When you’re the world leader in printing systems, what do you need to do to move yourself higher up in the value chain? Become the global leader in the outsourcing of document processing! The challenge? To find a highly competitive way of managing the paperless processing of a huge amount of incoming documents (orders, forms, customer letters…) and the production of a vast number of outgoing documents (bills, contracts, personalized mailings…). That’s just what Xerox in France has done, by consolidating its data centers dedicated to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). The secret? bullion, Bull’s new-generation servers designed specifically for the critical application virtualization. The results? A 6,000% cut in the timescales for activating new services, a 2,400% reduction in the number of servers needed and a 30% fall in energy costs. All with exceptional security and 99.997% availability!
