Frist Center for the Visual Arts

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Nashville, TN

Client:

John Pratt – IT Manager

Client Quote:

“ANS has strategic insight and hands-on experience to know what matters in technological solutions, not just theories and specifications. They can identify and prioritize the issues, develop a viable solution, and then help you figure out the operational details to implement changes successfully.”

“We suffered from numerous server issues and network instability. Working with ANS, we systematically reconstructed and reconfigured all of our servers. ANS was able to take into consideration various options and made recommendations, which would allow us to preserve our existing equipment. They kept our needs and costs in the forefront. We were able to save nearly 13k by revamping the network. ANS has continued to educate us.”

“ANS’s reputation for being partners in success is well earned. Their commitment to our success and combination of their technical knowledge, dedication, and hard work was instrumental in allowing us meets our goals.”

Challenges and Results:

  • Existing network comprised of several servers and suffered from periodic with issues and instability which produced server down-time and disrupted use
  • Collaborated with Frist IT Manager to determine and develop a strategic & pragmatic approach to resolve the situation without disrupting daily operations and maintaining full- functionality
  • Executed the systematic rebuild of each server and completed the project within 6 months
  • Implemented an ongoing service agreement and today, consults on strategic network issues and migrations
  • Network has been stable & secure since the rebuild and has doubled in size & capacity
  • ANS client since 2003