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AXA Group Uses Virtual Machines to Curb IT Expenses and Modernize Data Centers

Category: Data Management, Servers and Server OS, IT Management

Tags: microsoft virtual server 2005, microsoft windows, server, management, data

Overview AXA Group is an international financial protection company with 50 million clients and more than 117,000 employees. In 2003, AXA launched a companywide server consolidation program to lower data center costs. When Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 became available, the North American IT group at AXA evaluated it, and the chief information officer approved its use in global data centers. In addition to helping AXA dramatically streamline its Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 - based holdings, Virtual Server 2005 delivers savings from faster server provisioning and lower server management costs.

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Publisher: Microsoft
File Format: WORD
Date Published: Mar 17, 2007
Format: Case Studies
Topics: Virtualization, Data Center, Server Consolidation

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