Dutch Schuberg Philis, in IT Outsourcing, Deploys Opscode Enterprise Chef

Opscode, Inc., the
foundation for the coded business, announced that Schuberg Philis, a Netherlands-based leader in IT outsourcing, is automating the entire
application stack for its sophisticated hybrid cloud with Opscode Enterprise Chef.

Using Enterprise Chef, Schuberg Philis has automated configuration management
of CloudStack compute services and NexentaStor ZFS-based storage as well as application delivery across a large-scale hybrid cloud
infrastructure, delivering 100% functional uptime for its customers’
mission-critical application infrastructures.

"Obviously ensuring 100 percent
functional uptime for our customers’ business critical application
infrastructures is essential to maintain our 100 percent customer satisfaction,"
said Funs Kessen, mission critical engineer, Schuberg Philis. "With the commoditization of infrastructure
and scalability of the cloud, adopting a holistic coded approach does not only
makes sense today, it also sets us up to ride these trends far into the future.
To ensure this level of control over the entire chain, Schuberg Philis keeps
investing in developing strong relationships. We know them personally and have
in-depth knowledge of their solutions. Building on this strong fundament,
we can help customers to develop their future business models. Through smarter
utilization and integration of existing applications, as well as selecting the
right new applications and platforms."

Schuberg Philis provides outsourcing services, focusing on mission
critical application infrastructures that its customers rely on 24x7x365. By
combining CloudStack-based resources, Nicira SDN and NexentaStor ZFS-based
software-defined storage, Schuberg Philis offers its customers a flexible hybrid cloud that delivers flexibility and
availability.

In order to guarantee 100% functional uptime for its
customers’ application landscapes, Schuberg Philis deployed Enterprise Chef
across its entire hybrid cloud to deploy infrastructure and applications as
code, improving system repeatability and scalability, while eliminating risk of
human error.

"Enterprise Chef gives us a blueprint to
automate everything, from physical and virtual boxes, Arista switches,
CloudStack and Nexenta instances, to full applications," said Brenn
Oosterbaan, mission critical engineer, Schuberg Philis. "Enterprise Chef’s multi-tenancy means we can easily dedicate and manage
resources for specific customers. Chef’s capabilities combined with Jenkins
ensure what we’ve automated runs smoothly for customers day and night."

Working with Opscode and Nexenta, Schuberg Philis has created and open sourced
Chef Cookbooks for automating the management of CloudStack servers and NexentaStor
ZFS-based storage resources using Knife API plug-ins for API communication with
these core infrastructure components.

Now, Schuberg Philis can manage storage
configuration and compute resources via a single automation platform,
accelerating resource provisioning, improving system visibility and resiliency,
streamlining management, and reducing risk for its customers’ mission-critical
ecosystems. In addition, Enterprise Chef’s multi-tenancy gives Schuberg Philis
the flexibility to manage compute, storage, application and monitoring
resources for specific customers, providing dedicated mission-critical
application landscapes.

"Schuberg Philis has taken a seriously
forward-looking approach to managed IT services. By abstracting its entire
offering away from hardware, they’ve eliminated the two primary limitations of
physical resources – scalability and reliability," said Adam Jacob, chief customer
office, Opscode. "By extending Enterprise
Chef’s capabilities as the engine for automating their hybrid cloud, Schuberg
Philis takes 100 percent responsibility for the transparent integration and
management of the entire mission critical ecosystem."