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American Fire Systems Elevates IT Infrastructure with iland, now 11:11 Systems, Cloud and Backup for Microsoft 365

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Backup & Recovery Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Predictive Maintenance
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	American Fire Systems (AFS) was facing several challenges with its IT infrastructure. The company's aging equipment was in need of performance improvements and replacement. As the company expanded into markets across Texas, the amount of data being funneled through its Houston headquarters began to bottleneck, impacting the user experience across the company and leaving it vulnerable to downtime if a disaster were to occur at its lone data center. AFS was also facing increasing cybersecurity threats and needed to comply with the Department of Financial Services Regulations. Read More
About Customer	American Fire Systems, Inc. is a premier fire protection company contractor in Texas. Founded in 2002, AFS has built a strong legacy of selling, designing, and installing best-in-class fire protection systems, including sprinklers, alarms, pumps, and extinguishers, for residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and is licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. AFS is supported by proficient and experienced field workers and administrative staff who are well-versed in safety and quality as well as national and local fire codes. Read More
Solution	To modernize AFS's IT capabilities and infrastructure, Steve Broeder, an early adopter of cloud technology, decided to take the company's infrastructure to the cloud. He chose [11:11] Secure Cloud, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution, to host and run AFS's mission-critical applications. This solution provided the redundancy and flexibility needed to ensure that AFS had a secure path for growth. It also offered increased visibility via the award-winning [11:11] Secure Cloud Console, which allowed Broeder to monitor and manage a variety of workloads over a single pane of glass. To complete AFS’s cloud transformation, Broeder opted to append [11:11] Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365, solidifying a well-rounded business continuity strategy that accounted for potentially-devastating downtime and filled the gaps in Microsoft’s limited retention policy. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Backup & Recovery

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

American Fire Systems (AFS) was facing several challenges with its IT infrastructure. The company's aging equipment was in need of performance improvements and replacement. As the company expanded into markets across Texas, the amount of data being funneled through its Houston headquarters began to bottleneck, impacting the user experience across the company and leaving it vulnerable to downtime if a disaster were to occur at its lone data center. AFS was also facing increasing cybersecurity threats and needed to comply with the Department of Financial Services Regulations.

About Customer

American Fire Systems, Inc. is a premier fire protection company contractor in Texas. Founded in 2002, AFS has built a strong legacy of selling, designing, and installing best-in-class fire protection systems, including sprinklers, alarms, pumps, and extinguishers, for residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and is licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. AFS is supported by proficient and experienced field workers and administrative staff who are well-versed in safety and quality as well as national and local fire codes.

Solution

To modernize AFS's IT capabilities and infrastructure, Steve Broeder, an early adopter of cloud technology, decided to take the company's infrastructure to the cloud. He chose [11:11] Secure Cloud, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution, to host and run AFS's mission-critical applications. This solution provided the redundancy and flexibility needed to ensure that AFS had a secure path for growth. It also offered increased visibility via the award-winning [11:11] Secure Cloud Console, which allowed Broeder to monitor and manage a variety of workloads over a single pane of glass. To complete AFS’s cloud transformation, Broeder opted to append [11:11] Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365, solidifying a well-rounded business continuity strategy that accounted for potentially-devastating downtime and filled the gaps in Microsoft’s limited retention policy.

Impact #1	AFS now has a scalable cloud for business expansion.
Impact #2	The company enjoys continuous data availability and business uptime.
Impact #3	The platform provides control and flexibility.

Impact #1

AFS now has a scalable cloud for business expansion.

Impact #2

The company enjoys continuous data availability and business uptime.

Impact #3

The platform provides control and flexibility.

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American Fire Systems Elevates IT Infrastructure with iland, now 11:11 Systems, Cloud and Backup for Microsoft 365

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