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Upgrade Pakor Inc.'s pre-Windows XP technology with data mobility, diversified workstations, & optimized servers for remote access & efficient operations. Explore cost-effective solutions to enhance productivity & connectivity.
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Pakor Incorporated Technology Upgrades Brent Pavlovich
The Problem • Current technology dates back to pre Windows XP • No easy and reliable data movement system • No way to access company recourses outside the office
Ways to Mitigate the Problem • Allow employee access away from the office • Upgrade department workstations • Create a background resource network
Data Mobility • 58% of adults use smartphones and tablets at work • Employees need to be able to use these devices within the organization • Can range from accessing email to full control of company computer
Employee Workstations • Traditional desktop towers and monitors • Cheap workhorses • No portability • Thin Clients • Cheap • Little processing power
Employee Workstations • Laptops and docking stations • Portable • Expensive for high power models • Tablets and Ultra-portables • Extreme portability • High cost • Low processing power
Background Resources Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software • Windows Server 2008 • Controllers for thin clients
Background Resource Hardware Traditional Servers Virtual Servers Share one large pool of system resources Easy to create a new operating system During a hardware failure, system pulls from pool Expensive set up cost • Thought of as powerful computers • One operating system per server • During a hardware failure, entire system is offline • Cheaper set up cost
Recommendations forPakor (Data Mobility) • Use SaaS to implement an ERP system • Allow employees to use tablets and smartphones • Estimated cost $650,000
Recommendations forPakor (Workstations) • Executive Department • HP Z1 G2 desktops • Apple iPad Air tablets • Warehouse and Sales • Microsoft Surface 2 tablets • Pro edition for sales • All other departments • HP AiOthin clients Estimated cost $30,000
Recommendations forPakor (Servers) • Blades for Virtual Resource Pool • HP ProLient BL680c G7 • Storage Area Network for ERP System • 200 terabytes of storage • HP Store Easy 1630 Estimated Cost $320,000
Ways to Mitigate the Problem • Allow employee access away from the office • Implement ERP systems as SaaS • Upgrade department workstations • Upgrade workstations to either desktop, laptop, thin client, or tablet • Create a background resource network • Use blades for a virtual server resource pool