Davos Klosters

HP customer case study:
Davos Klosters Mountains
deploys HP P4500
Storage Area Networks
(SANs) to create a high-
availability, centralised IT
system.
Industry: Leisure
High-availability IT for Swiss holiday destination,
Davos Klosters
“The IT system had to be harmonised after the holiday
resorts of Davos and Klosters were merged. Our
requirements were high availability, simple support
and maintenance as well as an attractive price.
That is why HP Storage P4500 is the perfect match for Davos Klosters
Mountains.” Thomas Grebner, IT manager, Davos Klosters Mountains
Objective
Needed to harmonise different IT infrastructures,
develop a high-availability, scalable storage
and server solution at an attractive price and
integrate with a Linux and GroupWise mail
system.
Approach
Contacted SKyPRO, an HP Gold Preferred
Partner to provide consultancy. Reviewed
different solution approaches and products from
various manufacturers. Davos Klosters Mountains
chose HP Storage.
IT improvements
• Installed two HP Storage P4500 systems at
different locations
• Implemented virtualised server environments
• Ensured completely redundant operation
• Migrated all operating applications to the
server and storage system
Business benefi ts
• Achieved a stable, new, high-performance
server and storage environment
• Ensured business continuity through smooth
operation and high availability
• Introduced system scalability to deliver
flexibility
Davos Klosters Mountains connects the two top
Swiss ski destinations, Davos and Klosters. Over 700
kilometres of marked hiking trails in the summer and
more than 300 kilometres of ski slopes in the winter
make this ski and hiking region unique, with a variety of
experiences.
“Davos Klosters Mountains operates five mountain
railways and 22 hotels with 1,700 beds. We must offer
our guests an infrastructure with smooth operation to be
able to compete with other holiday destinations. That is
why we do not compromise when it comes to our IT. To
update our server environment, we collaborated with
SKyPRO AG, our trusted HP Preferred Partner of many
years, and selected an HP Storage P4500 solution,”
says Thomas Grebner, IT manager, Davos Klosters
Mountains.
Davos, the highest city in Europe and Klosters, a
beautiful mountain village with traditional Swiss chalets,
merged into Davos Klosters Mountains five years
ago. After this merger, different IT infrastructures were
available that had to be consolidated. Davos Klosters
Mountains is a multi-faceted company that operates