Creating cohesion across multi-sited organisation

Published:   15th May 2005, 16:33

Secure internal communication is essential to Aberdeen's largest local charity, Voluntary Service Aberdeen. With 7 different charities operating under the VSA umbrella and over 800 staff working for these charities in 22 different locations across the city of Aberdeen and extending out to Aberdeenshire, on demand access to IT resources throughout the organization is paramount.

That is why the move to establish an integrated IT infrastructure was so important to VSA: to facilitate a faster flow of information between its many establishments providing staff with collaborative working whatever their location.

Leading IT services provider tycom is close to completing the installation of an integrated IT infrastructure throughout the VSA organization. tycoms Professional Services Team, Project managed the NT4 to Windows 2003 Migration from start to finish planning the deployment to ensure 100% uptime for all users.

We have worked closely with VSA for over 20 years delivering IT Management and Consultancy services to meet the needs of this growing local charity.

Alistair Findlater, managing director, said: "VSA is a forward thinking organisation, which is constantly developing. We have worked closely with them over the years to develop an IT solution that supports their strategic vision and future growth. The implementation of Microsoft Active Directory now allows VSA to centrally manage their resources and provides access to data across the organisation from any location. This has enabled them to move to a Common Operating Environment and maximize productivity without compromising security".

Kenneth Simpson, chief executive of Voluntary Service Aberdeen, said: "Communication is vitally important in a large organisation, and this new system will help staff to work more closely together despite being based at different locations. Technology is playing an increasingly significant role, and we wanted to ensure that staff had the resources in place to support them in their work.".