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Pechanga Resort deploys EMC's data center and storage platform
[April 18, 2012]

Pechanga Resort deploys EMC's data center and storage platform


Apr 18, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Pechanga Resort & Casino, owned by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, has deployed EMC Isilon scale-out NAS from EMC Corporation, as the primary storage repository for the large amount of video footage captured by casino-floor video surveillance cameras.



Using a cluster of 50 Isilon X200 Platform Nodes running Isilon's SmartLock, SmartQuotas, SmartConnect and InsightIQ software applications, in combination with VMware server virtualization and EMC backup and recovery solutions, the Pechanga Resort & Casino transformed its existing IT infrastructure into a scalable data center, said EMC.

Sam Grocott, vice president of marketing, EMC Isilon, said: "Pechanga Resort & Casino is pioneering new best practices for the gaming industry. Their data center transformation represents a significant move away from the proprietary, expensive video surveillance systems widely used today. This new way of managing digital footage makes sense not just for other casinos, but for many other types of organizations that create and manage big data." John Kenefick, vice president of IT, Pechanga Resort & Casino, said: "For us, ensuring gaming at the Pechanga Resort & Casino is conducted honestly, competitively, and free of criminal and corruptive elements is paramount. We have video surveillance cameras deployed all around the gaming floor and casino property, producing hundreds of hours of video daily, making storing and managing the footage a real IT challenge." Anthony Borges, Director of Surveillance, Pechanga Gaming Commission, said: "In our industry, because of the enormous amount of digital surveillance footage, updating a data center is a major undertaking. EMC Isilon enabled us to transform our operations, creating an integrated and end-to-end solution, with best-of-breed virtualization, scale-out NAS, and backup products." According to EMC, the customer benefits includes: IT Transformation; Unified surveillance operations; and Streamlined Management.


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