- Project Description: As part of a corporate program to reduce its environmental impact, the paper goods, janitorial products, foodservice disposables and packaging products distributor redesigned its data center and disaster recovery processes. Through the Green Network project, the company consolidated 42 servers to 12 in its primary data center, saving $133,428 annually, and reduced the number of servers in its disaster recovery data center from 22 to seven, reducing the companys energy consumption. The company also deployed document imaging systems to reduce paper use. The organization claims it has a competitive advantage as a company that practices "green" business in the back office as well as providing environmentally friendly products to its customers.
- Project type: Virtualization , Document Management
- Business Functions: Marketing , Sales , IT operations
- Business Goal: Strategic /Competitive Advantage
- CIO: Paul D. Roche Jr. , CIO
- CEO: R. James Alexy , CEO
- Headquarters: Mt. Prospect , Ill.
- Industry: Retail/Wholesale/Distribution
- Revenue (2007): $ 948 million
- Website: www.nsconline.com
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