operations and ensured business continuity and application availability" - Russ Carlisle, Network Administrator
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Consolidates and Upgrades IT System for Greater Efficiencies and Performance with Solution from Mainline
Lovers of dinosaurs, star-gazing, Campbell Soup cans and modern international art have a great resource in the myriad of exhibits and programs offered by Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
"Most importantly we are now able to better address best practices, from data preservation to financial accountability, for the entire Carnegie Museums system." - John Fogg, Director of IT
St. Johns River Community College Provides Greater Educational Access with a Consolidation & Virtualization Solution from Mainline
St. Johns River Community College (SJRCC), serving three counties in northeast Florida - Putnam, Clay and St. John - is one of 27 community colleges in Florida whose mission is to increase educational opportunities and expand services to the community.
"Thanks to Mainline, this new IT infrastructure allows us to offer students and faculty broader, richer resources that are more accessible." - Melissa Miller, SJRCC Vice President
Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health Enables Higher Quality of Care with Mainline's Consolidation and Storage Solution
Florida's Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health serves 15,000 children, adults and seniors at more than 70 sites throughout Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Manatee and Sarasota counties.
The Mainline team members were very professional and knowledgeable, and were available to address any questions we had through the implementation, as well as afterwards." - John Walsh, Suncoast Information Services Manager
