An East Midlands advanced engineering company which makes components for Formula One cars is in ‘pole position’ for cyber success, after its IT services were turbocharged by a local firm.
Atlas Composite Technologies Ltd enlisted the help of award-winning IT support and cyber security company, Your IT Department, to speed-up its computer system with a major upgrade.
Following a detailed technical audit, a technology roadmap was drawn-up with the aim of replacing the Derbyshire company’s IT infrastructure with a super-fast network including tighter security features.
The project has involved installing two faster servers, increasing cyber security with a new firewall and setting-up a secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) to give staff safer and quicker access to the computer network.
The Managing Director of Atlas Composite Technologies Ltd, Ben Swain, said the improvements – recently completed at the firm’s Ilkeston site – had already made a big difference.
“As the company has grown, we realised that our IT infrastructure needed upgrading to cope with the increased amount of data,”
said Ben.
“For example, we use computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD & CAM) software and it’s important to keep our complex projects backed-up and secure.
“The impact of the IT upgrade has been extremely impressive and has made a big difference to the smooth running of the company. The team at Your IT even worked out-of-hours, including on Sunday, to keep disruption to a minimum.”
Atlas manufactures complex composite components for clients in a number of industry sectors including motorsport, aerospace and satellite communications. It currently has a turnover of more than £9M.
The IT transformation means the company is now well placed to gain certification in a Government-backed cyber security scheme. Cyber Essentials Plus helps organisations demonstrate their ability to protect against common cyber-attacks.
The Managing Director of Eastwood-based Your IT Department, Lee Hewson, said:
“We’re very pleased that this major project has given Atlas real peace of mind that their IT not only runs faster, but is secure and well maintained.”
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