K3System runs cutting-edge cloud services on high-performance Lenovo infrastructureLenovo customer case study

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Solution componentsHardware• Lenovo System x3650 M5 with

Intel® Xeon® E5 processor family• Lenovo RackSwitch G8124E• Storwize V3700

Software• Bpower2• Kodo Cloud• KVM• OpenStack• Red Hat Flux• Veeam Cloud Connect

K3SystemRunning cutting-edge cloud services on high-performance Lenovo infrastructure

Cusgtomer success summaryMajor Polish IT services provider K3System chose Lenovo systems to support its new, cutting-edge IaaS and SaaS offering: K3Cloud. Lenovo System x3650 M5 servers deliver the high levels of performance, reliability and scalability needed to support the increasingly popular cloud services.

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“Lenovo offered by far the best solution in terms of hardware efficiency, configuration options, reliability and total cost of ownership.”

— Michał Kowalski, CEO, K3System

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Offering innovative new servicesRenowned for providing reliable, secure and innovative IT solutions, K3System wanted to expand its service offering to include cloud computing. To help its clients achieve their business goals more effectively, K3System wanted to provide fully-hosted Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.To offer cloud services, K3System recognized the need to update its existing IT infrastructure. The company needed a flexible platform that would enable clients to access hosted business systems quickly and reliably, on demand. K3System sought a scalable, easy-to-manage hardware solution to support high-quality, cost-effective cloud services.Securing a solid IT foundationK3System decided to implement Lenovo servers as the foundation for its new cloud service offering: K3Cloud. The Lenovo solution met all of the company’s requirements in terms of scalability, availability, reliability, performance and cost-effectiveness.Working with Lenovo, K3System implemented Lenovo System x3650 M5 servers for the production environment.Wojciech Piotrkowicz, CTO at K3System, remarks: “We run KVM virtualization and OpenStack cloud computing software on the Lenovo infrastructure. Using open-source and custom-developed software means that we have full control over service costs, and can take an independent development path in the future.”Offering both Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service via the K3Cloud, the company uses Veeam Cloud Connect for cloud backups, and Kodo Cloud for enhanced security of workstations, laptops and mobile devices. K3System also runs Red Hat Flux, for sales representative support, and Bpower2, a document workflow tool, on its Lenovo servers.

BackgroundK3System is one of Poland’s leading IT services providers and helps businesses across the country get the most out of their IT. With over 18 years’ industry experience, K3System provides everything from installation, implementation and project management services to staff training.

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Powered by the Intel® Xeon® E5 processor family, the Lenovo System x3650 M5 infrastructure offers extremely high performance levels, delivering world-class performance in many standard benchmarking tests. In addition, Lenovo System x3630 servers are used for the backup and disaster recovery environment, and deliver an excellent price-performance ratio, designed to handle high workloads.In addition, K3System uses Storwize V3700 as its main storage system, connected with Lenovo RackSwitch G8124E 10 GbE switches. Storwize V7300 is an easy-to-use, high-performance solution designed to operate in virtual server environments, with innovative built-in storage management features, such as EasyTier, FlashCopy, Remote Mirror and Turbo Performance.Meeting sky-high demand for the cloudWith the Lenovo infrastructure in place, K3System will soon be able to offer its clients ultra-reliable, super-scalable cloud services.Michał Kowalski, CEO of K3System, says: “We’re currently planning the rollout of K3Cloud, and expect uptake to be high – it’s the way the IT services market is moving.“With K3Cloud, clients will be able to flexibly scale compute power up and down to meet their businesses’ exact requirements, as and when needed. Clients will be able to provision new cloud environments in minutes, rather than having to wait weeks or months to buy, install and configure new hardware to expand their infrastructure. With K3Cloud, our clients will also have instant access to latest-generation IT solutions and are freed from the burden of having to run periodical hardware and software upgrades.”Wojciech Piotrowicz comments: “We expect demand for cloud services to increase dramatically over the next few years, as more and more businesses seek to take advantage of a more flexible, cost-effective IT model. Instead of having to acquire and maintain their own hardware, clients will be able to run their business systems on the K3Cloud – enabling them to cut costs without sacrificing reliability, availability or security.”

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“We knew from previous experience that Lenovo servers are the ideal platform to support cloud services. We can also be sure of receiving the highest-qualitysupport, which in turn helps us to deliver the highest-quality services to our clients.” —Wojciech Piotrkowicz,CTO, K3System

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With such high requirements to meet, K3System is glad to have selected Lenovo as its infrastructure partner. Michał Kowalski says: “Lenovo offered by far the best solution in terms of hardware efficiency, configuration options, reliability and total cost of ownership.”The Lenovo System x3650 M5 servers provide K3System with the high performance levels needed to support compute-intensive cloud services. The Lenovo solutions also offer tip-top reliability, enabling K3System to maximize uptime.Wojciech Piotrowicz concludes: “We knew from previous experience that Lenovo servers are the ideal platform to support cloud services. We can also be sure of receiving the highest-quality support, which in turn helps us to deliver the highest-quality services to our clients.”For more informationTo learn more about Lenovo Data Center Systems solutions, contact your Lenovo Sales Representative or Lenovo Business Partner, or visit: lenovo.com/systemsFor more information about K3System, visit: www.k3system.com.pl/en

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