Customer case

MIGRATING TO TRACK PACKET DEPLOYMENTS

INDUSTRY – SAH LEDUC

Why and how to migrate to track package deployments with WAPT?
We explain everything from the case of Sébastien VOLEAU, Systems & Network Administrator at SAH Leduc: infrastructure, issues, needs, use and gains with WAPT.

Presentation

The company d’Applications Hydrauliques Leduc is part of the metalworking industry. It designs and manufactures custom hydraulic cylinders for local and European manufacturers operating in a variety of fields (agricultural, environmental, marine, transport…)

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130 posts administered

localisation

2 locations

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1 sysadmin

The SAH Leduc infrastructure

SAH Leduc is present on 2 sites: in Les Touches and in Ligné (department 44, which represents 130 workstations and around fifty thin clients in the workshops to be managed by a single systems and network administrator. 4 Xen servers have been installed by Tranquil IT: 3 in Ligné and 1 in Les Touches, along with some forty VMs and a few backup servers. Also, more specific to the world of industry and mass distribution, SAH Leduc’s ERP is supported by 2 AS400.

server

4 XEN serveurs

icône console informatique

20 LOGICELS Deployed

Problems encountered:

Lack of follow-up

  • The company was looking to address the lack of tracking on its package deployments and updates. At the time, the Active Directory in use was in Windows 2000 and provided no feedback on installations on workstations. The user had to move around and notify the system and network administrator himself when he had to deal with a problem.
  • Also, the servers, increasingly obsolete in the face of technological developments and software updates, no longer even allowed certain programs to be installed.

Testimony

With WAPT, time savings are enormous!

Sébastien VOLEAU, SAH Leduc

Systems & Network Administrator

Why use WAPT?

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For SAH Leduc, the strength of WAPT lies in the fact that the entire IT estate can be managed from a single workstation. What’s more, the WAPT console provides precise feedback on installations, deployments, operating status and updates in progress on the machines concerned.

Versioning, support and training

SAH Leduc experienced the beginnings of WAPT Community with its very first versions, particularly 0.8. As one of Tranquil IT’s first customers, the company was regularly able to participate in the software’s evolution as beta testers.

In 2018, SAH Leduc opted for the Enterprise version as soon as it was released, to benefit from the features available in this version.

SAH Leduc’s adminsys have had no WAPT training and make very little use of the documentation and forum. In an ongoing effort to save time, he generally takes advantage of his support tickets, which enable him to be in direct contact with Tranquil IT technicians.

The adminsys of SAH Leduc have had no WAPT training and make very little use of the documentation and forum.

Test phase

  • Tests completed in a few days
  • A dozen machines tested (excluding workshop)

Testimony

We have a solution that works, is reliable and secure.

Sébastien VOLEAU, SAH Leduc

Systems & Network Administrator

What WAPT has brought to SAH Leduc

The problem of obsolete Windows 2000 servers was resolved with the installation of WAPT. The IT infrastructure was thus homogenized and upgraded to remain functional.

By managing its IT assets with WAPT, SAH Leduc has gained in stability and security. The adminsys now has access to activity tracking for all the machines he manages on his WAPT console. This makes it easy for him to know what’s working and what needs assistance. Since updates and deployments are carried out quickly from his own console, he no longer needs to spend his days wandering from station to station.

Estimated gains using WAPT

A huge amount of time was saved by SAH Leduc’s adminsys. Without WAPT, the company would have had to hire several people to manage the park. Recruiting other adminsys would therefore have generated an additional expense greater than the cost of using WAPT.

Open Source also eliminates the need for administrative license management.

For Sébastien VOLEAU and his team, it was important to migrate to WAPT to keep track of package deployments.

Estimated gains using WAPT

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Demonstration

Group demo

04/04/2024 : 10h30 - 11h30

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