-- Increased hardware capacity: Egenera's Processing Blade™ specifications quadruple the number of data points for Quantros, producing 4x the database performance than before. -- Reduced failure points: Egenera's redundant architecture eliminates potential failure points for high availability, reliability and stability. -- Simplified clustering: Egenera PAN Manager™ software enables system administrators to add or remove virtual servers from a cluster on-the-fly by replacing error-prone, physical activities with point-and-click or scripted commands."The concepts that Egenera puts into practice make a lot of sense, for instance managing servers from a single console," said Rood. "Our previous architecture didn't have a server management system that let us easily get down to every component of the system, but Egenera lets us do that simply and effectively. We can add and remove compute capacity and network connections with the click of a button and right-size an application without having to deploy new hardware every time a configuration needs to change. The database administrators have found Egenera to be an easier way of doing things and have fully embraced the solution and technology. Egenera has made a significant difference in our data center efficiency and agility." The Egenera architecture combines stateless, diskless processing blades with unique Egenera® PAN Manager™ software to reduce data center complexity and deliver an agile, highly available infrastructure. PAN Manager replaces hardware infrastructure with software and eliminates manual, resource-intensive systems administration tasks through integrated automation. Rather than tie specific operating systems and applications to physical servers, PAN Manager creates pools of compute, storage and network resources that are dynamically allocated as needed. Egenera Service and Support Egenera understands mission critical environments and has created a support program specifically for this environment. Egenera technical support experts are among the most knowledgeable in the industry, with an average of 15 years' experience. Moreover, the single-tier support model means clients will be working with a veteran system administrator from the outset, significantly reducing the time needed to resolve inquiries. "Egenera assigned a technical account manager to work directly with us on all aspects of the deployment," said Rood. "They have been incredibly helpful in proactively telling me what to expect and if there's anything going on with the system. With some vendors, you don't hear from them for months. Egenera follows up on a regular basis. We look forward to engaging with Egenera Professional Services for our disaster recovery and expansion project in upcoming months." About Egenera, Inc. Egenera is a global leader in delivering data center virtualization solutions that reduce costs and complexity for enterprises and public sector agencies worldwide. The Egenera BladeFrame system virtualizes the data center with an innovative server architecture specifically designed to reduce complexity and enable IT to respond rapidly to business requirements. Market-leading enterprises around the world trust Egenera to run their most critical applications and achieve higher resource utilization, faster application time to market and lower total cost of ownership. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass. Egenera has offices worldwide. For more information visit http://www.egenera.com, call 508-858-2600 or send email to info@egenera.com. About Quantros Quantros provides real-time knowledge creation solutions for patient safety, accreditation and compliance, and outcomes monitoring for leading healthcare providers. Quantros' web delivered applications provide a standard platform for automating resource intensive manual processes. Through a variety of direct sales and vendor partners, more than 1,500 healthcare facilities are licensed to use Quantros' web-based technology solutions. Quantros team members include physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals. We are a healthcare information management technology company with a difference; our key product decisions are driven by experts in healthcare quality and performance improvement, safety, compliance, risk management and nursing. For more information about Quantros, please visit http://www.quantros.com Egenera, and Egenera stylized logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Egenera, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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