AirPlus
To guarantee a trouble-free service of the IT infrastructure and to handle an effective system management for more than 1,100 clients in Germany and abroad, AirPlus IT specialists were searching for a suitable solution. Different applications were tested intensively. Due to its attractive price, intuitive usability and high functionality, the Deskcenter Management Suite was able to prevail in the areas of inventory, software asset management and deployment.
Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)
The Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV) is the direct representative for global (via the ISO) and European standards (via CEN) in Switzerland and is also a hub for numerous other national and international standardization networks. It acts on behalf of Swiss business and society and represents their interests. Since 2013 the SNV has successfully managed its IT environment with Deskcenter Management Suite.
AGAPLESION gAG
Over 100 institutions including 24 hospital locations with over 6,200 beds, 35 residential and care homes with over 3,000 care beds across Germany belong to the AGAPLESION health group. We the hospital group manage around 14,000 systems and 2,200 components – basically everything that has a Windows operating system. Our goal was to create a concurrence in software licence management.
Emergency Hospital Berlin
The Emergency Hospital Berlin is a highly specialised clinic centre. The IT systems and security department is responsible for the hospital’s complete IT infrastructure. This starts with the IT network infrastructure, includes the passive and active components, server storage systems and even reaches the applications and management of the hospital information system. Deskcenter Management Suite has been used successfully at the Emergency Hospital Berlin since 2012.
IMO Holding GmbH
The IMO Group manufactures highly specialized slewing rings in market-leading quality at two plants near Nuremberg. Before the implementation of Deskcenter the management and monitoring of IT systems was mainly done manually and with an enormous amount of time by the administrators. There are over 350 systems that should be controlled modernly and be automated with one central solution.
Unger Steel Group
The Unger Steel Group, as a highly successful company, chose Deskcenter Management Suite in 2016. Since then, they have been managing their IT infrastructure with the software solution provided by their Leipzig-based ITAM solutions provider. In the interview, Herbert Saly, head of IT at Unger, describes the introduction of the solution and how Deskcenter delivers value in day-to-day IT operations.
AOK Bremen/Bremerhaven
engelbert strauss
As the market leader in workwear, engelbert strauss is a rapidly expanding company with high demands for the design and function of its products. Personnel growth and the accompanying rising number of IT assets reinforced demand for an innovative IT management solution. In addition to the headquarters in Biebergemünd, the IT is also operating in three other branches, cross-location workflow management was another important criterion.
City of Straubing
The quick provision of software updates and the minimisation of downtimes are essential for the maintenance of the proper operation of Straubing city administration. The prerequisite for this is a service management solution with which the entire IT structure can be optimally supported. The city’s citizens always find a competent contact for their concerns in the town hall. The 500 employees of the city administration are supported by six IT employees with the Deskcenter Management Suite.
Augsburg district administration
To record the hardware and software inventory as well as the licences, the local authority relied on a self-programmed inventory tool. But this had reached its limits over time: the volume of information could no longer be managed reliably and clearly managed. In parallel to the search for a new inventorisation solution, the specialist departments worked on introducing the citizen service helpdesk system.
Volkswagen AG
The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group operates 61 production plants in fifteen European countries and a further six countries in the Americas, Asia and Africa. The car models Golf, Golf Plus, Touran and the Tiguan are built in the company’s headquarters Wolfsburg. The Volkswagen Group in Wolfsburg already manages 1.350 clients and 28 helpdesks with Deskcenter Management Suite.
Mondi
Karin Esslinger has worked at Mondi Bad Rappenau for 19 years and has been using the Deskcenter Management Suite since 2013. At five locations the suite provides the complete management of the IT infrastructure, user administration and budgeting. Karin Esslinger reports on her work with the suite and the benefits for the IT department.
Geislinger GmbH
Geislinger GmbH, a global market leader in torsional vibration dampers, chose Deskcenter Management Suite for its complete IT management in 2017. Since then, the Salzburg-based IT managers have completed many administrative tasks from inventorisation to software deployment using the software solution from the Leipzig-based IT management specialists. In the interview, Stefan Zauner, Information Technology Officer at Geislinger, describes his experience with the suite.
IT Assist
The primary function of Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) is to deliver efficient and effective customer-focused services primarily to the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS). IT Assist manages more than 20,000 devices for the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) with Deskcenter.
Technolit GmbH
TECHNOLIT® runs a total of 950 systems and 10 hypervisors at various sites. The company wanted to be ready for recurring audits and be able to quickly and easily map its license inventory. In addition, it had often found manual software installations to be prone to errors and very time-consuming in the past. The company wanted to significantly reduce the number of staff who are tied up in handling these IT issues. Finally, IT staff found that keeping manual lists in Excel was too cumbersome and outmoded. This all made the introduction of an IT management solution absolutely essential.
The Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences represents a wide range of modern future-oriented courses and is growing strongly. Dr. Ralf Mitteregger, who was once a student at the University, is responsible for the IT, from the data centre to the lecture theatres across a total of three locations. In the interview Dr. Ralf Mitteregger reports on his experience with Deskcenter Management Suite.
The State Office for Flood Protection and Water Management (LHW)
LHW in Saxony-Anhalt stands for modern flood protection in the region. Its three pillars are precautionary measures, technical flood protection, and strengthening of natural water retention in the catchment. It plans and constructs flood defenses, such as dikes, weirs, sluices, and pumping stations, and develops and implements flood protection concepts. Throughout Saxony-Anhalt, the LHW maintains 2,043 kilometers of first-order watercourses and operates floodgates on the Unstrut and Saale rivers.
Hospital Agatharied
The hospital Agatharied GmbH is a non-profit GmbH and employs over 1,000 people. Located in the heart of the district of Miesbach, four hospitals were merged into a central care and health centre in 1998. The main reason for the acquisition of Deskcenter was the relief of the IT department in the IT service area. Another important factor in the selection process was a KPMG-certified solution that would withstand future SAM audits.
W. u. H. Fernholz GmbH & Co. KG
Fernholz produces modern packaging solutions and sheets made of thermoplastics. The company’s primary focus is the manufacture of plastic packaging, such as yogurt cups, through injection molding and thermoforming, as well as sheet extrusion for food and dairy products. With approximately 220 employees, Fernholz processes 2,000 tons of plastic granulate each month, which is turned into approximately 2.5 billion units of packaging per year. Felix Wiese, IT manager at Fernholz reports on how Fernholz uses Deskcenter Management Suite.