Case Studies

Tech Brief: Hassle-free Migrations from GroupWise to "The Cloud"

Make migrations cost-effective and hassle-free by moving data for e-mail accounts, calendars, tasks and personal address books from GroupWise directly to “the cloud.”

Cybersecurity Frequently Asked Questions

This brief provides Quest Software’s responses to the most frequently asked questions about the security of our products and their compliance with federal guidelines and regulations.

De-Mystifying VMware® Storage Consumption

Increase utilization of server and storage environments, enabling IT teams to dramatically reduce capital spending and operating expenditures for energy and data center floor space.

The City of San Mateo Jump Starts Stalled Migration with Notes Migrator for Exchange

Notes Migrator quickly and accurately migrates users’ e-mail, calendars, tasks, and personal address books from Lotus Notes to new mailboxes on an Exchange or Exchange Online server.

Be SURE about Storage Capacity Management

Systematic, Usage-based Regimen for Enterprises™ (SURE™) is a storage capacity management system that determines current and predicts future storage array usage.

Five Keys to Building Better SharePoint Sites

This paper will first explain how frustrations arise as usage requirements become more complex, then provide guidance to help you address these frustrations.

Virginia DMV Enhances Decisions, Boosts Safety, Through Integration with Other Agencies

The DMV used the Microsoft® Connected Government Framework to create an integrated solution that so far includes the state Department of Transportation and Virginia State Police.

Using Search to Track and Eliminate Online Sales of Illegal Plants and Animals

The rapid adoption of e-commerce during the last decade has complicated APHIS‘ objective of preventing the importation of illegal plants and animals. The USDA quickly realized that they needed a new strategy for managing the threats posed by Web sales of invasive species.

Federal Institution Supports 60 Million Daily Database Hits with Reliability, Added Security

The institution moved to a Web and database solution based on Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 in an unusual, load-balanced, peer-to-peer configuration that provides scalability, reliability—and added security.

Maritime Agency Provides Real-Time Data with Enhanced Visualization Technology

The Maritime Administration wanted a better way to access, view, and distribute essential information to support the strategic requirements of the U.S. Marine Transportation System and its contribution to the economic viability of the nation.

Texas Develops Online Geospatial Data Repository to Support Emergency Management

TNRIS integrated Bing™ Maps for Enterprise and Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 technologies with its existing geographic information system investments to create a simple yet robust solution.

Police Department Scores for Taxpayers with Super Bowl Incident-Management Solution

The Tampa Police Department needed a Web-based collaboration environment that could foster multi-agency coordination to ensure security and public safety for Super Bowl XLIII.

Police Department Ensures Super Bowl Security, Reduces Costs with New IT Tools

The department needed to coordinate more than 25 security agencies to ensure the safety of more than 500,000 people attending Super Bowl XLIII.

Startup Shaves Two Months, $20,000 Off Development

New company Piryx wanted to change the way political campaigns are managed in the United States—but first it had to change the minds of investors who said Microsoft® software was too expensive for a startup. It did so with the help of Microsoft BizSpark™ technology, which provides access to Microsoft development tools, key parts of the Microsoft application platform, and production use rights to Microsoft servers. Piryx saved two months and U.S.$20,000 on development—“huge for a startup,” according to its CEO.

Supercomputing Center Sees 46 Percent Performance Gain with HPC System

The National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment wanted to expand the types of systems that it uses to include smaller, powerful computers that are easy for researchers to use. The center opted to test the Cray CX1™ deskside supercomputer with Windows® HPC Server 2008 and was impressed with the results. The new system is 46 percent faster in the delivery of complex analyses, resulting in greater researcher productivity.

Trade Association Enhances Security, Cuts Credential Management Work by 75 Percent

NRECA deployed Microsoft® Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 to get an integrated, automated approach to managing the entire lifecycle of user identities and credentials.

NASA Provides Interactive, 3-D Views of the Next Mars Rover to the Public

Now, with Silverlight, NASA can give people an up-close-and-personal view of Curiosity that’s different from anything offered before.

State of Michigan Chooses Microsoft over Novell and Linux; Saves $14 Million Annually

The State of Michigan had a highly de-centralized and expensive core IT infra-structure. The state wanted to reduce costs while boosting performance and efficiency.

City Enhances Service Delivery with Automated Request Management

To support its Service First initiative to provide exceptional public service, Bellevue needed to better integrate communication among departments, automate processes, and track service requests.

Albemarle County Enhances Security with Microsoft Solution Accelerators

As the Albemarle County IT Department prepared to deploy new applications, it needed a guide to help it create, implement, and manage standards to help enforce data security and safeguard system integrity.