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Parker ’ s IT upgrade . The communications services provider has built a new wide area network ( WAN ) for the property adviser and supplied it with routing into Microsoft ’ s Azure Express system . Gamma has further provided ‘ fixed ’ and mobile telephony systems , with the latter aided by its new multinetwork solution . ‘ Gamma MultiNet ®’ enabled mobile phones will utilise Three as their host network , but when the connection is lost or unavailable the Gamma product roams to find another provider ’ s signal . This allows Strutt & Parker ’ s consultants to maintain a voice and data signal where available when travelling or meeting with clients in rural locales .
Spalding says . “ We ’ ve always been mobile , always out in front of our clients . It ’ s about having tools readily at your disposal when you are in front of those clients .”
Naturally , corporate data security is of paramount importance when constructing a new IT strategy . Between Gamma , 3Gi and Strutt & Parker , a robust solution was developed , that addressed what Spalding refers to as a “ trilemma ”: the balance between security , cost and usability .
Ultimately , a trifecta of solutions providers — 3Gi , Gamma and Microsoft — have supplied the technology that Strutt & Parker needs to stay ahead of its competitors .
“ We are trying to be much more agile as an IT function ,” Spalding says . “ When the business says ‘ right , here ’ s a client need that has emerged and developed ’, we can meet that need without going
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