Hosted Network Case Studies

Colorado Bakery

Situation:
With decades of experience producing premium quality baked goods, this local Colorado bakery has become nationally recognized as they continue to open branches throughout the United States. As business grew, so did the challenges to their network and servers. The prior infrastructure had proven to be unreliable and error prone, lacking the functionality necessary to handle the increase in network traffic and data. With an added number of employees nation wide, it was necessary to improve network stability, operational efficiency, and security. Requiring a complete overhaul in technology, it was important to find a company that could provide a total solution without breaking the bank.

Solutions Provider:
By implementing the Windows 2003 base Hosted Network, their problems were addressed and resolved and the client's anywhere/anytime access now includes:

¨ Windows 2003 Suite
¨ Exchange 2003 Server
¨ Great Plains MRP
¨ Norton Antivirus Enterprise

** Postini Spam Filtering
¨ SAN storage/backup
¨ Disaster Recovery

Benefits:
Minimal up front capital expenditures made the Hosted Network a cost effective solution for this bakery. The seamless integration provided an instantaneous increase in the bakery's, operational efficiency, reliability and security. Though the infrastructure is not local, the provided redundancy, stability, and customization (minus the burden of administrative costs) has allowed the focus to switch back to producing the highest quality baked goods. By providing better access to the necessary files the overall productivity has improved.