King’s Hawaiian Selects dinCloud

dinCloud, Inc., a cloud transformation company, announced
that King’s Hawaiian,
maker of a branded dinner roll in the US, has selected dinCloud to
implement its hosted virtual desktop, server, and storage services to help IT
improve efficiency and better manage operations across King’s Hawaiian’s baking
facilities and restaurants.

"The
desktop virtualization market is shifting to a more holistic approach as IT
professionals look for solutions to simplify workspace management,"
said Brett Waldman, research manager, client virtualization software, IDC.
"Demands on IT resources are greater
than ever before, but IT budgets are still declining. The ability to deliver
and manage desktops and applications from the cloud is quickly becoming a
must-have for organizations looking to reduce costs while improving
efficiencies."

King’s Hawaiian, a family-owned and operated Hawaiian food company and commercial bakery, has been
delighting palates young and old since its founder, Robert R. Taira, created
the recipe for Original Hawaiian Sweet Bread nearly 60 years ago in Hilo,
Hawaii. Today, they operate more than 270,000 square feet of baking facilities
in Torrance, CA and Oakwood, GA.

King’s Hawaiian was looking for a cost
effective, one-stop solution that could eventually help them expand
internationally. Additionally, they wanted a provider that could reliably
manage day-to-day operations so their IT team could focus on the value added
tasks of the core business. After a RFP process, that included several
big name cloud vendors, King’s Hawaiian chose dinCloud.

It provided King’s Hawaiian with
hosted virtual desktops (dinHVD), hosted virtual servers (dinServer), and
NetApp-based cloud storage (dinBackup) – part of its business provisioning
services. By moving King’s Hawaiian’s business (servers, applications, data, and
desktops) to the cloud, the company is able to enjoy more control and easier
management of its IT infrastructure. Additionally, dinCloud brought
some of King’s Hawaiian’s business applications into the cloud, including
several homegrown apps.

"Dell
vWorkspace combined with thin clients and the unique value of dinCloud,
provides companies with unmatched flexibility, high performance, desktop
security, support and ROI that allows them to address the demands of today’s
dynamic business environment," said Lubos Parobek, VP of product
management, Dell. "King’s Hawaiian
is another great example of the industry’s continued recognition for Dell’s
complete, end-to-end portfolio which has been built to ensure customer success
in desktop virtualization. We are happy to once again work with dinCloud to
simplify the deployment and management of desktop virtualization technologies."

"dinCloud provided an exceptional
level of support during King’s Hawaiian’s transition to the cloud, and our
valued white glove treatment continues even after the on-boarding process,"
said Saad Shahzad, SVP and CSO, dinCloud. "Throughout the implementation, we were able
to leverage one of our trusted reseller partners, pulling in specialists to
help meet King’s Hawaiian’s unique user needs on an as needed basis. Most
businesses aren’t typically awarded those kinds of resources, but we offered
these additional services and value adds from the beginning."