Help Enterprises had a number of different business units operating as part of the group including manufacturing and horticulture employing people with disability and mental health.

Prior to enlisting the help of R & G, Help had been using a small IT company for over 3 years. As the organisation was continuing to experience significant growth, Help’s management team and staff had become frustrated.

Firstly, the provider was slow to respond to support issues, and problems which were supposedly fixed would sometimes re-occur. Secondly, systems were running poorly which was costing the organisation in lost productivity - particularly at the remote offices.

R & G Technologies was engaged to review the environment and develop a strategic roadmap for the organisation for the coming three years.

“First we needed to look at the strategic goals of the organisation and create an IT strategy which aligned with the objectives of the organisation” recalls Jason Neville, General Manager of R & G Technologies.

“This involved transitioning the organisation from a local server model which was reliant on head office to a private cloud model and ultimately providing them with a more proactive level of IT support”.

R & G then worked with Help Enterprises on a solution capable of meeting their future requirements:

• Designed a three year strategic IT plan for the organisation
• Designed & Implemented a private cloud solution utilising Citrix technology
• Provided Data Centre hosting for Help’s private cloud environment
• Implemented a managed WAN
• Introduced Microsoft SharePoint as a company intranet
• Provided a “Business Assurance” ongoing support solution

Help Enterprises has realised significant cost and productivity savings since engaging R & G Technologies.

“Since taking on R & G they have really taken all the stress out of our IT implementation. They are very proactive, they forward plan and they're response times are fantastic. It's obvious to us that they are superior to other providers out there." says Denver Fresser, General Manager of Help Enterprises Manufacturing & Supply Chain unit.

“We all have a network of friends & colleagues and we don't seem to have the issues that anyone else does. It's a real advantage to our business.”

Help Enterprises have realised a number of benefits since engaging R & G to deliver IT Support:

Benefits

• Reduced costs by 15%
• Improved response times
• More efficient IT environment
• Improved disaster recovery capabilities
• Reduced risk

Help Enterprises continues to be a valued client of R & G Technologies where a strong partnership has been forged. Quarterly strategic IT meetings (which have now transitioned to lunches) ensure that R & G continues to add value and deliver high quality service to Help Enterprises.

"I've been extremely happy with the services provided by R & G Technologies and would thoroughly recommend them for their high ongoing levels of customer service” says Russell Johnston Chief Financial Officer of Help Enterprises.