Interoperability enhanced with Window servers
Cole Taylor Bank needed to upgrade its aging Microsoft Window server–based infrastructure to meet pressing business needs. The Chicago-area bank wanted to advance its critical banking applications, meet stricter regulatory requirements, improve network security, and offer new services, all of which required a modern operating system and database foundation.
A new IT chief with deep Unix and Oracle roots launched a serious investigation into migrating the bank to a Linux/Oracle platform. However, analyses showed that Linux costs would be at least 20 percent higher than those in a Window server. Cole Taylor chose to migrate its 100 server computers to the Microsoft Window server 2003 operating system and make SQL Server 2000 its database standard, decisions that have led to lower costs, higher security, lower business and legal risk, and faster time-to-market with new services.
Profile
Cole Taylor Bank serves small to midsize businesses in the Chicago area with a unique brand of relationship banking. Cole Taylor has 11 branches.
Business situation
Cole Taylor needed to upgrade its Microsoft Windows NT Server–based infrastructure to obtain support, tighten network security, upgrade key banking applications, and offer new services.
Solution
After seriously considering a switch to Linux and Oracle, Cole Taylor compared costs, scalability, and security, and chose to upgrade its infrastructure to Window Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000.
Benefits
- 20 percent lower operating costs
- Faster time-to-market with new services
- Tighter data security
- Long-term roadmap and committed support
- Faster access to innovative capabilities
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