Pictured: Nigel Redwood
Telford-based managed services specialist e-know.net has
announced further sales success with a significant extension of its
contract with leisure giant Arleigh International.
The move comes following Arleigh's acquisition of caravan and
motorhome equipment wholesaler Nova Leisure. The Nova operation
will transfer to Arleigh Head Office, and e-know.net has been
tasked with migrating the IT systems over and delivering its range
of hosted applications to a dozen more staff. These comprise
Managed Desktop complete with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange,
SQL Server, BlackBerry Enterprise Server and a range of legacy and
line of business applications.
Alastair Thomas, Arleigh's managing director, comments: "When we
decided to switch to e-know.net a year ago, the main driver was the
fact that our existing IT systems were simply not keeping pace with
the demands of a growing business. If we had tried to integrate
Nova under our old IT regime, it simply wouldn't have happened
quickly, efficiently or cost-effectively enough for what is a
hugely time-sensitive, logistics-oriented organization. With our
systems now in the Cloud and managed by e-know.net, the transition
was smooth, fast and painless, leaving us free to focus on other
key aspects of the Nova project."
Nigel Redwood, e-know.net's managing director, believes that the
Cloud is a sensible destination for acquisitive businesses.
"Companies on the acquisition trail tend to be characterized by
their agility and flexibility. Traditionally, IT integration has
always been a bottleneck and a headache and that doesn't sit well
with a firm looking to get on and bed in the new enlarged
organization. With systems sitting instead in a fully managed
Cloud, for the client it's basically as simple as dialing up some
extra seats. It's quick, direct and hassle-free - and makes light
of what was once a heavy burden."