Sanford’s IT infrastructure is mission critical. They work with BTG because they know their systems will stay up to date, be invulnerable to attack, and simply work.Challenges: It just has to work. All day. Every day.
After learning about the nature of Sanford’s operations, we realised they needed solutions that would keep them up and running, at all times. No pressure, right?
“Historically, we didn’t have a lot of tech on our boats and things were kept really simple. Now we’re able to replicate critical info back and forth and stay in contact with our crew wherever they are. This is critical to our operation both in the safety of our crews and the uptime of our vessels. It really helps to know what’s on board in order to prepare the sales & supply chain teams so they know what’s there to sell. Our IT infrastructure has to work 24/7. Our very existence relies upon it.”
Solutions: Peace of mind. All the time.
“Right now, BTG look after all of our hosted infrastructure. As well as taking care of Disaster Recovery. They ensure our server Infrastructure is all up to date, and it’s all hosted offsite for added resiliency.”
BTG provides Sanford with Managed Service Solutions. Right down to the infrastructure that supports processing sensors in the factories. It’s all mission critical. Our role is ensuring they operate in a stable environment.
“They make sure that things continue to run and are stable. We don’t have to worry if a critical patch has been applied. We know they’ve got it under control.”
Implementation: No downtime. Big upside.
Our latest project with Sanford was a complex migration, which involved moving Sanford off their current provider’s Hosted Firewall and Managed WAN onto a new Hosted Firewall. This positioned them for a migration to SD WAN including multi data centre BGP peering with the new partner.
“I’m dealing with people who have experience with our software and hardware. BTG helped us with a recent internet migration. They’d used these products, they know what they can do. The migration from the existing provider was seamless. There was no downtime in our scheduled business hours. Everything stayed up and was usable. It’s really key that we keep systems available for our staff to use.”
Brad really appreciates that our solutions have proof of concept, and that he’s not being treated like a guinea pig.
Results: Quick turnaround. Streamlining our business.
He also emphasised how important it is to be able to connect with a BTG engineer in a timely fashion and get the job done.
“BTG provides us with regular monthly reporting. Sometimes the updates are more regular. And they’re always available. I can talk to whomever I need virtually straight away. No divisional help desk hierarchy to wade through. They’re agile and have a quick turnaround mentality.”
Since we began working with Sanford, our relationship with them has gone from strength to strength.
“Since learning about the breadth of IT services they provide, we have been able to reduce the number of suppliers we deal with on a day-to-day basis. They’ve helped us streamline our operations in many ways”
“They’re good friendly people that you can really get on with. They know our business really well. We have a good working relationship. They show a lot of care for our environment, and are not afraid to speak up. We rely on their advice and expertise.”
