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There are strict time frames and strict time frames... Really strict ones. Verging on the impossible. A lot of people would throw in the towel while others pull themselves together, taking communication to a new level and making the impossible possible. It was the latter road that Stoll Automotive and Bechtle decided to take— into the cloud together. No ifs, buts or maybes.

Around four billion people still have no broadband internet coverage, while at the same time the need for fast and ubiquitous data availability is growing dynamically worldwide. However, because the necessary infrastructures on Earth cannot be expanded at will, the first pioneers are starting are taking off into higher spheres and planning to build powerful networks in the air and in space.

When a storage solution is reaching its limits and the entire setup needs a rethink, it’s a good idea to seek out some advice. Especially when IT performance is suffering badly. To strengthen the Esterhazy Group’s IT backbone for the long-term, experts from Bechtle Austria implemented an innovative software-defined storage during ongoing operations.

Located in Hanover, the start up Crafting Future has big ideas—a life without plastic waste—and the two founders, Jan Patzer and Can Lewandowski, know how to make it happen. They develop sustainable plastic products for the food, beverage and cosmetics industries. One of the most important tools in their armoury is the 3DEXPERIENCE platform—a cloud-based PLM software solution from SOLIDWORKS—plus the support of Bechtle Group company DPS Software.

The Graubünden cantonal hospital is south-east Switzerland’s main hospital. A critical healthcare provider for the entire region, the institution has been using a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment for its approximately 1,200 desktop workstations for years. The growing importance of graphics-intensive medical applications provided the eventually led to the decision to back up central provisioning with a high-performance computer infrastructure. With excellent results.

Working together with Bechtle Austria and Microsoft, the company successfully migrated to the Microsoft Cloud with Microsoft Azure and Citrix.

It can see, hear and walks on uneven ground quickly and independently, avoiding obstacles and helped its inventors to win the Swiss Economic Award 2020. ANYmal is a four-legged inspection robot—the creation of the high-tech company ANYbotics based in Zurich—used predominantly in large industry where the safety of employees is as much a top priority as high productivity. To get its robot up and running, the young company turned to SOLIDWORKS’ broad portfolio of application solutions.

The standardisation and continuous optimisation of processes are two key pillars of the renowned Toyota Production System. Organisations the world over have adopted the car maker’s philosophy, which also serves as a blueprint for Toyota’s own partner landscape. When the IT connectivity between the manufacturer and its dense service and distribution network in Germany was due for an overhaul, Bechtle took the lead of the country-wide project. Despite a tight schedule, the project was a seamless collaboration that resulted in a future-oriented network infrastructure complete with a matching service model.