Motorsports Promoter Increases Availability, Cuts Costs with Sun Managed Services
Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, International Speedway Corporation (ISC) is a leading promoter of NASCAR and other motorsports. The company operates 13 premier racing facilities including the Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. ISC also operates MRN Radio — the nation’s largest sports radio network — and Americrown Service Corporation, a company that provides food and merchandise. In 2008, ISC earned $787 million in revenue; it currently employs 1,000 people.
Customer Challenges
Boost service-level availability
Increase IT productivity
Reduce costs
Solution
ISC engaged Sun Remote Operations Management, an offering from Sun Managed Services, to monitor and manage its mission-critical systems 24×7, and to provide services such as code promotion, patch management, and third-party vendor management. Sun consultants also helped ISC restructure its architecture, which includes clustered servers, virtualization, and a storage area network.
Business Results
Increased service-level availability to 99.9%
Boosted IT productivity
Delivered consistent system performance
Reduced administrative expenses
Provided real-time insight into systems