High Tech Manufacturing Carveout & Infrastructure
Background
- Company manufactures lithium material that produces batteries for electric vehicles that is unique to any other battery manufacturer in the market.
- $25m company with 120 users worldwide (US & Germany)
- Company had an oversimplified approach for what it would take to stand up a fully redundant IT infrastructure worldwide.
Approach
- Advised against minimalistic approach and recommended completely redundant connectivity while considering the sensitivity of data export laws within the European Union.
- Initiated End-User Computing, Network Connectivity, Share and Collaborate Independently, and Data Security & Privacy.
- On day one of separation, all users had a fully functional company-issued laptop, cell phone, and enterprise-class wireless network that was fully redundant and fully protected with firewalls in all geographies.
Results
- Green Field Infrastructure, Security & Privacy fully functional on day one of separation
- Scalable Hardware and Infrastructure to $200m+
- Implementation of Managed Services Provider for day-to-day IT Operations
- Compliant with data export laws within the European Union
