IT Equipment Purchase

Project Scope – IT Equipment Purchase

20i is a fast-growing hosting provider based in the United Kingdom. In order to support our continued growth, we required additional Dell hardware for a new data center deployment in Texas. Our goal is to consistently provide our customers best in class service and we do so by constantly having enough cutting-edge technology to support our client’s growth needs

It was critical for our infrastructure to add various Dell PowerEdge compute and storage servers and to ensure the hardware and network configuration would be similar to our existing data centers in the UK. Our Virtual Private Server (VPS), Cloud Servers or Autoscaling Reseller Hosting platforms all require different server configurations based on their intended use.

We noticed our team was spending a lot of time trying to work with various partners to explore different options, prices and lead times. It was apparent we needed a cohesive and more streamlined approach to acquire everything we needed.

The Solution – Leverage Relationships

Brander Group used their 20+ years of experience and relationships with all hardware providers to streamline the process and lower our costs. They worked on behalf of 20i to create a bill of materials (BOM) from Dell, which included multiple custom server & other hardware options. The hardware included those for use for infrastructure, mail servers, web servers, virtual private servers, storage servers, and backup servers. On top of the servers, we also needed various networking switches to complete the project.

After the review of the BOM, it was clear that the technical specifications were met and the outcome that we were looking for would be satisfied within our specified budget and delivery timelines.

End Results – Efficient Process & Delivery

After the engagement, Brander Group worked with the hardware manufacturers to help us facilitate an escrow agent to secure funds while we waited for the delivery of the hardware.

The hardware was delivered to our datacenter location in Texas in the USA. Their relationships and fast approach to the request, allowed us to receive the equipment within 7 – 10 days from the placement of the order.

This experience was far different than what we have gone through in the past. The result was much better than expected.