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.

Read the full case study.

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