Open Sistemas

The migration to Linux environments and open source applications supposes a huge advantage based on the license cost saving. Open Sistemas analyzed for Unidad Editorial the impact that a migration of this kind could generate in the group.

• Identified Demand / Problem

  • Linux environment migration
  • License saving / environment homogeneization
  • Different levels of profile and work stations
  • Need of integration with LDAP, Samba, Agata, Proyecta, ...

• Description

  • 200 Windows servers aprox. and 2300 work stations
  • Alñternative to MSExchange: Zimbra
  • Network services, VPN, etc. Alternatives to Nortel products and voip
  • Important license cost with non homogeneous environment and service issues

• How the problem was solved

  • Migration proposal from VMWare to RHEV ( 30 hypervisors )
  • Backup Bacula solution
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers
  • Supported by open source technology and Linux (KVM)

• Business outcome

  • License cost saving, easier administration
  • Virtualization presentations superior to VMWare

The Tax Administration National Agency, in the environment of advanced technologies for investigation and information against fraud, has deployed a system based on huge hardware resources for the correct exploitation of the information. The operative system in charge of the management of these resources is Suse Linux and Open Sistemas was hired to provide administration and management tasks for these environments through open source and Linux products.

• Identified Demand / Problem

  • Control services management (Zabbix), web and application servers (Apache/Tomcat/Axis).
  • Database servers management (MySQL y Sybase IQ) and of services developed by  the Tax Administration National Agency.

• Description

  • Intel Xeon architectures, Itanium and IBM pSeries
  • SANx with storage boxes IBM FasT and fiber networks

• How the problem was solved

  • Setup, reactive and proactive support of SMP machines with up to 128 processors and 512 GB of RAM with Suse Linux 9 and 10
  • Installation and setup of SANs with storage boxes IBM FasT and fiber networks

• Business outcome

  • Optimization, performance improvement
  • Better system approach and service control

The distribution working environments are characterized by a high number of sales points. This involves huge necessities of client and server equipments. Many of these systems execute general activities and the impact of migration to an open environment with lower license cost provides real cost reduction advantages. The goal of this project consisted precisely in the analysis of these advantages for several environment and the design of a prototype solution.

• Identified Demand / Problem

  • Cost saving in software licenses by hypermarket
  • Solution to integration and control problems
  • Solutions equivalent to Lotus Domino, SAP, DHCP, DNS and network services

• Description

  • Integration and coexistence with current systems
  • Migration roadmap towards new environments and user training
  • More than 200 servers and 2000 work stations. Need of backup
  • LDAP, AD, Samba integrations
  • High cost of software licenses
  • Excessive dependence on providers

• How the problem was solved

  • Desktop solution with Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) and Red Hat 5 servers
  • The prototype was composed of a server and a group of work stations, all with Linux
  • Impact analysis, training and migration roadmap
  • Selection of the demonstration centre as case of use

• Business outcome

  • Cost saving of software licences
  • New scalable and connectable model