Benefits Provider Extends Its IT Team Through Outsourcing

January 15, 2018
Backup | Customer Stories

By outsourcing its data center and backup operations to US Signal, Christian Brothers Services has seen numerous improvements in its IT operations. That includes lower RPO/RTO as well as a better quality of life for its IT staff that now spend less time working long hours just to keep pace with day-to-day IT demands.

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Executive Summary

Customer: Christian Brothers Services

Industry: Healthcare/Insurance/Financial Services

Location: Romeoville, Illinois

Business Challenge:

  • Consolidate and improve data center, backup and disaster recovery operations
  • Normalize or reduce costs related to IT Infrastructure, its management and protection
  • IT project backlog
  • Meet HIPAA and other relevant compliance requirements

US Signal Solution:

  • Redundant MPLS WAN
  • Internet with Cloud Based Advanced Security+
  • Enterprise Cloud for X86-64 Production Server Workloads
  • Hosted Private Cloud for Horizon View VDI
  • IBM I Series hosting
  • EBaaS for all systems
  • DRaaS for X86-64 Production Servers and IBM I Series
  • Reduction in operational overhead and management of core IT Infrastructure, backup and disaster recovery
  • Established Information Security Framework
  • Predictable cost model for IT
  • Increased IT resilience with lower RTO/RPO
  • Increased IT responsiveness to the business

Business Results:

  • Reduction in operational overhead and management of core IT Infrastructure, backup and disaster recovery
  • Established Information Security Framework
  • Predictable cost model for IT
  • Increased IT resilience with lower RTO/RPO
  • Increased IT responsiveness to the business

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