2008
2008 Winner Profile
Schwan Food
- Project Description: Schwan is virtualizing 45 percent of its servers and one-third of its corporate desktops and laptops. The company saved $900,000 by eliminating the need to purchase more than 100 servers. The food supplier also extended the life of four-year-old desktops by converting them into thin client devices, saving $1.5 million. In addition, the company reduced its electricity bills by more than $9,700 per month.
- Project type: Storage, Virtualization, Asset Management
- Business Functions: Accounting & Finance, Manufacturing, Order processing/fulfillment
- Business Goal: Financial
- CIO: $model.cio100.cioFirstName McNulty, SVP of Information Services/CIO
- CEO: Greg Flack, President & CEO
- Headquarters: Marshall, Minn.
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Revenue (2007): $3.5 billion
- Website: www.theschwanfoodcompany.com
