Beechfield Brands

When Beechfield Brands approached Thinc, they were clearly looking for a partner who would understand their challenges, and support their plans for business growth. Business leaders at Beechfield Brands were very driven and were looking specifically for a personalised, consultative approach to improve their IT infrastructure with minimal disruption.

Our consultants connected with business owner Roger McHugh and IT Manager, Anne Kupschus during initial discovery meetings to listen to their challenges and really understand their plans and concerns about future growth.

Thinc quickly developed a positive working relationship which allowed us to identify the best next steps for their business and develop an action plan to deliver the right solution.

Key challenges

With huge potential for business growth, a growing client base and expanding product portfolio, business leaders at Beechfield Brands were looking for a professional, proactive IT partner who understood their business aspirations and would support them on their growth journey.

They had a clear requirement to upgrade their ERP systems and IT infrastructure. Beechfield Brands wanted to work with an IT partner who would offer flexibility and be responsive to their needs. It was important for them to have expert consultants available to collaborate with their in-house IT person on a day-to-day basis.

With many staff working remotely building a network that was accessible whilst still being secure was a key requirement for the future evolution of the business.

Requirements and solution

We conducted a rapid business assessment to validate Beechfield Brands concerns and create a prioritised work plan which delivered:

• A robust, cost effective cloud-based disaster recovery solution, using shared multi-tenant capability that is in a UK data centre. This disaster recovery service eliminated the need to have replica of their environment sitting idle on replica hardware in case of a disaster event.
• Improved resilient high-speed internet communications.
• Two-factor authentication for system access to enhance security.
• Licence consolidation to make renewal and management processes more straightforward.
• A managed firewall service using a next-generation SonicWall firewall to enable remote access and secure the perimeter of the network.
• Kaspersky endpoint protection and mobile device management
• Replacing existing servers with new Dell hardware
• An internal and external vulnerability analysis to identify and report on security weaknesses.
• Regular IT and business reviews enabling on-going support with future planning.

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