When it comes to Infrastructure 2.0 we’ve been talking a great deal about the changes coming with virtualization and cloud computing.  Automating core network services is seen as a critical first step in making network infrastructure more dynamic, more available and more economical.

Static networks which are manually managed and configured by legacy tools simply won’t be able to keep up with the change factors introduced by the power of virtualization and many types of cloud computing architectures.  So enterprises which are looking to automate their systems and desktops need to start with the automation of core network services.

Here is a great story about a visionary IT team, a passionate commitment to customer service and highly-disciplined data driven analytics that align technology with rigorous business needs analysis.

This special Infrastructure 2.0 insert in Network World reminds us of what high performance IT teams are capable of accomplishing with their existing infrastructure.  Grainger was also able to automate core network services and reduce network capital and operating expenses by 50% while boosting network availability to 99.99%.

Read about Grainger’s IT success by downloading this PDF of the insert (sponsored by Infoblox and appearing in the March 16 issue) and find out about what a world-class IT team committed to customer service and analytics can accomplish.