College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

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	Standardizing on HP enables The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University to deliver enhanced learning

"We concentrate on HP and it concentrates on us – it's a very effective and powerful partnership. HP stands out among all other vendors serving higher education as having the most innovative, reliable and flexible solutions to enhance learning environments. We know we have accomplished more by standardizing on HP than we would have by managing multiple vendors."

-- Jim Koenig, Director of Information Technology Services, The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University (CSB/SJU) are nationally recognized liberal arts institutions committed to providing an exceptional integrated education informed by Catholic and Benedictine values. CSB, for women, and SJU, for men, share one academic program, with 3,928 students attending classes together on both campuses. This integrated learning experience combines a challenging academic program with extensive opportunities for international study, leadership, service learning, spiritual growth, and cultural and athletic involvement.

Challenges

Make a limited IT budget stretch to meet CSB/SJU's classroom and core business processing needs.
Deliver an infrastructure capable of quickly embracing change.
Provide highly available access to all applications from all locations across two separate campuses.

Solution

Standardize on HP across all tiers of a virtualized infrastructure:
- Several HP AlphaServer systems hosting SunGard SCT Banner;
- HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 5000 with 10 terabytes of disk capacity;
- 70 HP ProLiant DL380 and DL360 servers running Windows;
- Five HP ProLiant DL380 servers running Linux;
- Multiple HP ProCurve network switches – models 5304 and 5308;
- 1,650 HP Desktop PCs – currently model dc7100; and
- Consulting services from HP to develop a comprehensive wireless computing plan.

Results

Improved infrastructure utilization and flexibility
Enhanced support via simplification of the environment and use of more streamlined proactive processes.
Dramatically improved application and infrastructure availability.
With HP solutions, the CSB/SJU budget stretches to meet needs.

For more information on how working with HP can benefit you, contact your local HP sales representative, or visit us through the Internet at our world wide web address: www.HP.com

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5983-0422EN, 01/2005