Customer Case Study Template A4
How a large, mission-critical organization modernized its private cloud to support thousands of virtual machines with greater stability and visibility. Read how JRA:
- Improved reliability for mission-critical systems supporting thousands of users
- Simplified operations with centralized visibility, reporting, and forecasting
- Reduced infrastructure risk while supporting long-term growth
Get this customer story to see how private cloud can be used in your organization.
What is the Japan Racing Association (JRA)?
The Japan Racing Association (JRA) was established in 1954 and manages 10 racecourses and 38 off-track betting facilities across Japan. It serves over 5 million attendees annually and generates more than 3.34 trillion yen in betting sales, with over 6.5 million internet betting members.
How has JRA modernized its IT infrastructure?
JRA has transformed its IT infrastructure by implementing VMware Cloud Foundation, which allowed for the seamless transition of 2,000 virtual machines into a third-generation private cloud environment. This infrastructure supports approximately 25 mission-critical systems, enhancing operational efficiency and reliability.
What role does VMware Cloud Foundation play for JRA?
JRA opted for VMware Cloud Foundation due to its proven reliability and functionality. The organization evaluated public cloud options but determined that a private cloud environment was better suited for their operations, particularly for rapid incident response and secure handling of personal information.
Customer Case Study Template A4
published by Network Technology Solutions
Network Technology Solutions, LLC (“NTS”) provides technology solutions that are aimed at
helping organizations by simplifying infrastructure management, improving productivity, and
optimizing information technology (“IT”) resources. Their service vision is to provide high value
solutions and services that enable their customers to focus on strategic business initiatives.
NTS offers a variety of solutions to help their customers address IT issues such as IT
management, infrastructure hosting, infrastructure management, infrastructure security, and IT
optimization.
NTS maintains its headquarters in Thomasville, Georgia as well as a 240 square foot data
center. NTS occupies three racks of collocated space between a second location in Thomasville
GA and a third location in Atlanta GA.
NTS complements their customers’ existing IT capabilities on a per-project basis or acts as a
virtual extension of the IT organization, providing the foundation for a comprehensive managed
services partnership. The following is a description of the Network Managed Services,
Application Development, and Hosting Services provided by NTS to its customers. The scope of
this report is limited to the Network Managed Services, Application Development, and Hosting
Services solutions.
Network Managed Services, Application Development, and Hosting Services - NTS uses its data
center, proprietary documentation and monitoring tools, and certified employees to provide
their customers with quality IT administrative and management services.
NTS’ Network Managed Services, Application Development, and Hosting Services include
housing and managing computers and network equipment supporting their customers’
business. NTS provides a continuum of services from basic colocation to the more advanced
managed hosting.