Alder Grange School
Alder Grange School Achieves Modernised IT Infrastructure with Improved Efficiency and Performance
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The customer
Alder Grange School is a leading secondary school and sixth form centre in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.
Their business needs
Alder Grange School identified the need to modernise its ageing server infrastructure. The existing system, nearing the end of its support cycle,
suffered from slow processing speeds, inefficient power consumption, and outdated technology. Upgrading this hardware would not be a cost-effective
solution.
How we helped
- Deployment of Cutting-Edge Servers: NCS IT replaced the outdated servers with state-of-the-art models. These new servers boast the latest processors, high-performance drives, and energy-efficient power supplies, ensuring optimal performance and reduced energy consumption.
- Enhanced Resilience with Hyperconverged Infrastructure: leveraging StarWind technology, NCS IT configured a hyperconverged clustered
environment. This configuration delivers increased resilience and redundancy, safeguarding the school’s critical data and applications. - Streamlined Support with Extended Service Plan: a comprehensive 3-year hardware and software support plan was implemented, aligning with the lifespan of the new equipment. This plan provides the school with prompt and reliable technical support.
- Flexible Financing Option: to minimise upfront costs, the IT refresh was financed through a 3-year lease agreement with Bluestone Finance. This
approach allowed Alder Grange School to spread the investment over time, optimising their budgetary resources.
Technologies implemented
- StarWind HyperCoverged Appliance
- Support
- Consultancy
- Flexible financing options
Results
- Improved Performance and Efficiency – the new, high-performance servers equipped with the latest technology have significantly enhanced processing speeds and overall system efficiency.
- Enhanced System Resilience – the hyperconverged clustered environment provides increased redundancy and data protection, minimising the risk of downtime and data loss.
- Reduced Operational Costs – cost savings have been achieved through lower energy consumption thanks to the new, energy-efficient power supplies.
Additionally, the streamlined support plan helps optimise internal IT resources and has helped reduce internal support costs.
Testimonial
"NCS IT's expertise not only reduced our operational costs but also enabled us to migrate all services to the latest best-in-class technologies. The entire process was smooth and stress-free thanks to the fantastic team at NCS IT and their partners Dell, StarWind, and Bluestone Finance."
Paul Seery, Network Manager at Alder Grange School
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MhIST
NCS IT Continues to be a Trusted IT Provider for Mental Health Charity MhIST During Pandemic
The customer
Since 1992, MhIST (Mental Health Independent Support Team) has provided mental health support to communities throughout Bolton with counselling, mental health advocacy, dramatherapy and issue focussed self-help groups.
Their business needs
Like many other companies, when the pandemic hit the UK in March 2020, MhIST required a new IT system in order for its employees to be able to work from home. With only two ageing laptops, often only used for presentations, MhIST required a big rollout of hardware and a way for the charity’s employees to work from home, communicate and collaborate on the same system.
How we helped
NCS IT has been a trusted partner of MhIST for over 15 years, acting as a third-party IT team for the charity and providing: IT helpdesk support; kit supply; infrastructure and consultancy. The past year saw the NCS IT team support the charity in transitioning to working remotely for staff members. This involved the supply of new Hewlett Packard laptops, Phillips monitors with integral docking stations, Wi-Fi dongles for staff without broadband at home and a remote access system.
Technologies implemented
- Support
- Consultancy
- Kit supply – file servers, PCs, laptops
- Remote access
Testimonial
"The staff at NCS IT team are always happy to help and act quickly when we need something done - I'll often ring in the afternoon and it's sorted the same day or the day after. NCS IT has really done some amazing and ground-breaking work for us over the years."
Dr Melvin Bradley - CEO, MhIST
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Briggs Automotive Company
Briggs Automotive Company Goes Remote with NCS IT Cloud Solutions
The customer
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is a British car manufacturing company based in Liverpool. Founded in 2009, the company is responsible for developing the Mono, the world’s first road-legal, lightweight, high-performance sports car.
Their business needs
Like most companies around the world in 2020, BAC had to adapt and become more flexible with their IT systems to enable employees to work from home, in order to stay safe and follow government guidelines during the pandemic. As the company continuously develops new innovative tech within the automotive field, it was also important to keep the company’s intellectual property secure whilst sharing remotely to employees and stakeholders across Europe.
How we helped
Working as a key technology consultant, NCS IT established a secure VPN infrastructure for BAC staff to be able to work remotely during the pandemic. We also liaised with cloud backup provider Acronis to create a full backup solution for all on premise and cloud workloads and developed the Acronis Cloud File Share to assist in moving large data assets around Europe securely and efficiently.
Technologies implemented
- VPN infrastructure
- Acronis Cloud Backup
- Supply of hardware
- Helpdesk support
Testimonial
"NCS are our trusted delivery partner for all of our Acronis services, allowing us to make use of the latest cloud technologies and keep BAC cyber secure."
Mark Rayner - Co-founder, Briggs Automotive Company
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