Inflow Wins "Best Practices in Enterprise Management" Award at Enterprise Management World

Strategic Insights -

Inflow, a leading provider of outsourced technology services, has been selected as a winner of Enterprise Management World's "Best Practices in Enterprise Management" Award in the Managing to Improve TCO/ROI category. The company received the award based on its strategic integration of Opsware's IT automation software with its asset tracking system and iServerCare Server Management portal, resulting in significant data center efficiencies. This recognition comes after Inflow's investment in automation and systematic operations, which enabled the company to differentiate itself as a quality service leader in its industry.

Key Takeaways:

  • Inflow received the "Best Practices in Enterprise Management" Award in the Managing to Improve TCO/ROI category at Enterprise Management World.
  • The company achieved a significant reduction in mean-time-to-restore for servers, from 85% to near zero.
  • Inflow realized a 35% ROI in year one and 283% ROI over three years.
  • The company implemented near-zero labor cost server provisioning, with virtually no labor expended to go from bare metal to a fully provisioned and tracked Windows server.
  • Automated patch management enabled Inflow to update 450 servers in 90 minutes, a process that previously took days.
  • Inflow provisioned 600 new Windows servers with secure operating system baselines through automation.

Statistics:

  • 85% reduction in mean-time-to-restore for servers.
  • 35% ROI in year one.
  • 283% ROI over three years.
  • 450 servers updated in 90 minutes through automated patch management.
  • 600 new Windows servers provisioned with secure operating system baselines through automation.

Sources:

  • Inflow, Inc. press release, dated September 14, 2004.
  • Enterprise Management World conference proceedings.
  • Computerworld, "Voice of IT Management", IDG.
  • Inflow, Inc. corporate website.
  • Computerworld, 2004 Magazine of the Year Award winner.
  • American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2004 Jesse H. Neal Award winner.