Case Studies:

The Children’s Aid Society of London & Middlesex

The Children’s Aid Society of London & Middlesex, since 2004 and ongoing, has commissioned Intrasys to stabilize and update their network, implement and support new hardware and software, identify and implement recommendations for network management improvements, and reduce operating costs.

Intrasys has provided a number of networking services for the agency which has multi site locations (3 main facilities and several satellite sites) 400 plus users, numerous operating systems, specialist application software, messaging systems and desktop services

Through a technology infrastructure review and upgrade process Intrasys was has been able to identify and resolve problems and reduce operational costs through the consolidation of several disparate systems and networks into one manageable infrastructure.

Notable achievements:
Data centre migration and consolidation (7 servers, UPS, telecommunications and core switches)
Consolidation of network cabling,500 + voice and data
Consolidation and migration to switched network (Level 3)
Enterprise Gateway security provision for access/intrusion monitoring, anti virus, spam and spyware
Security, data storage and backup consolidation
WAN design, vendor liaison, and installation
Information Lifecycle Management structure implemented including improvement to backup procedures and business continuance procedures
Desktop Management Strategy developed
Blackberry Enterprise Server installation for messaging
Strategic positioning of organization for future technology use and integration
(VOIP, Web Services, Single Information System, security upgrades etc)

Benefits:
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership for network and desktop management
Reduced risk through a more secure and stable network and desktop infrastructure
Increased WAN network capacity and improved bandwidth to existing sites
Facilitated expedited set up of new facility for additional staff (80 staff)
Reduced telecommunication costs for WAN and ISP services
Allows for future agency expansion of services, application and integration of technologies
Improved documentation and policy/procedures for network monitoring
Automated monitoring
Improved staff morale