Manufacturing Case Study

OVERVIEW

Massive growth is what every business owner dreams of, but how do you ensure your IT solution doesn’t slow your company down when it’s not your area of expertise? This manufacturing company identified that a cost-effective way to prepare for rapid growth was by partnering with Effortless Office. Their choice meant they could focus solely on the core business, without having to develop the internal IT resources needed to achieve the secure, compliant, and scalable solution they required.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

This California based manufacturer specializes in customized cabinets
Direct to customer ordering is done online via their website
They are a fast growing company with locations in four states
Needs technology that could not only scale with them, but also securely enable collaboration between their manufacturing facilities and remote workers
A dynamic & flexible infrastructure is critical
Years with Effortless: 1
Users: 60+
Locations: 4 (CA to NY)

PAIN POINTS AND MOTIVATIONS

Old technology with an MSP that thought the old way
They needed 24/7 support and didn’t have it
Lack of cybersecurity measures in place to ensure they were compliant and meeting PCI regulations
They also lacked a disaster recovery plan to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster
They couldn’t effectively work remotely
Fast growth was being hindered by the technology architecture they had in place

HOW DID EFFORTLESS OFFICE HELP?

Effortless did an extensive business analysis and spoke to key stake holders in the company to assist in determining the right technology that would enable them to be a better company
A comprehensive audit of their existing environment was performed
Once done, Effortless provided two technology road maps– one was 100% cloud, the other was a hybrid model with some traditional and some cloud services
Client decided on a hybrid approach that allowed the scalability of secure private cloud while leveraging existing on-prem resources
Secured the entire IT ecosystem