Customer story · Education
University Consolidates Data Centers with Private Cloud Deployment
Horizon University achieves $2.1M annual savings and triples research computing capacity through private cloud data center consolidation.
The challenge
Horizon University operated three aging data centers with redundant infrastructure, inconsistent management, and escalating maintenance costs. Server sprawl consumed 400% of optimal capacity, and research computing demands exceeded available resources.
Our data centers were monuments to two decades of accumulation. Rubber Duck Technology helped us envision a modern architecture and found partners who could execute the consolidation without disrupting the teaching and research our university depends on.
The solution
Rubber Duck Technology designed a private cloud consolidation strategy combining hyperconverged infrastructure with colocation services. The solution consolidated three facilities into a single managed environment with dedicated research computing resources and cloud bursting capabilities for peak demand.
The results
- 75% reduction in data center footprint
- $2.1M annual infrastructure savings
- Research computing capacity tripled
- Energy consumption reduced 60%
- PUE improved from 2.1 to 1.4
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