Textron Case Study
Manufacturer to Reduce IT Costs by $2.5 Million with Hybrid Cloud Storage
Overview
Customer: Textron
Customer Website: www.textron.com
Customer Size: 32,000 employees
Country or Region: United States
Industry: Manufacturing—Aerospace and defense
Customer Profile
Textron is a highly diversified company that makes aircraft, military intelligence products, and industrial and consumer products. The Providence, Rhode Island-based firm employs 32,000 people in 25 countries.
Business Situation
Textron needed to reduce rising storage costs and ensure that it was getting the best possible value from its storage budget.
Solution
Textron shifted to hybrid cloud storage using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Azure StorSimple.
Benefits
Reduce storage costs by US$2.5 million annually
Gain storage scalability
Improve data availability
"We’ve reduced storage costs by 80 percent, or $2.5 million, by moving data into Microsoft Azure using StorSimple, which helped us meet our targeted IT budget reductions.”
David Ginn, Director of Architecture, Textron Information Services, Textron
In response to increasing storage costs, Textron shifted to Microsoft hybrid cloud storage based on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Azure StorSimple. By using cloud-based storage, Textron will reduce annual storage costs by US$2.5 million and gain rapid and cost-effective storage scalability. Textron has also gained a cost-effective disaster recovery solution that shortens data access time from 72 hours to minutes.
Situation
Founded in 1923, Providence, Rhode Island-based Textron is known around the world for its powerful aircraft brands, such as Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft Company. But it also makes golf cars, wire and cable installation systems, turf-care products, automotive parts, and military intelligence products. Textron not only spans multiple industries, but it is also known as a pioneer of the diversified
Overview
Customer: Textron
Customer Website: www.textron.com
Customer Size: 32,000 employees
Country or Region: United States
Industry: Manufacturing—Aerospace and defense
Customer Profile
Textron is a highly diversified company that makes aircraft, military intelligence products, and industrial and consumer products. The Providence, Rhode Island-based firm employs 32,000 people in 25 countries.
Business Situation
Textron needed to reduce rising storage costs and ensure that it was getting the best possible value from its storage budget.
Solution
Textron shifted to hybrid cloud storage using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Azure StorSimple.
Benefits
Reduce storage costs by US$2.5 million annually
Gain storage scalability
Improve data availability
"We’ve reduced storage costs by 80 percent, or $2.5 million, by moving data into Microsoft Azure using StorSimple, which helped us meet our targeted IT budget reductions.”
David Ginn, Director of Architecture, Textron Information Services, Textron
In response to increasing storage costs, Textron shifted to Microsoft hybrid cloud storage based on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Azure StorSimple. By using cloud-based storage, Textron will reduce annual storage costs by US$2.5 million and gain rapid and cost-effective storage scalability. Textron has also gained a cost-effective disaster recovery solution that shortens data access time from 72 hours to minutes.
Situation
Founded in 1923, Providence, Rhode Island-based Textron is known around the world for its powerful aircraft brands, such as Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft Company. But it also makes golf cars, wire and cable installation systems, turf-care products, automotive parts, and military intelligence products. Textron not only spans multiple industries, but it is also known as a pioneer of the diversified