Computacenter is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. They offer consulting services as well as implementation and operation services for networks and data center infrastructures on or off client premises and in the cloud.
A Solution Built for MSPs
Computacenter has trusted Halcyon as a solutions partner since 2001. As the business relationship between the two organizations developed over the years, and the complexity of service deliverables increased, the Halcyon solution has maintained its importance within Computacenter.
Computacenter relies on Operations Center Suite to provide a single view of all IBM i system activity, ensuring that all jobs run on time and are scheduled to optimize available system resources.
“Having the ability to automate so many of our daily repeatable tasks and processes has enabled us to manage a rapidly expanding portfolio of IT systems without requiring additional staff resourcing,” said Paul Dendle, Mainframe and IBM i Team Leader within Operational Management at Computacenter. “It has also reduced the time it takes to add new clients to our operational portfolio and helped drive down costs as well as meeting agreed service levels.”
Computacenter also added a further layer of automation for self-service reporting. With Advanced Reporting Suite, Computacenter clients can run their own performance and availability reports from a secure portal.
For clients with mixed environments, Computacenter uses Task Supervisor to manage 20,000+ tasks, including checks on Windows servers, and provide notifications to those responsible for a task when it is overdue.
A Partnership with MSPs
Computacenter undertakes periodic market reviews to ensure that solutions partners, such as Halcyon, are meeting agreed service delivery performance and value for money criteria that enable the business to maintain its competitive edge. Halcyon makes a significant and on-going re-investment in product development, ensuring that its innovative, best-of-breed solutions continue to meet the specific needs of leading outsourcers.
“Halcyon is a valued partner that provides us with the tooling platforms and support to run our operation efficiently and effectively, said Dendle. “Having experience working with some of the largest outsourcers globally, Halcyon fully understands our business requirements and has played a key role in helping us to deliver a predictable, reliable service and ensured that our managed service offerings meet the strategic requirements of clients in a cost-effective way.”
Halcyon fully understands our business requirements and has played a key role in helping us to deliver a predictable, reliable service.
Paul Dendle, Mainframe and IBM i Team Leader within Operational Management, Computacenter
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