Case Studies
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Financial Firm Secures Its Private Cloud with Likewise Enterprise
Financial institution uses Likewise Enterprise and Active Directory to establish one ID per user, centralize user and access administration for VMware ESX, enforce global password and security policies with group policy and sudo. -
Retail Giant, Gap Inc. Direct, Utilizes Red Hat and Likewise
Gap Inc. Direct uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Likewise Enterprise to save hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on reduced administrative and hardware costs associated with compliance and security requirements -
Likewise Connects RHEL and IBM AIX with Active Directory
This case study describes how a company deployed Likewise Enterprise to integrate IBM AIX and Red Hat Linux machines with Windows computers and Active Directory. -
Offshore Call Center Locks Down Thousands of Linux Desktops
This leading financial services company was operating a customer service call center in India. The desktop workstations ran SUSE Enterprise Linux, which the company found to be a cost-effective choice for supporting its call center workers. As the size of the operation grew to more than 5,000 desktops, however, it became difficult to manage users and security on that many Linux machines. By migrating the workstations from multiple NIS domains to a consolidated system of identity management based on Microsoft Active Directory and Likewise Enterprise, the call center became able to enforce security policies across the whole network and provision workstations based on user roles, all through a centrally administered directory service. -
Major Retailer Achieves Compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard
This retail clothing company was operating multiple brick-and-mortar enterprises using a complex patchwork of systems for identity management across its Unix, Linux, and Windows systems. When the company created a new division to handle consolidated online sales for all its enterprises, the complexity of their systems came to a head. The online division was having difficulty complying with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. The problem was that too many different operating systems, domains, and directory services made it impossible to manage user ID and passwords systematically. After attempting to develop a proof-of-concept solution in house that involved password synchronization and identity replication, the company realized that doing it themselves would cost too much in the long run. Instead they turned to Likewise Enterprise to help them create a single domain solution with one ID per user managed in Microsoft Active Directory across all their heterogeneous enterprises. -
Omneon Case Study
Likewise Enterprise helps Omneon lower the cost of managing a mixed Windows/Linux network. Established in 1998, Omneon is a worldwide provider of cost-effective and flexible networked media servers for broadcast and video. (52 KB) -
Financial Services Case Study
Likewise Enterprise helps a financial services company adopt and support mission-critical application without hiring Linux experts. This financial boutique, founded in 1994, provides integrated investment management, financial advisory and brokerage services tailored to each client’s specific needs. (46 KB) -
Tecplot Case Study
Learn how Tecplot improved security and reduced the effort required to manage its Linux-based servers by deploying Likewise Enterprise. "We've seen a huge savings in time, and thus in our total cost of ownership, with our new Windows-Linux interoperability solution." Pete Koehler, Network Administrator, Tecplot. (460 KB)
