Black & White Bridging
Case Study
Black & White Bridging
Case Study
Brief
Black & White Bridging (previously Bath & West Finance) was established in 2013 to provide short-term, non-regulated lending solutions to property professionals in the South of England, with a focus on the South West where they are based.
Black & White Bridging approached WestSpring in 2020 looking to partner with a reliable MSP to take care of all aspects of IT/technology at their new office in Wick. There were several business challenges being faced, largely caused by sustained business growth but also adapting as a business to a world with Coronavirus.
Brief
Black & White Bridging (previously Bath & West Finance) was established in 2013 to provide short-term, non-regulated lending solutions to property professionals in the South of England, with a focus on the South West where they are based.
Black & White Bridging approached WestSpring in 2020 looking to partner with a reliable MSP to take care of all aspects of IT/technology at their new office in Wick. There were several business challenges being faced, largely caused by sustained business growth but also adapting as a business to a world with Coronavirus.
Years partnered with WestSpring
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Bristol
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THE OBJECTIVE
- A manageable and secure infrastructure, ready for staff to use both from the office and remotely.
- A partner that recommends equipment to improve reliability and performance
- Roll out a new disaster recovery solution capable of getting the business back online and operational – fast
THE SOLUTION
- A new Cloud-based solution – data and business-critical apps held and backed up in the Cloud
- SaaS protection to securely backup up their Microsoft 365 environment.
- Secure, managed network with use of an enterprise grade WatchGuard firewall and UniFi network equipment.
- A full review and license audit of their existing Microsoft Office 365 environment.
- A new comms cabinet
- WestSpring Unlimited IT Support
- Removal of local admin rights on all company devices, ensuring all new software installs are authorised
- Removing default passwords from any networking equipment and lockdown of new firewall
THE RESULTS
Black & White Bridging now have everything in place to effectively work from home or office. They have an IT partner who takes care of their support needs and all built on a rock solid, secure foundation which is scalable with their business plans.
THE OBJECTIVE
- A manageable and secure infrastructure, ready for staff to use both from the office and remotely.
- A partner that recommends equipment to improve reliability and performance
- Roll out a new disaster recovery solution capable of getting the business back online and operational – fast
THE SOLUTION
- A new Cloud-based solution – data and business-critical apps held and backed up in the Cloud
- SaaS protection to securely backup up their Microsoft 365 environment.
- Secure, managed network with use of an enterprise grade WatchGuard firewall and UniFi network equipment.
- A full review and license audit of their existing Microsoft Office 365 environment.
- A new comms cabinet
- WestSpring Unlimited IT Support
- Removal of local admin rights on all company devices, ensuring all new software installs are authorised
- Removing default passwords from any networking equipment and lockdown of new firewall
THE RESULTS
Black & White Bridging now have everything in place to effectively work from home or office. They have an IT partner who takes care of their support needs and all built on a rock solid, secure foundation which is scalable with their business plans.
“We have enjoyed working with the whole team at WestSpring IT over the last number of months, and we have been very impressed with their approach to our project. The initial review was very thorough in understanding our current and future needs, and we received a proposal that hit the mark. Our tight timescales were accommodated and the implementation was seamless. The aftercare has also been fantastic and they are willing to look at anything and everything that we can throw at them. WestSpring IT has become an integral lifeline for our company and we look forward to the continued partnership in the future.”
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