Case Studies
Our case studies highlight the benefits customers are now experiencing after helping them, detailing the business challenges they faced and how we helped them to overcome them. From Public Sector bodies to Private Enterprise, Equanet can provide a solution.
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National Cash Advance (NCA)National Cash is a member of the British Cheque and Credit Association (BCCA) and in the United States a founding member of the Community Financial Services Association (CFSA). NCA does not have any dedicated IT Support staff. Consequently, all user issues are raised directly into the Equanet Service Desk where they can be quickly resolved remotely.
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Link2ICT - Service BirminghamEquanet designed and created an ePortal that showcased Link2ICT's services and Equanet's ICT solutions including a price book based on the collective of schools as a consortium. This has demonstrated typical costs savings of 15-20%. Equanet has also developed a management suite of software so that Link2ICT can support every school with a wireless solution, either centrally or by using Equanet's engineers.
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Towergate InsuranceRead about the refurbishment of the entire estate of Towergate's laptops identifying which needed to be upgraded or replaced. Turnaround of 3-5 days and same day on-site turnaround for VIP end users.
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| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/era-technology.html |  ERA Technology
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ERA TechnologyEquanet provided ERA with a detailed design, encompassing networking, servers, storage and software licensing capabilities to provide the underlying infrastructure. Designed using HP, VMware, Veeam and Microsoft technologies, Equanet designed a solution for ERA which transformed the back-end infrastructure whilst leaving the front-end familiar and recognisable for employees.. |
Infrastructure Project | Engineering Consultancy |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/services-birmingham-link2ict.html | Link2ICT
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Link2ICT - Service BirminghamEquanet designed and created an ePortal that showcased Link2ICT's services and Equanet's ICT solutions including a price book based on the collective of schools as a consortium. This has demonstrated typical costs savings of 15-20%. Equanet has also developed a management suite of software so that Link2ICT can support every school with a wireless solution, either centrally or by using Equanet's engineers. |
Equanet Managed Service | Public Sector |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/surrey-county-council.html |  Surrey CC
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Surrey County CouncilSurrey County Council, a long-standing client of Equanet's, was looking to ease the administration of keeping track of numerous IT purchases through a large network of buyers located in different departments and buildings. The two organisations worked together to enable their systems to talk to each other using PunchOut technology to develop a bespoke online catalogue of approved IT products bespoke to each user. |
Equanet Managed Service | Public Sector |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/babcock-sultan-wireless-solution.html |  Babcock International Group
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Babcock Sultan Wireless SolutionA wireless network on the largest Royal Navy training site, HMS Sultan, which encompasses 179 acres of land within a 3.5 mile parameter. The network also needed to adhere to the Royal Navy's stringent security standards for the introduction of wireless networks. |
Equanet Managed Service | Defence, Energy, Transport, Education |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/circle-housing-group.html |  Circle Housing Group
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Achieving significant cost savings through centralised purchasingWhen Circle started a new housing development scheme at St. Andrews in Bromley-by-Bow there was a need to provide domestic appliances to one hundred and sixteen new properties. The organisation wanted to centralise procurement to benefit from significant cost savings and work with a partner that would deliver to its specific requirements. |
Equanet Managed Service | Public Sector, Social Housing |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/knowsley-borough-council.html |  Knowlsey Borough Council
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A planned IT replacement programmeEquanet fulfils orders for new hardware, takes the standard imaging for the hardware built by Knowsley Council's in-house technicians, and rolls it out onto all machines through its purpose-built configuration centre. The hardware is then delivered to any of the one hundred and fifty sites across the borough. An Equanet engineer installs the new hardware to desk, undertaking full testing of the new equipment, then disposing of the old equipment and packaging to agreed security and WEEE standards. |
Equanet Managed Service | Public Sector |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/john-mitchell-haulage.html |  John Mitchell Haulage
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How Equanet supports John MitchellThe company signed up to Equanet's Managed Service which provides support for its infrastructure and team of 140 employees. Equanet uses remote tools to monitor John Mitchell's network in real-time to identify and resolve problems before they occur, and a managed, standardised antivirus platform provides extra reassurance. |
Equanet Managed Service | Transport |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/aztec.html |  Aztec Property Valuers
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How Equanet supports AztecEquanet's solutions specialists visited the new premises for a couple of informal meetings to discuss what the business needed in terms of IT support. They then set up the IT infrastructure in the office and installed the network and server. To ensure ongoing support Aztec signed up with Equanet's Managed Service that same year and has been using Equanet ever since. |
Equanet Managed Service | Housing & Property |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/belvoir-high-school-case-study-ict-on-demand.html |  Belvoir High School
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Developing a virtual learning environmentFollowing the government's direction that all schools should have an operational Virtual Learning Environment embedded into their working practices Belvoir School wanted to set up and organise a VLE for all its feeder primary schools in the Melton Mowbray area. A solution involving HP Blade servers and SAN storage was recommended and installed over a 4-5 month period. This included 650 new desktops and laptops, and a new server and storage environment. |
Equanet Managed Service | Education |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/beneast-training.html |  Beneast Training Ltd
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Design and implementation of a new IT infrastructureEquanet solutions experts designed and proposed a new IT infrastructure accompanied by a detailed Scope of Work document which included replacement of the network infrastructure, configuration of secure VPN connections between Beneast's four offices, installation of a new SQL server, and a managed antivirus solution across the whole network. |
Equanet Managed Service | Education |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/business-link-northwest-storage-and-virtualisation.html |  Business Link Northwest
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Storage & virtualisation for 340 desktops and notebooksBusiness Link Northwest worked with Equanet to review and replace its server infrastructure. An HP storage solution was implemented, consolidating the existing direct attached storage down to a single SAN. The company also moved to a virtual infrastructure, consolidating 27 servers into just four physical Blades servicing (now) fifty virtual servers. |
Storage & Virtualisation | Business Support |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/cdl-case-study.html |  CDL
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Supporting remote workers and officesCDL signed up to Equanet's Managed Service to support its infrastructure and team of forty both on and off site. Equanet uses remote tools to monitor CDL's network in real-time to identify and resolve problems before they occur, and a managed, standardised anti virus platform is deployed across the entire estate. |
Equanet Managed Service | Management Consultancy |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/cheltenham-cab.html |  Citizens Advice Bureau
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Full time monitoring and support of forty eight PCs and two servers across two sitesFull time monitoring and support of forty eight PCs and two servers across two sites. One of Equanet's solutions specialists visited the Cheltenham, Cirencester and Tewksbury branch of Citizen's Advice and installed a new server. The bureau signed up to Equanet's Managed Service to support its infrastructure and team of seventy seven employees and volunteers. Equanet uses remote tools to monitor the bureau's network in real-time to identify and resolve problems before they occur. |
Equanet Managed Service | Public Sector |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/cis.html |  Central Industrial Services
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Full time monitoring and supportCentral Industrial Services Ltd. started using Equanet's Managed Services over two years ago and has recently re-signed for a further year. Equanet offers IT support to UK organisations through its dedicated teams of network specialists. These specialists provide telephone support, greater network reliability and less downtime, allowing CIS employees to focus on the core business. |
Equanet Managed Service | Industrial Services |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/equanet-managed-service-rise-technical-recruitment.html |  Rise Technical Recruitment
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Support for multiple officesRise Technical Recruitment had a need for IT support on tap, backed by a large and reputable company. Equanet's Managed Service constantly monitors the company's IT systems, spotting and fixing potential problems straight away. In addition, all of Rise's data is stored remotely by Equanet and is downloaded every night. Finally Equanet's solutions experts work with Rise to identify and resolve future issues associated with a growing business. |
Equanet Managed Service | Recruitment |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/intertain-case-study-hospitality-on-the-high-street.html |  Intertain
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Virtualisation to support multiple sites nationwideThe requirement was for an improved and simplified central infrastructure to support 57 sites across the UK which would provide greater resilience at no greater cost and a platform to enable future growth. Installation of a new infrastructure with the virtualisation of 27 servers into three VMWare hosts. Replacement of the back-up system. Full documentation and training to support the in-house IT team. |
Equanet Managed Service | Entertainment & Hospitality |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/ndreams-equanet-manager-services.html |  nDreams
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Reliable IT support for a fast-growing companyReliable IT support for a fast-growing company which cannot justify the cost of a full time IT Manager and whose IT requirements were becoming more complicated. Equanet's Managed Service remotely supports nDreams' infrastructure of server, PCs, macs and playstations, and proactively monitors the network in real-time to identify and resolve problems before they occur. This enables the staff at nDreams to focus on their business, secure in the knowledge that the IT infrastructure is fully supported. |
Equanet Managed Service | Entertainment |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/np-aerospace.html |  NP Aurospace
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Virtualisation and Business ContinuityNP Aerospace had limited storage left on its eight servers, having inherited the infrastructure, and was looking for a solution that would not only update its equipment, but also improve its back-up facility and resilience between its two sites. Also, due to the nature of the organisation's core business, its data storage needed to be highly secure. Equanet's proposed solution comprised of two storage arrays that were separate from the existing servers and replicated to give robust back-up. The solution was accepted by NP Aerospace, and two new servers were purchased from Equanet to run the virtual environment. |
Equanet Managed Service | High Tech Industry |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/regal-care-case-study.html |  Regal Care
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Administration of network servers, desktops and peripheral devicesRegal Care Homes Ltd. was founded in 1989 to provide exceptional quality care to vulnerable people. The organisation has seventeen care homes across the UK and looks after thousands of adults of all ages, abilities and dispositions. Regal Care Homes has a heavy reliance on IT. With the seventeen care homes geographically widely spread, there was a need to support each home’s IT systems remotely. |
Equanet Managed Service | Health & Wellbeing |
| http://www.equanet.co.uk/cms/resources/case-studies/turning-point-case-study-virtualisation-efficiencies.html |  Turning Point
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Virtualisation to support multiple sites nationwideWith two hundred satellite offices around the UK and 1,800 employees, Turning Point wanted to simplify the way in which it supported the infrastructure through centralisation. The solution was SAN with virtual infrastructure replacing the existing IT systems with a virtual systems serviced by two main datacentres in London and Manchester. In this way forty servers across the UK were consolidated into 5-6 physical servers which hosted a further 90 servers. In addition, a replica of all the critical servers was set up to back up and protect against system outage. |
Virtualisation | Social Care |
