{"id":1028,"date":"2021-05-18T09:01:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T08:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/latam\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2021-05-18T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T08:02:11","slug":"bom-jesus-and-usf-lead-the-way-in-learning-with-nutanix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/latam\/2021\/05\/18\/bom-jesus-and-usf-lead-the-way-in-learning-with-nutanix\/","title":{"rendered":"Bom Jesus and USF lead the way in learning with Nutanix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The partnership between the Brazilian educational institutions Bom Jesus Educational Group and Universidade S\u00e3o Francisco, and Nutanix is empowering over 42,000 students to succeed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business benefits<\/strong>
With Nutanix by their side, Bom Jesus Educational Group and the Universidade S\u00e3o Francisco (USF) are successfully delivering seamless access to education technology for 42,000 students across Brazil. Along with 40% increased performance and a 30% reduction in IT costs, the institutions\u2019 teams also enjoy an improved quality of life thanks to Nutanix\u2019s simplified management and efficient technical support.
The client<\/strong>
The Bom Jesus Educational Group and the Universidade S\u00e3o Francisco are two distinct companies, but interconnected by the founding friars of the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception of Brazil, who have been working in Brazilian education for over 100 years. In all, the two institutions bring together more than 5,000 employees and around 42,000 students.
The Bom Jesus Educational Group is headquartered in Curitiba (PR) and has more than 30 educational facilities in Paran\u00e1, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, operated as Col\u00e9gio Bom Jesus. In higher education, Bom Jesus has three campuses in Paran\u00e1 and an education unit in Blumenau (SC), operating as FAE Centro Universit\u00e1rio. In addition, the group has five other business units: Editora Bom Jesus, Valor Brasil – Promotional Products, Bom Jesus Theater, Lace – Language Center and Gr\u00e1fica Bom Jesus.
The Universidade S\u00e3o Francisco (USF), which is maintained by Casa Nossa Senhora da Paz, also has a strong presence in higher education. USF is located in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo, with campuses in the cities of Bragan\u00e7a Paulista, Campinas, Itatiba and eight additional distance learning hubs. It has more than 40 undergraduate courses, three stricto sensu graduate programs and more than 20 lato sensu graduate courses. The institution holds the highest possible scores from the Brazilian Secretary of Education Department (MEC).
Recognized for bringing together the best of tradition and innovation in their educational services, Bom Jesus and Universidade S\u00e3o Francisco strive to empower students to uphold the ethical, moral and spiritual values of Franciscan principles. Together, the institutions offer educational programs that cover the entire learning path, from early childhood education to higher education.
Challenge<\/strong>
As part of their commitment to improving the student learning process, the Bom Jesus Educational Group and USF understand the important role that IT plays for their activities.
\u201cIt\u2019s our job to provide our students with the best possible technology experience, one that meets the needs of every single age group we support,\u201d said Prof. Dr Marcelo Bardi, Information Technology Manager.
In addition to using IT for daily operations, their work is also driven by differentiation and innovation. For example, classrooms need to be connected and capable of delivering always-on Wi-Fi, audiovisual and multimedia tools, and more.
Solution<\/strong>
When choosing a new solution, the education institutions carefully considered how to best serve the needs of their customers, the students.
\u201cWhat we thought about was this: How can we offer a technology that\u2019s attractive to a two-or- three-year-old child, who can\u2019t even read? And how can we also meet the demands of the students in our graduate programs, so that they can leave our institution mastering these technologies?\u201d said Bardi.
The idea to choose a hyperconverged infrastructure began with a technological reorganization of the institutions, where they made the strategic decision to bring all their processing infrastructure in-house. They chose to invest in a hyperconvergence solution as part of their strategy for Disaster Recovery and data center modernization.
\u201cIn 2013, we started to plan the environment so we could have our own data centers,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cThen in 2017, we created a second data center to effectively act as an active contingency environment. That way, if the primary data center ever fails, we already have the secondary data center ready to take over.\u201d
Before the migration, Bom Jesus Educational Group and USF were using a traditional 3-Tier architecture. Now, the institutions are running ERP and CRM applications and more, all powered by their Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure data center.
Customer outcomes<\/strong>
Leading the way in flexible learning<\/strong>
For Bardi and the Bom Jesus Educational Group and USF teams, investing in the right technology tools to support their students and their staff is critical. With Nutanix, the organizations can successfully handle ever-increasing demand from students, as the volume of access requests grows every day.
\u201cWe can now deliver technology services to all of our 42,000 students across Brazil in a centralized way,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cThey can be assured that when they\u2019re taking a virtual exam, doing an activity, or when they need to connect with the teacher for an assignment, whether on a weekend, at night or in the morning, they know that the virtual environment will be 100% available.\u201d
The administrative teams from both institutions are also enjoying the benefits of Nutanix.
\u201cWe notice great staff satisfaction because all of our systems are delivered via virtual desktops. We are able to deliver the ERP with all its processing capacity to our team no matter where they are,\u201d said Bardi.
The result is seamless access to technology.
\u201cOur students and staff aren\u2019t able to notice the difference between their application running on a physical machine or running on the app,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cSo, someone in Rio de Janeiro-over 600 miles away-does not notice any delay. This is an amazing transformation in customer experience.\u201d
Simple management and improved performance<\/strong>
One of the main motivators for Bom Jesus Educational Group and USF to choose a hyperconverged infrastructure was because it\u2019s easy to manage multiple services from one single platform.
\u201cOur Nutanix solution makes management much easier and also helps us continuously improve the service quality,\u201d said Bardi.
\u201cIt also helps us reduce space in the data center, save energy and make things easier for our staff. In terms of user experience, the difference is noticeable and we\u2019ve actually seen an improvement in performance of around 40%.\u201d
Scalable migration<\/strong>
When it was time to migrate to their new solution, the IT teams found that Nutanix co-operated with all of the processes involved, from the environment design to the implementation stage.
For such a large organization, it made sense to perform the migration in stages.
\u201cWe didn\u2019t migrate in one single moment,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cIt took three migration phases with everything planned in agreement with Nutanix.\u201d
Cost savings<\/strong>
To give their 42,000 students the best learning experience, the IT professionals from both institutions knew they needed to invest in the right technology. After choosing Nutanix, they were delighted to find that they were actually saving money.
\u201cSince we are a non-profit organization, we have a legal obligation to reinvest all the previous year\u2019s profits in the current year. We choose to invest a considerable amount of our profit in technology,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cAfter turning to Nutanix\u2019s hyperconverged infrastructure, we had an IT cost reduction of around 30%.\u201d
Quality of life improvement<\/strong>
Along with saving time and money, the institutions are finding that Nutanix is also making their lives easier.
\u201cI think the best example regarding the improvement in people\u2019s quality of life is not having to go to the data center every day,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cBecause Nutanix offers management capabilities outside the application installation site, our team gains a lot as a result. There is something we usually joke about within the IT department: if things are quiet, it means things are good. There have been very few times when we\u2019ve had issues with Nutanix applications.\u201d
The IT professionals have also been impressed by the speed and quality of the support they\u2019ve received, when they\u2019ve needed to use it.
\u201cIn 2019, I can count on one hand how many times we actually had to use Nutanix\u2019s specialized technical support,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cIn addition to having cutting edge technology that\u2019s recognized internationally, we also have a quick answer to questions and potential concerns.\u201d
Continued collaboration<\/strong>
The reason that the organizations chose to work with Nutanix wasn\u2019t solely down to the solution being the right fit. They also saw how well the values of the two companies align.
\u201cWe are very judicious when choosing who we do business with. It is mandatory that our partners respect our philosophy and the ethical principles we follow daily,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cWhat I am actually looking for is a company that becomes our business partner.\u201d
With Nutanix, Bardi believes that Bom Jesus Educational Group and USF have found the ideal fit.
\u201cWhen we find a technology and a company that\u2019s aligned with our strategic vision, we\u2019re definitely going to work with them,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cThat\u2019s how we feel about Nutanix. It\u2019s a mature technology and we really feel the difference and the benefits.\u201d
Next steps<\/strong>
The goal for the educational institutions is to give students all the technology tools they need to succeed. In that sense, they see Nutanix as a crucial part of the equation.
\u201cJust because the user doesn\u2019t see the Nutanix application, they have still benefited from this resource,\u201d said Bardi. \u201cWhen our students become successful professionals, they will remember that their educational institutions had all these technologies available for their use.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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