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National Car Parks
NCP is the UK's leading car parking business, supplying over 200,000 spaces across more than 700 locations.
It required a robust network infrastructure that could be rolled out to support and connect all its car park locations. In addition, it needed in-built flexibility that future-proofed the IT for any potential growth and changes.
This was a major project that included the design, procurement and installation of a new back office network infrastructure. NCP continue to use Blue256 for their nationwide helpdesk support.
"We were looking for an IT company to provide us with a personalised service and deliver against set targets. We had found in the past that the larger corporate companies did not meet our needs, with downtime and the cost implications of this being a major issue. Initially, we set up a trial with Blue256 to see if they could meet our expectations - they did. Not only that, Blue256 continually meet and exceed the SLA's (Service Level Agreements).
We work with Blue256 on a daily basis. We work together, whether designing and developing our network infrastructure nationwide or installing and maintaining our IT assets. Blue256 monitor and maintain over 70 servers. They are there for us 24/7. We have every confidence that Blue256 will continue to deliver to this excellent standard."
Martin Law, IT Manager - NCP
Desira is one of the UK's fastest growing car dealerships, offering Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Citreon and Nissan in 9 separate sites in East Anglia and London.
Blue256 has provided Desira with full IT support for over 2 years. As a result, Desira no longer have an IT team as they have discovered it is more cost effective for Blue256 to manage everything.
Blue256 provide all aspects of support for the group including helpdesk, procurement, project management, onsite support and WAN management.
"Blue256 provides me with exactly the service I need - leaving me feeling secure about my IT platform. Their friendly team has the expertise and resources to support my IT environment. I no longer have to worry about what will be happening with our IT from one day to the next. The team provide a professional and helpful service."
Colin Sunderland, Finance Director - Desira Group
Oasis Healthcare Plc has the largest network of dental practices with over 140 practices throughout the UK.
Blue256 has managed and maintained the WAN (Wide Area Network) and Head Office server infrastructure for over 3 years, making sure all branches have continuous connectivity back to head office.
"I have worked with Blue256 for a number of years and we have consistently received high quality support, solutions and services. With over 140 sites we can't afford for the business to have any downtime. The guys monitor our servers and stop any problems before it affects the end users. We hope to continue to work with them for many years to come."
Shaun Cushion, IT Manager - Oasis Healthcare
Blue256 provides Norwich City Football Club with 2nd line support and server maintenance. This level of service compliments NCFC's existing IT team.
Recently, Blue256 upgraded the football club to Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003. This was achieved with minimal disruption to the corporate network.
"NCFC has been working with Blue256 since they were established in 2003, over which time we have built up a very good relationship. The service and advice provided has always been very efficient and of a high standard. In our environment downtime can be very costly and knowing we have the additional resource of Blue256 on hand is reassuring."
Steve Sheen, IT Manager - NCFC
Working with Pasta Foods' IT department, we have recently undergone a small project to renew all the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units to a single unit. This will then be able to power the entire server room.
Bedford Lodge and Barnham Broom are 2 of the finest hotels in East Anglia.
For over 3 years Blue256 has supported the entire IT infrastructure for both hotels and operates as the hotels' IT departments.
In addition, Blue256 provides secure public Wi-Fi access for hotel guests, conferences and for the internal network (on 3 separate networks). Blue256 also successfully project managed the seamless switch of locations for IT systems while a new reception build was being completed.