Winner of Best virtualisation and server consolidation project

Winner: Avis Budget RAC Scandinavia
IT project owner: Kjetil Lund-Paulsen
Vendors and technologies used:
vSphere 4.1 Enterprise Plus, VMware Converter 3, VMware ESX3.5,VMware ESXi 4.0, VMware Virutal Center 2.5, VMware vCenter 4.1,
HP C-class 7000, IBM x-Series,
HP blade switches, Cisco switches,
EMC CX4-120 4GB SATAII and FC EXP,
Brocade SANs,
McDATA core SAN.
IT project: Avis Norway IT was tasked by the CEO of RAC Scandinavia to consolidate all Three Scandinavian data centres across three Scandinavian offices into one centralised IT function.
What the judges said: “The sheer volume of infrastructure transformation being performed, within a period of six months, meant that this project shined way above other entrants in this competition.”