Stromasys Increases Efficiency for MediSolution Using CHARON-AXP
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- America
Country
- Canada
Product
- CHARON-AXP
- HP Proliant DL380 G5
Tech Stack
- Virtualization Software
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Intel Quad-Core Processors
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Environmental Impact Reduction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- Professional Service
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Founded in 1974, MediSolution provides enterprise resource planning and specialized blood bank software solutions and services to healthcare and service sector customers across North America. MediSolution’s Virtuo product portfolio comprises software solutions and services, including the Financial Management Suite (FMS), Human Capital Management Suite (HCM), Business Intelligence Solutions (BI), and Blood Bank Solutions. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, and serves more than 300 healthcare, public, and service-sector organizations. MediSolution is known for maximizing operational efficiencies, lowering costs, and improving service delivery for its clients.
The Challenge
MediSolution, a leading IT company in Montreal, Canada, faced challenges with their legacy Alpha hardware, which was running out of data storage space and incurring excessive maintenance costs. They needed a system with more storage and lower annual running costs. Migrating applications to a new platform would increase storage capacity but would also take a lot of time and involve considerable expense and risk. Adding another AlphaServer would double capacity but also double maintenance costs, require more space, and increase energy consumption. MediSolution decided to explore other options to avoid recompiling existing applications, a complex and time-consuming task.
The Solution
MediSolution's network administrator, Josue Valdez, sought a solution from Stromasys to address their Alpha hardware dilemma. Stromasys proposed using CHARON-AXP virtualization software, which would allow MediSolution to replace their AlphaServer 1200 hardware with a modern system while continuing to run the existing operating system, applications, and software without modification. MediSolution selected a new HP Proliant DL380 G5 server with two Intel Quad-Core processors, running Microsoft Windows Server. Stromasys scheduled the Charon installation after normal business hours, estimating the process would take approximately two days, including data transfer. The installation was executed swiftly, taking less time than estimated, with minimal effort required from MediSolution.
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