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As one of the world’s leading makers of oriented polypropylene (OPP) films–used in many flexible packaging and labeling markets–Applied Extrusion Technologies (AET) is highly sensitive to the rising costs of oil-derived OPP resins. AET has long relied on its IT organization to provide a highly reliable, responsive, cost-effective information infrastructure to help it maintain profitability, and gain a competitive advantage.

After a careful analysis using a proprietary decision matrix and working with its long-time HP support team and reseller Orion Group, AET migrated from EMC to HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array storage area networks, StorageWorks MSL tape libraries and HP OpenView Storage Data Protector software.

• Increased SAN capacity 2.5 times over previous EMC systems
• Provided flexible, scalable storage infrastructure
• Consolidated scheduled tape backups and planned data protection for IT operations
• Consolidated server storage
• Improved SAN administration and ease of use -two to three times as much accomplished in 20 percent less time
• Strengthened one-stop support for high availability, responsive service
• Easier, faster deployment of new servers

• 150+ percent return on investment (ROI) in new SAN infrastructure in less than one year
• Increased IT efficiency, adaptability helps offset rising raw material costs
• Dynamic, scalable infrastructure for new applications and cost-control initiatives
• Reduced administrative overhead and lowered IT support costs
• Aligned IT resources with business objectives
• Supports growth, competitiveness and profitability by enabling the introduction of new capabilities and products
• Highly available support for 24x7 manufacturing environment
• Ease of use
  

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