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Spotlight Florida: Working with Aging Client Workforces
Enterprise Integration feels the impact of an aging workforce—from the outside
As CEO of Enterprise Integration, a Jacksonville, Florida-based information technology services provider, Michael Locher has few gray hairs among his 100 employees, whose median age is around 40. But an aging employee base at some of his clients’ companies offers plenty of challenges to him and his company.
Take one client, the parent company of a large railway freight carrier in the Eastern U.S. “We manage all 11,000 of their end-user service devices,” Locher reports. “There’s a large number of users about to retire, and many of their replacements will be part of the MTV generation: they want their information and they want it now. Plus, the way they work is changing. There are a lot of Blackberry users and remote employees today who couldn’t have worked the same way even 10 years ago.”
Distributing information and maintaining networks on multiple technology platforms are only part of Enterprise Integration’s challenge. In a post-9/11 world, they also must insure security, particularly for vulnerable clients like railroads. Locher’s company also keeps all of the aforementioned clients’ data secure, and must extend that protection to a whole range of devices and transmission methods far removed from the old-style central data processing system. “Our job is to deliver to each of them the information they need when they need it and to do it in a secure way regardless of the device being used,” he says. “Information is the glue that holds companies together.”
Locher sees information as a vital company asset, just like any raw material. His challenge is to deliver it seamlessly to those who need it. “We go against the grain of traditional IT service providers, which is reactive: ‘there’s a problem; I can fix it.’ Our goal is to spot and fix problems before they affect the end-user. No industry changes more quickly than ours, so we have to work hard to stay ahead of the demands of our customers and anticipate their needs.”
Contact: Joe Turso
Enterprise Integration, Inc.
Phone 904.733.4349
Fax 904.733.4916
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Enterprise Integration, Inc. teams with Wide-Area Data Service solution leader!
Riverbed provides proven solutions that deliver up to 100X acceleration!
Jacksonville, FL, August 17, 2007: Over 2,500 customers have chosen Riverbed, the market leader in enterprise-class wide-area data services (WDS) solutions. Riverbed enables application acceleration, IT consolidation, WAN bandwidth optimization, and faster WAN backup – all in a single appliance.
Riverbed is focused on helping customers solve remote office application performance problems. Through Riverbed technology and the partnership with Enterprise Integration, Riverbed is able to provide customers with comprehensive solutions to accelerate applications, optimize WAN bandwidth, consolidate sites, and speed up replication and backup.
Enterprise Integration, Inc. strategic partnership provides industry-leading technology that complements Riverbed's Wide Area Data Services solutions.
About EI
Enterprise Integration combines the industry’s most experienced people, best practice methodologies and best of breed tools to provide a total customer experience in IT management. The results you experience will provide increased productivity, lower operating costs and a greater ability for you to focus on your core competency. We believe strong business relationships are based on long-term consistency, honesty, and are mutually beneficial to both parties.
Contact: Joe Turso
Enterprise Integration, Inc.
Phone 904.733.4349
Fax 904.733.4916
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Microsoft awards Enterprise Integration, Inc. its Software Security Advisor competency!
The Security Solutions competency is designed for solutions partners that have proven their proficiency in using Microsoft technology to provide security solutions that help protect customers' information assets
Jacksonville, FL, August 10, 2007: Security is a top priority both for Microsoft and for Enterprise Integration. The critical need for Information Technology (IT) security has created a high demand for security services and software. Microsoft is committed to developing a security product portfolio to evolve how their customers and partners look at securing their IT infrastructure.
Microsoft relies on a solid security partner ecosystem, such as Enterprise Integration Managed Services offerings, that supports customers’ needs using the technology. Providing security solutions for customers helps create a deeper relationship with them and increases Enterprise Integration’s ability to be a trusted adviser as it relates to their IT infrastructure.
About EI
Enterprise Integration combines the industry’s most experienced people, best practice methodologies and best of breed tools to provide a total customer experience in IT management. The results you experience will provide increased productivity, lower operating costs and a greater ability for you to focus on your core competency. We believe strong business relationships are based on long-term consistency, honesty, and are mutually beneficial to both parties.
Contact: Joe Turso
Enterprise Integration, Inc.
Phone 904.733.4349
Fax 904.733.4916
Press Release
Enterprise Integration, Inc. aligns with SMB storage leader!
StoreVault, a division of NetApp, agrees to partnership with Enterprise Integration, Inc. bringing affordable network storage to the Jacksonville Small Business Market
Jacksonville, FL, August 10, 2007: StoreVault, a division of NetApp, agrees to partnership with Enterprise Integration, Inc. bringing affordable network storage to the Jacksonville Small Business Market
The StoreVault S500 is the industry's first all-in-one storage appliance for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) from NetApp, a world leader in unified storage solutions. The S500 can help companies easily and efficiently manage large amounts of data by means of robust data protection, storage consolidation, and backup and restore technologies.
Enterprise Integration is pleased to announce its partnership with StoreVault to provide certified storage experts and solutions to the Jacksonville SMB market space.
About EI
Enterprise Integration combines the industry’s most experienced people, best practice methodologies and best of breed tools to provide a total customer experience in IT management. The results you experience will provide increased productivity, lower operating costs and a greater ability for you to focus on your core competency. We believe strong business relationships are based on long-term consistency, honesty, and are mutually beneficial to both parties.
In June, 2007, Enterprise Integration, Inc. (EI) joined the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce as a Platinum Level Trustee Member. EI has stated it will be an active member in the Chamber’s Cornerstone Regional Development Partnership. The Cornerstone Regional Development Partnership facilitates the creation and retention of quality jobs and significant capital investment, resulting in a higher standard of living and a better quality of life in Northeast Florida.
In addition, the Chamber recently became a client of Enterprise Integration, purchasing the organization’s
BeyondServe package. The Chamber will receive proactive monitoring, support and management of its IT infrastructure. Enterprise Integration, Inc. provides clients with Proactive Managed Services, Security Solutions, Datacenter Solutions, and Managed Outsourcing to ensure measurable client value through innovation while reducing client operating costs and maximizing information efficiency.
