BART Switches to Nutanix Enterprise Cloud for Enhanced Management and Performance
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Nutanix Enterprise Cloud
- Nutanix Prism
- VMware ESXi
- VMware Horizon View
- Oracle databases
Tech Stack
- Nutanix Enterprise Cloud
- VMware ESXi
- Oracle databases
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
- Energy Saving
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Transportation
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
SF Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a public transportation system that connects San Francisco, California with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. As a major public transit agency, BART plays a crucial role in the daily commute of thousands of residents and visitors in the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization is responsible for providing safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services across its network, which includes multiple lines and stations. BART's operations are supported by a complex IT infrastructure that manages various aspects of its services, including finance, human resources, maintenance, and security. Given the scale and importance of its operations, BART requires a robust and scalable IT infrastructure to ensure seamless service delivery and to support its mission-critical applications.
The Challenge
BART completed a $40 million business transformation project in 2012, modernizing all of its finance, HR, and maintenance systems using traditional storage systems and HP servers. However, the existing infrastructure was becoming increasingly difficult to manage and scale, especially as BART sought to refresh its BART police application infrastructure and add a new disaster recovery location. The organization needed a new private cloud environment that was easy to manage and scale, and could support its enterprise applications more efficiently. Additionally, BART faced challenges with its existing EMC VNX system, which experienced a catastrophic system failure in 2015, highlighting the need for a more reliable and robust infrastructure solution.
The Solution
After a thorough study, BART selected Nutanix for its virtual desktop deployment project in 2013, initially purchasing four NX-3450 systems and one NX-3150 node. The success of the VDI project led BART to expand its use of Nutanix for its internal cloud platform project, purchasing an additional NX-7100 node. This decision was driven by Nutanix's ability to simplify management, improve performance, and increase reliability for BART's private cloud, VDI deployment, and enterprise applications. BART also launched an Oracle database virtualization project, which was previously deemed impossible before adopting Nutanix. The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud platform, along with Nutanix Prism management solution, VMware ESXi, VMware Horizon View, and Oracle databases, provided BART with a comprehensive solution to address its infrastructure challenges. The deployment of Nutanix allowed BART to seamlessly launch a new private cloud for all enterprise apps, cut management time in half, and reduce deployment time from 8 months to just a few days. Additionally, BART was able to reduce its data center footprint and power requirements by 3x without sacrificing performance.
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