About EP Ceramics
Established in 2007, EP Ceramics have successfully completed numerous projects in their sector to an exceptional standard, on time and within budget. With their highly experienced management team coupled with their competent, qualified workforce, EP Ceramics deliver projects that meet their clients requirements to their entire satisfaction.
The Challenge
At the time, EP Ceramics incumbent IT Provider allowed the business IT infrastructure to operate in an insecure manor, running dated applications and software which was open to being compromised. Alongside this, their previous supplier assured EP Ceramics that their onsite file storage was being backed up to the cloud, ensuring that in the event of data loss, their data could be safe, but this was not the case.
The Solution
EP Ceramics realised they needed to look to another provider to resolve the immediate issue of their dated infrastructure and lack of disaster recovery. Aspgate was recommended to EP Ceramics and we attended site the following day.
We arrived onsite and assessed the infrastructure, providing a report and an immediate solution to their file storage issue. Aspgate was able to get migrate EP Ceramics to Aspgates private cloud to deploy file share services and employ our Disaster Recovery tools.
After the resolution of the immediate issues, EP Ceramics were impressed with Aspgates approach and expertise in their sector and were instructed to come up with a plan to secure and modernise their entire IT Infrastructure.
Aspgate deployed an Active Directory domain to manage user accounts, enforced password policies and configured & installed new desktop PCs, with software such as CAD (Computer aided design) and installed ESET Endpoint Security that secures against a large number of attack vectors.
Alongside desktop installation, Aspgate deployed new Switches, FortiGate firewalls and Ubiquiti Access Points to further modernise and secure the network.
Aspgate also now proactively monitor all aspects of EP Ceramics network, from servers, WiFi & Disk Space, to internet filtering policies and endpoint security.
Key Outcomes
- Deployed a Next Generation Firewall at the internet edge, securing the network using functions such as Intrusion Prevention & Web Filtering
- Deployed a secure cloud server with regular backups
- Configured and installed Desktop PCs with CAD software
- Deployed and administer EP Ceramics new domain & users
- Proactively monitor all services
The Feedback
“When EP Ceramics were looking to resolve a number of security concerns, we wanted a partner that could come in and transform our IT infrastructure so that we could operate as securely and efficiently as possible. Aspgate quickly and effectively dealt with our outstanding issues and assisted us in deploying a highly secure & resilient network. We are delighted with the assistance and service Aspgate have provided so far.”
Matt Cain – EP Ceramics
