When Chandler Macleod needed a new data centre for its business critical applications, one that would meet its needs for the next stage of its development, it chose IMC to provide a dedicated facility built to the highest industry standards.
Chandler Macleod Group is one of Australia’s largest sourcing, assessment, development and HR outsourcing organisations. In business for over 50 years, it is an ASX listed company that has a network of 65 offices across Australia.
THE CHALLENGE
Chandler Macleod’s data centre underpins its Australian operations, housing everything from email to all business applications and security. The company was looking to change its data centre arrangements and needed a flexible strategy that would support new technologies and accommodate business growth.
A data centre facility that enabled seamless business efficiency with a responsive and secure corporate system was required, with space for expansion, the most energy-efficient design and the ability to monitor and manage the centre remotely.
“We were looking for an organisation that could provide us with infrastructure consulting and an integrated service,” said Richard McDonald, IT Infrastructure Manager, Chandler Macleod.
THE SOLUTION
Chandler Macleod selected IMC Communications to host its infrastructure from the IMC Technology Centre at Homebush, NSW. The data centre offers world-class facilities and carrier independent high-bandwidth access within a secure and resilient environment. Chandler Macleod required room for growth and was looking for great facilities with the possibility of hosted storage.
“IMC Communications proved to fill all our criteria in choosing a managed data centre that offered co-location services and the potential for dedicated hosting. We looked across the market at different approaches, but IMC’s proposition was easily the best option for Chandler Macleod,” explained McDonald.
Chandler Macleod chose IMC for its track record in serving the Australian business sector and its expertise in providing infrastructure consultancy and connectivity solutions. IMC offered a centre with proven power capability and high-speed telecoms connectivity that could be customised and delivered within the tight deadline.
“It was a very well run project and on many occasions IMC went above and beyond the call to assist us and help get the project over the line. It is rare these days to find such a positive and proactive approach and a ‘Yes we can’ attitude,” added Richard.
“The resilient and scalable IT infrastructure we put in place with IMC is working for our organisation and we share a partnership with IMC that instills complete confidence.”
BENEFITS
Engaging with IMC on this project has provided benefits to Chandler Macleod including:
1. Chandler Macleod’s offices all rely on the performance and stability of its systems and applications hosted at the IMC Technology Centre. IMC has designed its technology centre with efficient power and cooling and the ability to accommodate future growth.
2. The IMC Technology Centre’s environment reduces the risk of business interruption for Chandler Macleod by providing consistent infrastructure availability and ensuring systems are responsive and secure.
3. Chandler Macleod can leverage the state-of-the-art and scalable data centre to increase its performance and availability of its applications and extend them to new markets as the business demands.
