Case studies
Work we have done, with the names left out
Storcom case studies describe real engagements in cloud migration, data protection, disaster recovery, security and managed services for manufacturers, financial firms, healthcare, education, nonprofits and professional services firms. Customer names are withheld. Each study covers the challenge, what Storcom built and the outcome, so you can compare it with your own environment.
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- ArchitectureDR and business continuity for a Chicago architectural firmA large Chicago-based architectural firm needed round-the-clock operations as more projects started abroad, and its aging systems had to be replaced. Storcom sized a DR and business continuity solution, replicated the firm’s data to a Storcom data center in Chicago’s western suburbs, and built a DR runbook that the firm tests on a schedule.
- EducationManaged services and colocation for a charter school districtA large Illinois-based charter school district with a small IT staff started with Storcom’s disaster recovery as a service. When its infrastructure needed replacing, Storcom deployed an HPE SimpliVity hyper-converged platform, used its suburban Chicago data center for DR, then moved production there. The district now has very low RPO and RTO and redundant internet egress.
- Financial servicesPrivate cloud migration for a finance company during COVID-19A Chicago-based nonprofit finance company was partway into an Azure migration when COVID-19 emptied its downtown office and tightened budgets. Storcom, its DR and managed services provider for over 15 years, executed the DR plan instead and failed the full workload over to Storcom’s private cloud in one weekend, for less than Azure.
- Global companyHyper-converged infrastructure for a global event producerA large, full-service global event production company had outgrown its three-tier virtualized storage and compute while absorbing IT teams from multiple acquisitions. Storcom designed and implemented a hyper-converged platform with built-in data protection and replication. The request backlog cleared, restores take a few clicks, and the team scales by adding building blocks.
- HealthcareManaged services and private cloud for a healthcare companyA national healthcare solutions company with a small staff relied on Storcom to manage its full stack in a downtown Chicago data center. When outages in the office building caused downtime, Storcom built dedicated private cloud hardware in its suburban data center, designed to support HIPAA requirements, and moved disaster recovery to the old downtown site.
- InsurancePrivate cloud and DR for an Illinois auto insurerAn Illinois-based specialty auto insurer writing policies in 5 states, carved out of a merger, needed new infrastructure, and a public cloud lift and shift was too costly at its size. Storcom paired its shared private cloud with dedicated compute, built in DR and business continuity from day one, and ran it for the insurer for the next three years.
- Investment managementSecure private cloud for a Chicago investment firmA Chicago-based nonprofit financial investment firm with a local office and remote branches wanted to cut capital IT spending and downtime but lacked in-house infrastructure expertise. After reviewing several options with Storcom, it moved to Storcom’s private cloud on VMware vSphere, vSAN and vCloud Director, gaining control and security while freeing IT staff time.
- LegalAzure file share migration for a Chicago law firmA Chicago-based law firm specializing in aviation law kept large file shares on older, unsupported Windows servers in 2 major U.S. cities. Storcom designed a migration to Microsoft Azure Files using Azure File Sync, so the firm no longer manages local file servers and has a Cloud Enablement Roadmap for moving the rest of its data to the cloud.
- LogisticsHybrid cloud migration for a Chicago logistics companyA Chicago-based logistics company running aging hardware and operating systems in a colocation facility wanted out of owning hardware, on a tight timeline. Storcom designed a hybrid cloud on the Storcom Private Cloud, tied in 20 remote sites, and let the team test its full application stack first. The cutover finished on a Sunday morning in under four hours.
- ManufacturingThree-year cloud roadmap for a Chicago manufacturerA large Chicagoland manufacturer of custom commercial LED lighting faced overdue infrastructure upgrades, hyper-growth and a long list of legacy applications. Storcom built a three-year public cloud migration strategy with its Cloud Enablement Roadmap, mapping how ERP, CAD and plant-floor devices interact. The company now has a clear plan, network upgrades underway and apps being rebuilt cloud-native.
- ManufacturingData security and compliance for a tools manufacturerA large American designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-end tools was required to improve visibility into customer personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers. Storcom assessed its requirements, built an IT data security roadmap, and implemented encryption and compliance tooling from Thales and SafeNet, plus strategies for retention, key management and DR.
- ManufacturingManaged IT services for a large Chicago manufacturerA large Chicago-based manufacturer of custom commercial LED lighting suffered repeated outages, downtime and data loss that its in-house team could not stop. Storcom took over managed services for the on-premises and DR site infrastructure with a specialized team. Over the next three years, the repeated outages and data loss stopped.
- ManufacturingTiered storage and DR for an American tools manufacturerA large American designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-end tools needed more capacity on a regular basis, plus archive and DR plans. Storcom built a multi-tiered storage design with automated data movement, data protection and on-premises and off-site DR. Over several phases, critical jobs run faster and the company runs regular DR tests.
- NonprofitRansomware recovery strategy for a large Chicago nonprofitA large Chicagoland nonprofit had been hit by ransomware several times, and its backups could not handle granular attacks on file and financial data. Storcom put in a new storage platform with 15-minute snapshots, backed by incremental-forever backups every four hours and archive to a DR site. The system has been tested and used for real recoveries.
What will you find here?
Cloud migration and management
Hybrid and private cloud migrations and ongoing management of Azure resources.
Data protection
Backup and storage strategies, including a data protection overhaul for a nonprofit after ransomware downtime.
Disaster recovery and continuity
A full DR and business continuity strategy for an architectural firm.
Managed services
Managed IT and colocation for lean teams in education, healthcare and manufacturing.
Infrastructure and security
Hyperconverged infrastructure for a global event company and an IT security strategy for a tools manufacturer.
Why are the customers anonymous?
Our customers trust us with details about their infrastructure, security and recovery plans. We keep their names out of public case studies and describe them by industry and size instead.
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