CASE STUDY
Naomi Tsuji , of the Advanced Body Technology Development Division , said : “ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the elementary school that my child attends was closed in March 2020 , and I was also forced to work from home .
“ Thanks to the 3D CAD environment on VDI , I have been able to perform design work at home without any inconvenience .” a VDI environment that can support high-performance applications and run 3D CAD software . The Nutanix cloud platform stood-out for its ability to support Virtual Graphics Processing Unit ( vGPU ) functions required to render 3D graphics in HCI virtual environments . In addition , Nutanix ’ s flexibility and scalability were important factors to help the team quickly respond to changing business demands .
The Nutanix cloud platform enabled a VDI environment for approximately 1,000-devices and was up-and-running far ahead of Toyota ’ s initial schedule to expand its VDI environment . Employees in the Engineering Design Group also said the move enabled them to work in a new way , and this became even more important when they were forced to work from home due to the spread of COVID-19 but were able to continue performing design work without interruptions .
“ Moving forward , our plan is to roll out similar systems not only to Toyota Motor but also to Toyota group companies ,” said the DX Promotion Division ’ s Masanobu Takahisa . “ In the future , we hope to also support CAE software on the VDI environment and continue to promote work-style reform in the Engineering Design Group .”
In addition to expanding work-style options for employees in its Engineering Design Group , the move to Nutanix helped enabled Toyota to consolidate shared and underutilized workstations into its VDI environment , with the aim of eventually cutting the number of workstations to approximately half , which would also result in significant cost reductions .
“ Toyota is a leading global company in the manufacturing industry , enabling employees to embrace the future of work . We are proud to have helped Toyota implement a new way of working , which was previously thought to be difficult to achieve ,” said Matt Young , SVP of Sales , Asia Pacific and Japan at Nutanix .
Yugo Ichida , of the Commercial ZEV Fundamental Development Division , said : “ When we would go to manufacturing sites for meetings , we had no choice but to present our designs using paper drawings .
“ I always thought , ‘ Communication would be smoother if I could use 3D CAD .’ Now , we can have deeper and better discussions while looking at the 3D CAD models together .”
Discussing the improved work efficiency , Masami Uehata of the ZEV B & D Lab , added : “ Before deploying Nutanix , paper drawings had to be printed and taken outside the office . With Nutanix , we can communicate with our clients and other departments while showing the 3D CAD screen during meetings . Being able to make decisions on the spot has allowed us to work more efficiently and reduce the amount of work we have to take home .” p
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HELPED TOYOTA IMPLEMENT A NEW WAY OF WORKING , WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE .
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