Remote Site Validation

Meat and Livestock Australia sought to deploy a SharePoint based collaboration application (iShare) to support the Knowledge Management Strategy and ensure that “no user is left behind” in terms of system performance.

BRYK Group utilised in-house expertise and researched network solutions and SharePoint companion products to recommend network optimisation software to assist with WAN and File management and reporting. We enhanced the user experience relating to files traversing the network by using: Compression of the payload, Protocol optimisation and caching.

In addition, BRYK group established a Proof of Concept structure replicating the target user environments to prove and demonstrate our advice and recommended new technology known as “document connector” to automatically migrate local file shares into iShare.

This resulting in a low Budget solution, no migration overhead on users, no centralisation of data, no significant cost increment for remote offices and provided remote users with a comparable user experience.

The complexities of the project were:

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MLA has a global distributed user network, with branches across a number of geographic zones (10+).

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Infrastructure performance is highly variable including many low bandwidth sites.

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High impact on performance of large files to be migrated, accessed and searched

Contact BRYK Group:

Use the form below or details to the right and some one from our team will connect with you regarding your questions or project.

+61 1300 727 427

enquiries@brykgroup.com

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Augusta (Integration of AGC Business)

by admin | Dec 4, 2018

Augusta (Purchase & Integration of AGC Business)

GE Money

GE Money needed to move a legacy application from Westpac Infrastructure (servers and data centre located in NSW) to GE Infrastructure in Victoria in preparation for the 2 systems to be integrate into a single platform.

BRYK Group performed an audit on-site of all relevant components of the architecture, researched the obsolete component, performed an analysis of available options, risks and solutions. This resulted in a detailed report of advice including five options together with associated risks and benefits. GE Money then selected a preferred option to implement and the transition was executed successfully.

The complexities of the project were:

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Undocumented server configuration, mission critical applications, high user numbers

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Utilised hardware that had been obsolete for significant number of years and lacked support, spares etc

Contact BRYK Group:

Use the form below or details to the right and some one from our team will connect with you regarding your questions or project.

+61 1300 727 427

enquiries@brykgroup.com

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Global Automotive Finance Platform

by admin | Dec 4, 2018

Global Automotive Finance Platform

FirstRand Bank

Conduct Automotive finance in Australia but have all staff and back office functions located in South Africa and wished this to have no negative impact on local experience. BRYK Group were commissioned to provide advice on the platform infrastructure, integration and migration of tools.

Using in-house resources BRYK Group produced a Global Platform Blueprint to advise client on platform. We provided advice on transcontinental phone links, cloud-based infrastructure, network optimisation, innovative internet “tunnel” to provide security & performance. BRYK Group also conducted penetration testing, security reviews, verified by 3rd party audits.

This resulted in Global IT reviewing and accepting BRYK Group’s advice and implement and use as global exemplar template. It was subsequently used in three other jurisdictions.

The complexities of the project were:

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Over 20 interlinked software modules with multiple integrations(eg Credit Bureau, Bank, ERP).

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Front-office applications accessible to public internet, back-office restricted to internal use.

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High local performance required (equivalent to local server).

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High complexity/risk compliance environment (ie Credit Code, Privacy etc).

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All points of contact (including phone) had to appear as based in Australia.

Contact BRYK Group:

Use the form below or details to the right and some one from our team will connect with you regarding your questions or project.

+61 1300 727 427

enquiries@brykgroup.com

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Enterprise Intranet Portal

by admin | Nov 28, 2018

Enterprise Intranet Portal

World Vision

After BRYK Group designed, implemented and tested a new Enterprise Intranet Portal for World Vision Australia we were engaged to provide ongoing maintenance and support for the solution. This support was provided in the form of a managed Service Level Agreement (SLA) which was implemented by our SharePoint practice.

World Vision Australia required additional support services to manage their portal which provided publishing and collaboration services to their 600 users.

BRYK Group provided the support services for over 2 years and the scope of the agreement includes:

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Third level support and maintenance services through an ITIL based service desk for designated software platforms and the core user portal software and underlying dataset.

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Software maintenance of the server farm

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Issue monitoring & usage tracking

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Governance and operations support

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Ad-hoc consultancy and planning services.