The challenge for TS Trim Industries was to improve infrastructure that supported enterprise resource planning (ERP), electronic data interchange (EDI) and thin-client environment. It also needed to upgrade the storage system and make most efficient use of limited rack space. They deployed Dell PowerEdge 1650, 1750, and 2650 servers for ERP, EDI, and other applications, ran Citrix MetaFrame XP on Dell PowerEdge 1655MC blade server system and deployed a storage area network (SAN) based on the DellEMC CX400 and use Dell services.
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