Dell provides highly scalable IT infrastructure solution for UPES

INDIA: University for Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India's first energy and core sector university has deployed a robust combination of Dell PowerEdge R710 servers and VMware vSphere 5 server software to achieve scalability and upgrade their IT infrastructure.

Dell's solution has enabled UPES to increase data center density while reducing energy consumption by 50 percent. The solution which was deployed to fulfill the university's increasing IT demands of their growing student population.

The university has grown organically from 230 to 5,000 students, and this growth in turn has led to increasing student expectations relating to IT system performance. To deliver automated processes and e-learning in a smart environment, the university required scalable and effortless data center management.

UPES decided to investigate the possibility of using virtualization to lead their IT infrastructure expansion. In order to sustain the reputation as a forward thinking IT-focused institution, UPES required a technology partner.

Choosing Dell as their partner from a choice of various other vendors, UPES deployed Dell PowerEdge R710 servers powered by Intel Xeon processors, and VMware vSphere 5 server software.