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Page 1: Intro To: Transformational Local IT Services provider Driven by Passion & Empowered Employees Solution Champ (Security) DQ Channels Top Solution Provider

Intro To: <Customer name>

Transformational Local IT Services provider Driven by Passion & Empowered Employees

Solution Champ (Security) DQ Channels

Top Solution Provider DQ Channels

Honoree – Channel World Premier 100

Best Under a Billion Forbes

Best Managed Service Provider CRN

Best Service Provider DQ Channels

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Recognized As Best Under A Billion By Forbes

Allied Digital – Who We Are

2

Born in 1984 with IT

Infrastructure DNA

Over 3,500+ Skilled, Certified & Passionate IT Professionals

Operate 190

Locations, 35 Countries Across

the Globe

One-Stop Business Partner for Enterprise &

Business IT

ITIL Service Delivery

Framework

Local IT Service Provider

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Allied Digital – Who We Are ( Financials)

Revenues over USD 175 Million

YOY EBITDA Growth of 50%

EPS and Revenue Growth of More Than 25%

110,000+ Sq. Feet Delivery Facilities (2) in CA, USA; More in India

ISO Certified Development Center,

NOC & SOC

Listed in Major Stock Exchange

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Reasons Why Allied Digital - Benefits

4

Sensitive to local culture Infrastructure is our DNA Small enough to care and big enough to deliver

Designated Hyper-care team

Very creative, innovative and localized HR

practices

US Datacenters in Irvine CA and Las Vegas, NV

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More Reasons Why Allied?

In-house developed Industry standard Tools

platform (ADiTaaS)

Strength in technology, services driven approach

and empowered employees

Transparency and Flexibility in

engagements

Regionally aligned Account Management

Team

Matured & DR enabled Global delivery centers

USA, UK, Singapore, Australia, India

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Operations Tools Platform

End User Services

Infrastructure Services

Cloud ServicesVideo

Surveillance & Access Control

ADiTaaS

ADiUser

ADiInfra

ADiCloud

ADiInsight

ADiCube 2.0 - Our Core Offerings

6Application

Services

ADiApps

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Sample TOM Architecture in ADiCube 2.0

Network & Security (NSOC)

Command & Control Center

App OpsService Desk

1IT Infrastructure

Events

IT End Users

2Contacts

Applications

3Incidents

4Facilities

Events

IT Operations Tools Platform (ADiTaaS Optional)

GRC

Tools Admins

Training and KM

ProcurementDelivery

Managers

Cloud Mgmt.Storag

e & Backup

Windows, Unix & Legacy

Database & Middleware

Network(Voice &

Data)

Application Support Services

Transition & PMO

Hiring & Retaining

App Dev

Build Team/ Architects

Business Relationship Mgr.

Critical Incident Mgmt.

Svc. Readiness

DevOps

Hyper-Care

Deskside Services

Smart Hands, Break-Fix & IMAC

Emergency Response

Security Quality Depot & FSL Services

AV/ Phone Tech

LAB/ Engg Tech

Legend:

Remote (US, UK or IND)

Shared or Designated

L1 SupportL2 Support

Remote & Onsite

L3 Support

Onsite

Cross Functional Services

S S L L C factors decide boxes

Service Management

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ADiTaaS – In-house Developed Tools

• ADiTaaS was developed to help ADSL with its own service transformation

• ADSL a leader in infrastructure services required an integrated delivery solution.

• ADSL required NOC and SOC services to be integrated with ITSM processes

• ADSL a leader in providing GSD services, required ITSM modules like incident management, service request and knowledge base for it's daily use.

• ADiTaaS was an ultimate solution that was developed to meet all the above needs , using a simplistic and scalable design and architecture.

• ADiTaaS with its integrated solution, now is used by 90+ customers for IT Operations

Mobile EnabledCloud or On-

premiseYour Choice

Pink Verification in progress

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1. GSD ( Global Service Desk)

Domestic From

Americas

Hybrid (Onsite/ Offshore)

Offshore

2. Remote User-Device Management

Remote Support

Patching

Asset Mgmt

Security

Policy Mgmt

MDM

3. DSS,IMAC & Break-Fix (Strong in USA and India)

CORP: Dedicated Desk side Support

IMAC & Break-fix

STORE:DispatchSupport

ADiUser – End User ServicesEntry Point to End User & Branch/Store Incidents

9

Allied Experience• 250K Devices

• 300+ Languages

• 24 /7 /365 Coverage

• 1.5 Million+ Calls per Annum

• 98% US Zip coverage

• Smart phone• Transformation Services

• Store in Box• Config Center• GSD in Cloud

Legend

OP’s Preferred Partner

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Entry Point Infrastructure Events

Global Centers, 24x7x365

NOC(Monitoring

)

DC Operation

sSOC

(Security Monitoring & Management

)

Managed Hosting

Devices and Services Management (ITSM, ITSA)Solution Architecture

Wintel/ Lintel/Unix

Firewalls

DC facilities

Storage

Backup & DR

Voice Network

Data Network

Contact Centers

Infra Apps and Business Service Management

AD/Email

Collaboration

SAP Basis DBA

Availability. Performance. Capacity Management

• 250K Devices Supported

• Datacenter in Las Vegas

• Second Datacenter in Southern California

• Industry Tools Integrated with ITSM Platforms

• Cloud Architects

• Datacenter Transformation Specialists

• Rapid Deployment of Staff

ADiInfra – Infrastructure Services

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Global Depot Services for Customers

1. Product Receiving and

Labeling

2. Staging / Long-term

Warehousing

3. Config Center

(Imaging)

4. Shipping & Tracking

5. Field Deployment & Rollouts

6. Inventory Management

7. Asset Disposal

• ADiPlant is 50K sq ft factory in Riverside, CA• We have Depot in India• Europe and China will leverage

in country customer facilities

• Labor for all locations will be provided by Allied Digital• Dipot Services for all locations

will leverage physical space from Customer existing facilitates - Assuming 500 Sq. Ft space per countries with larger number of stores• Each Depot will function as

ADiPlant methodology

Large deployments/

Rollout / Returns

Capacity to do 20K Config. a

month

50K Sq ft area

200K pcs shipping an year

Certified professionals

I M pcs receiving capacity

According to state defined laws

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,

Industry Solutions

Ready SolutionsCustom Product

Development

App Support

Onsite/ Remote Model

Areas Of ExpertiseCRM Solutions

Business Intelligence

Portals & CMSLegacy

ModernizationApplication Security

ERP ImplementationSystems

IntegrationMobile Apps

Specialty

Open Source

Technologies

Managed Applicatio

ns

Business Process

Automation

Digital Signage &

Video Conf

Sales Force Automation

Facility Access

Management

Warranty Management

Mobile Workforce Solutions

Warehousing & logistics

RAD, Agile. CMMi. Enterprise Architecture

SaaS Offerings

ADiApps – Rapid Application Deployment

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ADiBoard - Transition Methodology

Ong

oing

Ope

ratio

ns Entry Criteria: Business

Requirement

Process:• Sales Due Diligence• Business Requirement Understanding• Co-Create Solution• Finalize Statement of Work

Exit Criteria: Executed SOW

Entry Criteria: Executed SOW or LOI

Process:• Operational Due Diligence• Project Kickoff Meeting• Develop Transition Project Plan• Validate Statement of Work• Establish Connectivity• Establish Facility Readiness• Resource Initiation• Conduct Client Ongoing Meetings• Design Process• Data Analysis and Configuration

Exit Criteria: Transition Project Plan

Entry Criteria: Transition Project Plan

Process:• Implement Plan• Knowledge Transfer• Data Analysis • Develop/Update SOPs• Initiate Reporting• Demonstrate Readiness• SLA Observance

Exit Criteria: Transition Completion Sign-off

Entry Criteria: Transition Completion Sign-off

Process:• Run IT Business • Monitor and Manage SLA• IM, PM, CM, SACM• Continuous Process Improvement

Exit Criteria: N/A

Sale

s an

d Co

nsul

ting

Sales Sales + PMO + Operations Team Steady State

Assessment Development Transition Operations

Each LOB(e.g HR) Utilizes Respective Project Plans to Transition Service for Client

Multiple Templates, Formats, SOPs13

DSS & IMAC Transition

Field Services Transition Plan

• Deploy an Experienced Transition Team

• Provide End-to-end Process Documentation

• Utilize Step-by-step Transition Plan and Schedule

• Continuous Monitoring and Quality Management

SAMPLE TRANSITION PLAN

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Case Study – Taco Bell

About• Yum! Brands, Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that

operates or licenses Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Wingstreet, Long John Silver's, and A&W restaurants.

• Worldwide revenues of $13B

• Taco Bell has ~4600 stores in US

Challenges

ApproachWorked to develop a Single Service Provider

(SSP) model to drive efficiencies

Created a transparent cost model to help achieve clients cost reduction goals

Identified “best of breed” solution providers vs. manufacture services

Results Single Source provider model Annual savings in the millions - 25% of

previous spent with multiple vendor model Improved store build & rebuild times Improved response time Increased systems up-time Increased per store sales revenue

FS

4500 Plus Stores Multiple service providers High cost support model Inflexibility Lack of transparency Poor performance Inefficient use of store managers time to trouble shoot issues across multiple vendors

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Case Study – SCAG

About SCAG 750+ Servers, 3 generations of SAN

100 High Performance Workstations

Aging Infrastructure, Outdated Data enter

No DR

Objective – IT transformation and 5 year managed services contract (RFP)

Planning apps, DBs, Exchange, Sharepoint etc

Challenges Insufficient documentation Informal IT policies and procedures Almost 24x7 active jobs Non existent technology standards for

procurement Sub-optimal workstation usage Complex provisioning for scalability No security policy

Approach Tools-based rapid discovery and CMDB update

Standardized PC patch and Antivirus management

Architecture optimization and DC move

Disaster Recovery with RPO/RTO of < 2hrs

Over-the-wire P2V of servers with low downtimes

Results Improved IT value

Transformation - Data center hosted in state-of-the-art Las Vegas Super NAP

ITIL standards based Service Delivery

Improved service levels

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Case Study – Union Bank

About Union Bank 15 Key Business Centers, 450 Branch Locations

9,000 Employees, 2500 Contractors

20,000+ PCs, 3500 Servers, 2100 Printers

Top 15 U.S. Banking Group

Objective – Top 10 U.S. Banking Group by 2017

Challenges Insufficient documentation Informal IT policies and procedures Complicated SOW/EMF procedures Strict technology standards for procurement Complex provisioning for scalability Strict security policy

Approach National dispatch to all locations

Project, daily operations, and TM support blended structure

Onsite dedicated PMO for easy engagement

Results Improved IT value

ITIL standards based service delivery

Improved service levels

Cost competiveness

GSD, NOC, SOC, RDMS

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Case Study – Carter’sAbout carter’s inc. Challenges

Approach

Facilitated Total Case Management

Developed phased transition

Centralized support model, “train-the-trainer” approach.

Results

Increased Customer Satisfaction and Vendor satisfaction

ITIL standards based Service Delivery

Increased Service Desk calls from 2100 to 2800.

GSD

Apparel Manufacturer

8,600 employees globally

Mission Critical Environment

Cost of In-house solution was too high Needed 24x7x365 centralized support model.   Streamline technology services Required Vendor Management Services; POS, Printers, etc…

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Case Study – Columbia SportswearAbout Columbia Sportswear Challenges

ApproachProvided GSD Support from 6pm-6am

(After-hours)

Created Dedicated Skill-Set and Processes for Outages and VIP Support.

Results Transitioned from After-hours support to

overflow

Decreased Executive and Outages down-time

GSD

Global Company with manufacturing and distribution facilities spanning 3 continents

About 5,000 employees globally

Service Delivery Gap in after-hours support

Inefficient utilization of higher-level resources

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Case Study – (Army Corps of Engineers)

About Windstream Support for Army Corps of Engineers

3,000+ Servers, 350+ Sites Nationwide

24x7x365 Support

Peripherals (Storage, and other devices) supported

Planning apps, DBs, Exchange, Sharepoint etc

Challenges Informal IT policies and procedures Almost 24x7x365 active jobs Parts procurement for aging equipment Complex provisioning for scalability Tight security policy Warranty support validation for equipment

Approach Rapid solution for break – fix issue

National dispatch to all locations

Customer access to CRM ticket creation and update

Blend of contract coverage and T&M support

Results Improved IT value

ITIL standards based Service Delivery

Improved service levels

Cost reduction

GSD, NOC, SOC, RDMS

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American Dental PartnersAbout American Dental Partners

441+ Servers, Dell compellent SAN environment

4400 Workstations over 300 locations

Data Ctr., Minneapolis, MN. DR Data Ctr., Boston MA

Average 3200 service desk calls monthly

5 year managed services contract

Dental imaging apps and software DBs, Exchange, SharePoint etc.

Challenges Providing services to the client at their desired price

level Upgrading enterprise operating system upgrade in

nonstandard environment Bridging communication between service groups and

client Antiquated network with super scopes issues Contract renewal (potential of new outside bids).

Approach Providing hardware, software data analytics to provide

inventory and software license control.

To improve and assist customer with vulnerability patch compliance and software deployment

Remediate contract renewal 2015

Active Directory integration with CRM ticketing system

Results Provided reduction of service costs via volume

discounts

Bringing standardization to the environment via operating system.

Strengthen communications between service groups and customer via weekly touch point meetings

GSD, NOC, RDMS

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Case Study – Infinia

About Infinia 2 locations – Kennewick, WA and Ogden, UT Data center poorly setup No IT staff left No processes Exchange/AD, Sharepoint, databases, apps

Challenges Low funding from PE, IT budget cut Due to PE acquisition, critical IT staff had left No formal documentation Out of warranty infrastructure with frequent outages Aggressive PE optimization plan

Approach Rapid discovery/reverse engineering Cleaned-up server, AD setup Improved reliability and uptime Moved data center to Ogden Optimized network, backup Implemented managed services Onsite Helpdesk Agent and Deskside Support

Results Best practices based improvements Improved services levels Cost savings – 30%+ Transitioned from in-house and 3rd party provider Implemented GSD within 45 days Developed SOPs Staff Augmentation to replace outgoing IT management

GSD, NOC

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Case Study – EQECat

About Eqecat Subsidiary of ABS Consulting Group Risk management software provider for insurance, reinsurance and

financial clients Risk modeling services for catastrophic events Innovation is critical for business Development Teams located in Irvine and Oakland

Challenges Short development timeframe Limited resources Legacy Architecture Unsuccessful introduction of a new technology Distributed resources

Approach Proof of concept for new architecture Technical Leadership for the team Industry Standard Tools and Frameworks Agile Software Development Unlimited pool of development resources

Results Standardized client’s architecture and development platform Seamless integration with other modules Provided cost effective, high quality development resources Project (RQE) completed on time with 100% customer

satisfaction.

Application Design, Development and Management

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Case Study – Nike

About Nike – Leading athletic apparel manufacturer 370 stores globally Exchange/AD, network, databases, apps, virtualization, handheld

devices, payment terminals, kiosks, ticket printers, loss-prevention systems, work force management systems, etc.

Challenges Very high availability requirement Infrastructure distributed at stores in addition to the data center Coordination with local vendors Proactive support a must PCI-compliance

Approach Staffing with engineers with 15+ years experience Structured orientation program Effective communication and documentation procedures Formal Project and Delivery Management Monthly reviews and brainstorming Backup resource pool

Results Cost savings Transitioned from in-house support Improved service levels Nike management can focus on strategic business rather than IT

infrastructure

ADiInfra

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Case Study – Lam Research

Multiple service providers High cost support model Inflexibilit Lack of transparency Poor performance Inefficient use of store managers time to trouble shoot issues across multiple vendors

Challenges

Approach Began process auditing, implement system changes, and maintain and improve

the Quality Management System

Regular Customer Satisfaction and NEFCR reviews, pushed for tasks from other vendors

Rapid and scalable integration with customers ever changing business needs

Results Solid performance history = perfect choice during 50% growth

Integrated customer survey system & feedback audit process

Doubled overall FCR in a span of 18 months (~30% to ~60%), Projected annual savings of $1.1M

Transitioned help desk from 3rd party provider

Global Company with manufacturing facilities

spanning 3 continents Rely on external service providers to run their

IT busines

Incumbent service provider failures (high costs, inflexibility, lack of transparency, poor performance)

Inefficient utilization of higher-level resources

Requires continues change and improvement to processes and systems

Requires on-demand scalability

About Lam Research

Global Company with manufacturing facilities

spanning 3 continents

Rely on external service providers to run their

IT business processes and infrastructure

Evolving business model and company

acquisitions

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Case Study – Mindspeed

About Mindspeed Challenges

Approach Facilitated transition for on-boarding Minimized disruption of service Performed “as-is” knowledge discovery

Results Seamless transition from incumbent ITIL standards based Service Delivery Improved service levels

NOC

Semiconductor manufacturer

550 employees around the globe

Undergoing IT Transformation

Mission critical Lotus Notes Environment

Incumbent contract had ended already Lotus Notes environment undocumented and out-of-support from OEM Mix of Blackberry, Sametime, Traveler, Domino and Emailxtender servers

Servers running old OS versions

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Case Study – Lone Star

About Lone Star 500+ Servers, older SANs 200+ restaurant locations, 3 regional offices Dynamic IT due to stores closing/opening Data Center in Tornado risk area (Wichita , KS) Unpredictable cost, non-optimal resources pool Exchange/AD, Sharepoint, databases, apps

Challenges Almost 24x7 IT availability required Due to PE acquisition, critical IT staff had left No formal documentation Out of warranty infrastructure with frequent outages Aggressive PE optimization plan No automated tools to push updates

Approach Deployed specialist team Service Desk live within 2 months Mixed approach P2V using over-the-wire P2V and transition

servers Experienced managed services team sets-up new stores (store-in-

a-box)/back house setup

Results Improved IT value with Transformation ITIL standards based Service Delivery Improved service levels Data Center moved to our Tier 3+ Irvine Co-lo Built-in DR in Scottsdale, AZ 100+ SOPs in use

GSD, RDMS, NOC, Data Center Virtualization

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Case Study – Infinia

About Infinia 2 locations – Kennewick, WA and Ogden, UT Data center poorly setup No IT staff left No processes Exchange/AD, Sharepoint, databases, apps

Challenges Low funding from PE, IT budget cut Due to PE acquisition, critical IT staff had left No formal documentation Out of warranty infrastructure with frequent outages Aggressive PE optimization plan

Approach Rapid discovery/reverse engineering Cleaned-up server, AD setup Improved reliability and uptime Moved data center to Ogden Optimized network, backup Implemented managed services Onsite Helpdesk Agent and Deskside Support

Results Best practices based improvements Improved services levels Cost savings – 30%+ Transitioned from in-house and 3rd party provider Implemented GSD within 45 days Developed SOPs Staff Augmentation to replace outgoing IT management

GSD, NOC

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Case Study – Carter’s

About carter’s inc. Challenges

Approach Facilitated Total Case Management Developed phased transition Centralized support model, “train-the-trainer” approach.

Results Increased Customer Satisfaction and Vendor satisfaction ITIL standards based Service Delivery Increased Service Desk calls from 2100 to 2800.

GSD

Apparel Manufacturer

8,600 employees globally

Mission Critical Environment

Cost of In-house solution was too high Needed 24x7x365 centralized support model. Streamline technology services Required Vendor Management Services; POS, Printers, etc…

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Case Study – Omnitrans

About OmniTrans 200+ servers, 5 SANs with 50TB data Aging hardware and data center Unpredictable IT costs Ambitious customer service improvement plan Exchange/AD, Sharepoint, databases, SAP, apps

Challenges Budget cuts due to California situation Demanding users, used to culture of in-person IT support Out of warranty infrastructure with frequent outages Unreliable network and performance

Approach Re-hired key IT staff On-boarded as-is IT support (excluding apps) Upgraded WAN (hardware and MPLS) and LAN (including wireless) Data center migration from on-site to Irvine co-location (in progress)

Results State-of-the-art UCS and Dell based infra Network upgrade – Cisco and MPLS IT Cost reduction approximately 35% Improved Service Desk and desk side support RDMS Built-in DR in Scottsdale, AZ

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Case Study – Lonestar

About Lonestar 152 restaurants nationwide

Challenges Insufficient documentation Informal IT policies and procedures Needed 24x7x365 support Needed Vendor Management, end-to-end IT Support POS Systems, DirectTV, Back-office Support, Store support

Approach Developed Technical Documentation for vendor support and

management. Disaster Recovery response time less than 15 minutes.

Results Transformation - providing end-to-end IT Support Improved service levels and vendor support Decreased transition time for new stores

GSD

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Case Study – Nike

About Nike – Leading athletic apparel manufacturer 370 stores globally Exchange/AD, network, databases, apps,

virtualization, handheld devices, payment terminals, kiosks, ticket printers, loss-prevention systems, work force management systems, etc.

Challenges Very high availability requirement Infrastructure distributed at stores in addition

to the data center Coordination with local vendors Proactive support a must PCI-compliance

Approach Staffing with engineers with 15+ years

experience Structured orientation program Effective communication and documentation

procedures Formal Project and Delivery Management Monthly reviews and brainstorming Backup resource pool

Results Cost savings Transitioned from in-house support Improved service levels Nike management can focus on strategic

business rather than IT infrastructure

ADiInfra

Wor

k in

prog

ress

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Case Study – Taco Bell

About Yum! Brands, Inc. is a Fortune 500

corporation that operates or licenses Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Wingstreet, Long John Silver's, and A&W restaurants.

Worldwide revenues of $13B Taco Bell has ~4600 stores in US

Challenges

Approach Worked to develop a Single Service

Provider (SSP) model to drive efficiencies

Created a transparent cost model to help achieve clients cost reduction goals

Identified “best of breed” solution providers vs. manufacture services

Results Single Source provider model Annual savings in the millions -

25% of previous spent with multiple vendor model

Improved store build & rebuild times

Improved response time Increased systems up-time Increased per store sales revenue

FS

4500 Plus Stores Multiple service providers High cost support model Inflexibility Lack of transparency Poor performanceInefficient use of store managers time to trouble shoot issues across multiple vendors

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Case Study – SCAG

About 750+ Servers, 3 generations of SAN 100 High Performance Workstations Aging Infrastructure, Outdated Data

enter No DR Objective – IT transformation and 5

year managed services contract (RFP) Planning apps, DBs, Exchange,

Sharepoint etc

Challenges Insufficient documentation Informal IT policies and procedures Almost 24x7 active jobs Non existent technology standards for

procurement Sub-optimal workstation usage Complex provisioning for scalability No security policy

Approach Tools-based rapid discovery and CMDB

update Standardized PC patch and Antivirus

management Architecture optimization and DC move Disaster Recovery with RPO/RTO of <

2hrs Over-the-wire P2V of servers with low

downtimes

Results Improved IT value Transformation - Data center hosted in

state-of-the-art Las Vegas Super NAP ITIL standards based Service Delivery Improved service levels

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Case Study – Carter’sAbout Challenges

Approach Facilitated Total Case Management Developed phased transition Centralized support model, “train-

the-trainer” approach.

Results Increased Customer Satisfaction and

Vendor satisfaction ITIL standards based Service

Delivery Increased Service Desk calls from

2100 to 2800.

Apparel Manufacturer 8,600 employees globally Mission Critical Environment

Cost of In-house solution was too high Needed 24x7x365 centralized support model.   Streamline technology services Required Vendor Management Services; POS, Printers, etc…

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Case Study – Columbia SportswearAbout Challenges

Approach Provided GSD Support from 6pm-

6am (After-hours) Created Dedicated Skill-Set and

Processes for Outages and VIP Support.

Results Transitioned from After-hours support

to overflow Decreased Executive and Outages

down-time

Global Company with manufacturing and distribution facilities spanning 3 continents

About 5,000 employees globally

Service Delivery Gap in after-hours support Inefficient utilization of higher-level resources