Original Research on Acme Systems B7500

Case Study: Global 500 Industrial Manufacturing Company

Introduction

This case study of a Global 500 industrial manufacturing company is based on a April 2016 survey of Acme Systems B7500 customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“Acme’s solution dramatically increased the efficiency of our email communications. We saw productivity rates of our sales force more than double in the first quarter of using Acme B7500 for Microsoft Exchange.”

Challenges

Solved the following operational challenges with their Acme Systems B7500:
- Improved overall system uptime
- Improved data protection of critical corporate information
- Met regulatory compliance standards
Cited that the top reasons for purchasing their Acme Systems B7500 were to:
- Consolidate storage
- Meet increasing RPO and RTO SLAs
- Achieve better management economies of scale

Use Case

Deployed their Acme Systems B7500 in conjunction with the following applications:
- IBM DB2 databases
- ECommerce application
- Oracle Applications
- SAP
Deployed the following operating system hosts in their environment:
- Microsoft Windows
- HP-UX
- Sun Solaris

Results

Selected their Acme Systems B7500 after evaluating the following vendors:
- Cisco
- Microsoft
Rated the differentiation of Acme’s capabilities as follows:
- Reliability: Differentiated
- Ease of use: Extremely Differentiated
- Scalability: Differentiated
- Performance: Highly Differentiated
Achieved a payback period of 3 months.
Reduced their IT infrastructure Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) by 10% to 24%.
Increased the productivity of their IT staff by 25% to 49% with their Acme Systems B7500.

Top Purchasing Drivers for Acme

What were the top three purchasing drivers for buying your Acme Systems B7500?

Achieve better management economies of scale	88%
Meet increasing RPO and RTO SLAs	47%
Consolidate servers	46%
Support higher uptime SLAs	27%
Meet compliance regulations	27%
Meet performance and QoS SLAs	15%
Meet a compressing backup window	14%
Consolidate storage	14%
Secure sensitive data	11%
Reduce costs	11%
Support business growth expectations	10%

Testimonial: Acme Delivers Great Customer Support

Acme customer support has been extremely helpful and courteous. From initial deployment to managing our ongoing expansion and upgrades, they’ve been a pleasure to work with.

— Server Administrator, State & Local Government

Acme and SAP

57% of IT organizations use their Acme Systems B7500 in conjunction with SAP.

Acme Systems B7500 Significantly Reduces CAPEX

By what percentage, did your Acme Systems B7500 reduce your Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) of your IT infrastructure?

Greater than 75%: 6%

50% to 74%: 23%

25% to 49%: 39%

10% to 24%: 26%

Less than 10%: 6%

Case Study: State & Local Government

Introduction

This case study of a state & local government is based on a May 2015 survey of Acme Systems B7500 customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“he Acme Systems B7500 is unlike any other email availability solution on the market today. We had tried other solutions in the past to no avail. With Acme, we saw immediate results. Our Exchange system now runs more efficiently and reliably than ever before.”

Challenges

Solved the following operational challenges with their Acme Systems B7500:
- Improved the efficiency of a business process
- Improved disaster recovery
- Met regulatory compliance standards
Cited that the top reasons for purchasing their Acme Systems B7500 were to:
- Meet increasing RPO and RTO SLAs
- Support business growth expectations
- Achieve better management economies of scale

Use Case

Deployed their Acme Systems B7500 in conjunction with the following applications:
- IBM DB2 databases
- Oracle Applications
- SAP
Deployed the following operating system hosts in their environment:
- Novell/SuSe Linux
- HP-UX
- IBM AIX
- Sun Solaris

Results

Selected their Acme Systems B7500 after evaluating the following vendors:
- IBM
- Cisco
- Dell
Rated the differentiation of Acme’s capabilities as follows:
- Scalability: Differentiated
- Ease of use: Differentiated
- Performance: Extremely Differentiated
- Reliability: Highly Differentiated
Achieved a payback period of 3 months.
Reduced their IT infrastructure Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) by 25% to 49%.

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Case Study: Global 500 Industrial Manufacturing Company

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

About Acme Systems B7500

Top Purchasing Drivers for Acme

Testimonial: Acme Delivers Great Customer Support

Acme and SAP

Acme Systems B7500 Significantly Reduces CAPEX

Case Study: State & Local Government

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Organization Profile

About Acme Systems B7500

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About Acme Systems B7500

Acme Systems B7500 helps organizations automate and refine all processes related to data security and storage. Acme's award winning tool has become a staple in leading industries around the globe.