CASE STUDY
We asked Paul Rapier , Vice President of IT , Detroit Pistons , for more
How did the Pistons IT team work with Infinidat on implementing the transformation ?
Infinidat facilitated a seamless transition . The installation was completed in a single day , with Infinidat managing the entire process .
Prior to the installation , our only requirement was to provide necessary information , after which Infinidat took charge of the remaining tasks .
The user-friendly nature of the storage system allowed my team and me to concentrate on utilizing the enhancements in storage reliability and flexibility . Throughout the process , the Infinidat team was proactive in supporting us , ensuring a smooth transition .
How did you sell the wider Pistons organization on the advantages of adopting Infinidat ?
I successfully secured organizational backing for transitioning to Infinidat to fulfill our storage requirements , primarily because the InfiniBox solution perfectly aligns with our need for swift and straightforward scalability in storage capacity as demand arises .
Infinidat ’ s system offers a highly flexible and efficient enterprise storage solution , enabling us to enhance our support for the digital asset management system that houses all the Pistons ’ video and photographic content .
Our management team was cognizant of the limitations presented by our former storage solutions . Collectively , we recognized the substantial business and technical advantages that Infinidat presented . The InfiniBox was instrumental in addressing the challenges we faced with our outdated storage arrays – making Infinidat ’ s solution a logical choice .
Where do see the adoption of the InfiniBox solution taking the Pistons – as an organization – into the future ?
The InfiniBox is poised to accommodate our organization ’ s rapidly expanding data needs . With this solution , we are wellequipped to elevate our video and photo resolutions in the future and embrace additional creative applications without any concerns regarding storage capacity .
Our data asset management team is already contemplating the transition from 4K to 8K resolutions in the coming years . Infinidat has empowered us with the flexibility to determine our storage requirements precisely as needed . Our journey with InfiniBox promises unparalleled availability , simplicity , high performance , cyber resilience and scalability . I am confident in the prospect of investing in another InfiniBox in the future without any reservations . in the enterprise storage industry . Installation of the InfiniBox in a single rack in their main data facility at the Pistons Performance Center was 3x faster than the implementation of the Pistons ’ previous storage arrays by the incumbent vendors .
InfiniBox allows the Pistons to consolidate the applications and workloads from three different storage vendors onto their InfiniBox platform , which now provides the storage capacity , performance and advanced capabilities for VMware environments , SQL environments and various file applications and workloads , including data stores , video and file archives . implementation into a state of-the-art , automated storage infrastructure .
“ Infinidat took a heavy weight off our shoulders for us in the tech department . We don ’ t have the performance issues looming over our head like we did with the previous storage system . Now , there are no issues doing the data ingest . As a senior IT leader , I sleep better at night , thanks to Infinidat ,” said Rapier . p
The new solution eliminated the complexity of having multiple storage boxes with different user interfaces and different operating systems , as well as multiple service plans .
“ InfiniBox is easy to use and we love how it ’ s easy to expand when we need more storage capacity ,” Rapier said .
Since moving to InfiniBox , the Pistons have cut ongoing storage management time by 75 % and evolved IT
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