SAAone road-building scheme partners needed secure access to the same data. Cisco opened the route to a data center in the cloud.

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Case Study | SAAone
Size: 1000 employees Location: The Netherlands Industry: Construction
Large civil engineering jobs usually involve a range of firms. The Schiphol,
Amsterdam, and Almere highway project, called SAAone, is a case in point.
There are four main partners, but others are brought onboard from time to time.
Sharing knowledge and plans is vital for smooth progress. So if each partner
firm used only its own systems, making headway can be difficult. SAAone
sought an innovative way of creating its own IT shared service center.
“FlexPod is a real game changer. It’s fast-delivering, highly secure,
and very user friendly.”
John Kools, Program Manager, SAAone
Four firms are working on SAAone, a major Dutch road-building project. They
can’t afford to work in siloes. A Cisco® private cloud means each firm can
securely access the same data.
• Provide secure access to common data
• Reduce costs and administrative overheads
Challenges
Private cloud for
data clearway
SAAone road-building scheme partners needed
secure access to the same data. Cisco opened
the route to a data center in the cloud

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In just 11 weeks, Cisco FlexPod gave
SAAone exactly what it needed
Secure access for all accredited parties
A private cloud based on FlexPod, which combines Cisco servers and switches
with NetApp storage, gave SAAone a single data center that each party can
access securely. Because it comes as a single per-integrated system, SAAone
was able to get it up and running in just 11 weeks. New users are granted
access as and when they need it. Plus FlexPod gives SAAone the reports it
needs to show its public sector client that work is on track.
Self-service and almost self-supporting
Including many self-service and automation functions, the private cloud means
users can do most IT tasks themselves. It’s also very stable. SAAone has had
no downtime in the two years since it went live. This means it doesn’t have to
spend much on looking after the system. “Before we would’ve needed one IT
person per 100 users,” says John Kools, program manager. “Now we have just
two technicians for over a thousand customers.”
More economic user options
At the same time, SAAone saves money on license fees because it only pays
for users who are on the system at any given time. That’s a small fraction
of the total number of workers. And it’s cheaper than paying per endpoint,
because each user may have more than one. Plus, it means SAAone can
adopt a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program without added costs.
• FlexPodSolutions
Costs
reduced by
40%Before After
ITCosts

3. Breaking new collaborative ground
SAAone is proud of the way it’s solved the data center challenge. Not only is
the private cloud great for the project, but it’s also a new way of doing things
in the sector. The project partners are able to work collaboratively with each
other, getting the job done more quickly.
Another benefit is the entire FlexPod system comes from a single vendor,
so SAAone has to make only one call if things go wrong. “FlexPod is a real
game changer,” says Kools. “It’s fast-delivering, highly secure, and very
user friendly.”
Help available right down the road
For now the main aim of SAAone is to finish the project on time and on
budget. But the consortium also won the contract to support the road for 30
years. “The private cloud provides plenty of room for the data and system
needs that could arise over time,” says Adelbert de Vreese, project director
for SAAone.
Products Services
Data Center
• FlexPod
• Time to deploy servers reduced from two weeks to
50 minutes
• One hundred percent uptime achieved over two years
• IT reduced costs by 40 percent
Results
For More Information
To learn more about the Cisco solutions featured in this case study,
visit www.cisco.com/go/flexpod
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