Anthem Group, the holding company for Anthem BioSciences, Anthem Cellutions and Anthem BioPharma, has announced the implementation of Citrix server and desktop virtualization solutions.
Being a start-up on a fast track growth path, the company couldn’t afford to have n+1 concepts i.e. server clustering, rolling out patch management software and wanted to avoid the process of traditional desktops by provisioning them with the requisite user applications. Additionally, the company also wanted to enforce a remote working policy for its employees while ensuring secure data access and constant uptime. To meet these business imperatives, it opted for Citrix XenServer and XenDesktop.
Ravi Kalla, Senior Manager – IT, Anthem Group, said, “Desktop and server virtualization are invaluable technologies to address the spiraling costs of IT infrastructure in today’s environment. We decided to deploy Citrix technologies, which aligned perfectly to our business needs. Through a cost-effective, quick and simple implementation process, we can enable optimal employee uptime and flexibility to work from anywhere, through secure remote data access.”
For the server virtualization roll-out, Anthem Group deployed Citrix XenServer, which eliminated the need to buy any additional hardware to deploy four critical server applications in the company and reduced the deployment time to 3-4 days. This resulted in substantial cost reduction on server, power and cooling costs while facilitating increased administrative efficiency. The company also deployed Citrix XenDesktop, which enabled employees to have an unchanged desktop experience. Employees are also able to remotely access data as the desktop virtualization solution runs on all devices with minimal bandwidth consumption.
Through this implementation, the Anthem Group has been able to save more than 35% in desktop computing costs and 62% on power by enabling the centralized management of desktops and applications and reducing the need to refresh expensive hardware through Citrix desktop virtualization. Through server virtualization, the company created ten virtual servers from just two preexisting physical servers, which resulted in savings of 60%.
“We are pleased to support Anthem group by enabling mobile workstyles, heightened productivity levels for their employees and facilitating seamless business continuity through our desktop and server virtualization solutions,” said Sanjay Deshmukh, Area Vice President, India Subcontinent, Citrix.
Incepted in 2007, Anthem group, a leading provider of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology services started operations with a team of 50; and has grown to become an organization with 450 employees across its three sub companies i.e. Anthem Biosciences, Anthem Cellutions, Anthem Biopharma.