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Generalitat de Catalunya

The Generalitat de Catalunya is the 800-year-old governing body for the autonomous region of Catalonia in Spain. The government, which has its seat in Barcelona, provides public services for six million people related to education, healthcare, culture, trade, industry, transport, social welfare and housing.

The Generalitat de Catalunya needed to replace its aging server architecture to enable applications to launch more quickly. HP BladeSystem portfolio coupled with VMware virtualization reduced energy costs, enabled faster application launching and provided a more flexible IT infrastructure.

The department uses the HP BladeSystem's virtualization capabilities in concert with VMware virtualization technology to consolidate its infrastructure and build a more flexible environment.

• New applications and servers can now be deployed in minutes, rather than in up to three weeks.
• The department has a more flexible infrastructure, allowing server resources to be assigned on an as-needed basis.
• IT staff productivity has been improved.

• Power and cooling costs have been reduced.
• The department can more quickly launch new services.
• The department has saved on floor space.

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