Acer Smart Cloud Builder has been chosen by Thailand’s Rangsit University to host  its administration and research applications. With this  private cloud, the institution expects to further enhance operational and  academic efficiency, minimize the resources needed, and lower total cost of  ownership (TCO). The solution also provides the flexibility to scale up for future  expansion needs. Acer’s cloud builder solution is already installed and is fully  functioning at Rangsit University.

  “This  ground-breaking IT transformation to cloud empowers our competitiveness in the  global education arena,” said Thossaporn Thossansin, director of Information  Technology Service Center, Rangsit University. “By leveraging Acer  technologies, Rangsit University’s academic performance will continue to  excel.”

  Acer Smart Cloud Builder
  Acer  Smart Cloud Builder consists of Acer servers and storage products, hypervisors,  and a cloud management platform. The basic hardware set is comprised of three  servers and two storage units.
  The  cloud solution minimizes the TCO for commercial customers by reducing capital  costs and optimizing operational costs. Users only pay for the computation time  they execute or the on-demand cloud storage they utilize.

Cloud Smart Portal: cloud  management platform
  Cloud  Smart Portal (CSP) supports the top three hypervisors and orchestrates  life-cycle management across mixed resources. The CSP’s dynamic workload  management can cope with a spate of demands, and the centralized dashboard  gives users a comprehensive view of system resource allocation and health  condition.
  For  small and midsized businesses, a compact CSP Lite Edition is available with selected  Acer servers; an ideal solution for tech gurus wanting to transform their  physical IT to cloud.
  “With  the Cloud Smart Portal, IT professionals can effortlessly run continuous  rightsizing of resources in order to provide the most reliable quality of cloud  service to end users,” said Ben Wan, president of Acer e-Enabling Services  Business Group.
  Deployment of Rangsit University’s  education cloud
  Within  Acer, the Commercial Business Global Operations supplied the hardware, and the e-Enabling  Business Group provided the CSP.  In  collaboration with Acer Thailand, the cloud solution was set up at Rangsit  University, a renowned private institution located north of Bangkok.

  “Acer  Smart Cloud Builder was chosen by Rangsit University because it embodies a  higher standard of cloud service,” said Harry Yang, managing director at Acer  Thailand. “Our cloud builder is agile, cost-effective, end-to-end, and  reliable.”