UXC Getronics Australia announces improved Data Centre capability

Wednesday 20th January 2009.

UXC Getronics Australia announced some key developments in its capability to help customers to help drive down the costs of IT operations and to reduce their carbon footprint. The company has now completed certification to become one of the few Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Advanced Technology Partners in Australia, with a view towards helping customers to achieve more aggressive sustainability targets through the latest data centre technology from Cisco.

Paul Timmins, Managing Director of UXC Getronics, said,”UXC Getronics is very pleased to achieve the Cisco Unified Computing System certification. This investment is a critical part of our strategy to continue to help our customers use IT to deliver positive business outcomes. Our customers are looking to us for ways to continue to innovate while further driving down costs of IT operation as well as reducing their carbon footprint. We see the new architecture from Cisco as another way to deliver on these demands”.

In addition to achieving the Cisco UCS certification, UXC Getronics has invested in research and development of a new Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) offering. “VDI” is an architectural approach that enables desktop virtualisation, the ability to provide desktop services through any client device with the programs, applications, processes and data being housed in a data centre. The benefits are often reduced operational costs of running desktop fleets, as well as the ability for a business to retain its intellectual property in a data centre, rather than on its employees’ hard drives. David Gabo, Infrastructure Practice Manager at UXC Getronics explains “Many of our customers are exploring VDI and can see the benefits. We are helping them understand and assess the considerations, particularly on infrastructure, core business applications and their change management processes. With investments we have made in understanding the business case, technology and training, we can confidently guide our customers on along a path that will help them use VDI where it will give them a positive outcome.”