Case Study: Mag Instrument achieves modernized mission-critical ERP with higher availability, 45% improved performance and 20% lower costs using Hewlett Packard Enterprise Superdome X

MAGLITE manufacturer modernizes mission-critical ERP system with HPE

Mag Instrument, maker of MAGLITE® flashlights, needed to move its mission‑critical Infor XA ERP and supporting Microsoft applications off legacy IBM AS/400 systems onto a modern x86/Windows platform without sacrificing availability or performance. The company engaged Hewlett Packard Enterprise to provide a solution that would support the new Windows‑based ERP functionality while keeping order processing, shipping, payroll, and reporting continuously available.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise deployed an integrated HPE Integrity Superdome X server with HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7200 storage and HPE Proactive Care Advanced, virtualizing the environment with VMware. The HPE solution consolidated 100+ VMs down to 57 on a single Superdome X, delivered 45% higher performance, reduced administration time by 50%, cut licensing costs by about 20%, and achieved 100% uptime in a 90‑day post‑deployment period with a reported 20x improvement in RAS.