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01. Will Alexander, RaceTrac Petroleum, visits #theCUBE!. (00:17)
02. Background on RaceTrac Petroleum. (00:53)
03. The Role of IT at RaceTrac Petroleum. (01:19)
04. Specs on the IT Staff at RaceTrac. (02:24)
05. The Role of Infrastructure--How RaceTrac Came to Nimble. (03:10)
06. How Nimble Storage has Changed the IT Staff. (05:01)
07. How Predictive Analytics Plays a Role at RaceTrac. (06:37)
08. Finding Ease of Use at Nimble (Why He Doesn't Fear Automation). (08:10)
09. Bringing it Full Circle: Security Win for RaceTrac. (09:15)
https://siliconangle.com/2016/02/26/a-view-of-the-big-data-revolution-from-outside-the-tech-world-datastorage/
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A view of the Big Data revolution from outside the tech world | #DataStorage
by Nelson Williams | Feb 26, 2016
Tech business is built on the power of data, but not every company is in the tech business. Most just use tech and networking to run the infrastructure that handles whatever they really do for a living. That said, even non-tech companies are discovering the power of data as they upgrade old systems to be faster and more agile.
To shed some light on how companies outside the tech world are seeing the Big Data revolution, Jeff Frick and Stu Miniman, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, spoke to Will Alexander, VP of information systems at RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc., during the Nimble Storage: The Power of Predictive Analytics event in San Francisco. Will Alexander is the Vice President of Information Systems at RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.
The role of IT
The conversation started with a look at the role of IT in the petroleum business. Alexander explained that the company operates on high volume and slim margins, as does its customers. Anything that can save a penny per gallon, for example, is valuable. He said he saw the company’s role as an enabler, both for the company and the customers, as any advantage it can give has a huge impact.
The size of its IT team has also changed, Alexander said. RaceTrac has 700 locations, supported by 100 IT people in all areas. Over the past five years, the IT department has doubled in size as the company came to understand the role of IT for a successful business.
Discovering the power of data storage
Security is important to everyone, but especially a retail business, Alexander said. Recently, RaceTrac upgraded its security applications, and with that, its infrastructure. This brought Nimble Storage’s data solutions in the house. The Nimble technology cleared up several performance issues the company had with a custom app, and suddenly everyone wanted to run their workload on Nimble.
“It’s the ease of use for us,” Alexander said. Anything it can automate and predict the results for is good for the business. He mentioned the InfoSight app that allows them to see a potential bottleneck before it hits. That visibility, he said, gives a lot of value.
@theCUBE
#DataStorage
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#theCUBE #RaceTrac #DataStorage #NimbleStorage #Nimble #SiliconANGLE
01. Will Alexander, RaceTrac Petroleum, visits #theCUBE!. (00:17)
02. Background on RaceTrac Petroleum. (00:53)
03. The Role of IT at RaceTrac Petroleum. (01:19)
04. Specs on the IT Staff at RaceTrac. (02:24)
05. The Role of Infrastructure--How RaceTrac Came to Nimble. (03:10)
06. How Nimble Storage has Changed the IT Staff. (05:01)
07. How Predictive Analytics Plays a Role at RaceTrac. (06:37)
08. Finding Ease of Use at Nimble (Why He Doesn't Fear Automation). (08:10)
09. Bringing it Full Circle: Security Win for RaceTrac. (09:15)
https://siliconangle.com/2016/02/26/a-view-of-the-big-data-revolution-from-outside-the-tech-world-datastorage/
--- ---
A view of the Big Data revolution from outside the tech world | #DataStorage
by Nelson Williams | Feb 26, 2016
Tech business is built on the power of data, but not every company is in the tech business. Most just use tech and networking to run the infrastructure that handles whatever they really do for a living. That said, even non-tech companies are discovering the power of data as they upgrade old systems to be faster and more agile.
To shed some light on how companies outside the tech world are seeing the Big Data revolution, Jeff Frick and Stu Miniman, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, spoke to Will Alexander, VP of information systems at RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc., during the Nimble Storage: The Power of Predictive Analytics event in San Francisco. Will Alexander is the Vice President of Information Systems at RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.
The role of IT
The conversation started with a look at the role of IT in the petroleum business. Alexander explained that the company operates on high volume and slim margins, as does its customers. Anything that can save a penny per gallon, for example, is valuable. He said he saw the company’s role as an enabler, both for the company and the customers, as any advantage it can give has a huge impact.
The size of its IT team has also changed, Alexander said. RaceTrac has 700 locations, supported by 100 IT people in all areas. Over the past five years, the IT department has doubled in size as the company came to understand the role of IT for a successful business.
Discovering the power of data storage
Security is important to everyone, but especially a retail business, Alexander said. Recently, RaceTrac upgraded its security applications, and with that, its infrastructure. This brought Nimble Storage’s data solutions in the house. The Nimble technology cleared up several performance issues the company had with a custom app, and suddenly everyone wanted to run their workload on Nimble.
“It’s the ease of use for us,” Alexander said. Anything it can automate and predict the results for is good for the business. He mentioned the InfoSight app that allows them to see a potential bottleneck before it hits. That visibility, he said, gives a lot of value.
@theCUBE
#DataStorage
