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In 45 minutes, the United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) was able to deploy the Dell EMC SmartFabric Director which helped enable the organization to upgrade its IT infrastructure and move everything to a fully dedicated private cloud server quickly.
USSFCU, headquartered in Alexandria, Va. ($1 billion in assets, more than 41,000 members), is currently undergoing a renovation of its headquarters and, with the help from Dell Technologies, decided to modernize its IT systems to transition to a co-located and dedicated private cloud "to provide faster network capabilities to power its business," according to a press release on Thursday.
"An organization's ability to quickly migrate and deploy new services is critical to its success," Drew Schulke, vice president, Dell EMC Networking, said. "For financial institutions like USSFCU, the speed and confidence to deploy critical services with SmartFabric Director is a game changer as they look to keep up with the changing needs of its members."
According to information provided by both organizations, the Dell EMC SmartFabric Director helped the credit union deploy the new IT network in less than an hour instead of weeks. The new upgrade will allow USSFCU to "simplify management between virtual and physical platforms and improve network infrastructure. By enabling data center operators to build, operate and monitor an open network."
USSFCU's new dedicated private cloud will help the credit union deliver financial services and power mission-critical workloads such as check imaging, document management, file services and back-up archiving, according to the press release.
"We are in the middle of renovating our headquarters, all while juggling remote work mandates and challenging circumstances," Mark Fournier, interim CIO at USSFCU, said. "We deployed Dell EMC SmartFabric Director in less than 45 minutes, something that would have taken us weeks to do manually. With Dell Technologies, we can continue to support our credit union members seamlessly while prioritizing the health and safety of our employees."
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