Compellent Customer, gm2 Logistics, Honored with InfoWorld Green 15 Award for Energy-Reducing IT Initiatives April 28, 2008
UK Warehousing Company Pairs Compellent SAN with VMware to Virtualize Data Center, Reduce Power Consumption and Data Center Footprint
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 28, 2008 – Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: CML) today announced its customer, gm2 Logistics, a warehousing and logistics company located near London, has been recognized for its eco-conscious IT plan with IDG’s InfoWorld Green 15 Award. The award honors the top 15 green technology initiatives undertaken by organizations in the past year.
“The Infoworld Green 15 designation is a great honor and recognition for the way gm2 Logistics extended the life of its data center through storage- and energy-efficient technologies,” said Larry Aszmann, CTO and co-founder of Compellent. “Compellent continues to develop and provide tools to reduce storage costs and related energy consumption in data centers of all sizes. It is our goal to partner with more of our customers, like gm2, and enable them to support and grow their green IT efforts.”
In 2007, gm2 Logistics replaced its inefficient legacy storage system with two Compellent storage area networks (SANs) to create an IT infrastructure with high uptime and ensure business continuity. Compellent’s management of data inside the volume resulted in fewer storage drives required and helped the company shrink the data center footprint and consume less power. By pairing the Compellent SANs with VMware-based virtual servers, the company reduced its data center footprint by one-third and consolidated its 36 servers into six blade servers.
“Compellent helped us transform our IT into an energy-efficient, highly sustainable data network that’s running 24/7,” explained John Boyd, IT manager, gm2 Logistics, Ltd. “Since implementing our company-wide green initiative, we have searched for ways to reduce power consumption and our impact on the environment. We’ve seen that profit-centered business decisions can co-exist with a green strategy--they don’t have to be mutually exclusive. We are extremely honored that InfoWorld chose to recognize the green efforts of both gm2 and Compellent.”
By providing the storage foundation for server virtualization, the Compellent SAN is enabling customers to consolidate servers and disks and, ultimately, reduce power and cooling costs. By further integrating technologies such as automated tiered storage, thin provisioning, space-efficient snapshots and remote replication to reduce reliance on high-energy storage, Compellent customers gain the means to deploy a feature-rich, greener data center.
“Many organizations worldwide are struggling with high energy costs, as well as limited space and power to meet their computing needs. They’re also feeling pressure from inventors, legislators, customers, and from within to cut waste, reduce their carbon footprint, and be better environmental stewards,” noted Ted Samson, senior analyst, InfoWorld. “The InfoWorld Green 15 winners clearly demonstrate how sustainable technology initiatives can be complementary – even instrumental – to achieving business goals.”
The award-winning companies implemented projects that have resulted in higher energy efficiency, reduced waste and an improved impact on the environment. To be recognized with an InfoWorld Green 15 Award, initiatives must utilize multiple technologies in innovative ways to serve clearly defined sustainability goals. Winners were formally announced on April 22, 2008 at InfoWorld.com. For more information about the InfoWorld Green 15, visit
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/22/17FE-green-15-2008-index_1.html.
About InfoWorld Media Group
InfoWorld Media Group helps IT Decision Makers choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy for business impact at their organizations. InfoWorld identifies and promotes emerging technology segments that add unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that provide those solutions. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at
http://www.infoworld.com.
About International Data Group
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG’s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG also publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries. IDG's media brands include CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG’s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.
IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, Storage Networking World, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.
Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.
About Compellent
Compellent is a leading provider of enterprise-class network storage solutions that are highly scalable, feature-rich and designed to be easy to use and cost effective. Compellent Technologies’ principal offices are located in Eden Prairie, Minn. For more information, please visit:
http://www.compellent.com.
Contact Information: Liem Nguyen
Compellent Technologies
952-294-2851
liem.nguyen@compellent.com
Patty Barry
Matter Communications
978-499-9250 x231
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