NSI has completed a seven-month blade server update for one of the world’s leading financial firms. The firm cannot be identified due to competitive and privacy policies.

From November 2004 through May 2005 NSI updated approximately 1,800 IBM blade server hard drives at three locations in the United States. The work was performed under a contract with IBM.

As a global equities institution the firm handles millions of transactions every day, requiring fail-proof processing power. “In an increasingly competitive and stability-focused environment, the upgrade was critical to their ongoing operations,” said Tom McDonald, NSI Chief Operating Officer.

NSI engineers carrying out the blade server update had to perform under unique conditions, working off-hours to avoid any interruptions in the financial services business. “This required our people to operate under very tight time frames,” said Ed Garcia, NSI VP of Service. “They had to remain extremely focused, working as quickly as possible and without any hitches.”