IDS Case Study Cloud Networking – Silvergate Plastics Protect your corporate network while giving access to customers’ and colleagues’ own wireless devices Silvergate Plastics in Wrexham employs around 60 people across two sites - a corporate centre and a manufacturing unit, from where it makes colourants and additives for plastics. Customers frequently spend time on site while their products are made to very exact specifications. Silvergate Plastics developed an on-site colour match facility for its customers and wanted to offer dedicated wi-fi access. It also needed to improve its management of user-owned wireless devices on its network. Can it do both and maintain the security of its corporate network quickly, simply and affordably? Cloud Networking delivered through plug-and-play wireless access points Just as the cloud delivers scalable, flexible and affordable IT services, so it offers the same for networking. IDS delivers managed, cloud networking services for wireless “Bring Your Own Devices” (BYOD). It deploys secure, enterprise-class wireless access points within your organisation and configures them to deliver whatever specification you require:

• Control any device on your network – smartphones, tablets, home PCs • Manage devices wherever they are – work, home, or multiple sites • Control bandwidth and application usage on every device • Monitor usage and performance of every device in real time • Keep homeworkers corporate LAN use separate from the family Internet

Managed cloud networking delivers a simple, instant solution for Silvergate Plastics IDS already provides a managed firewall, IP telephone system and an encrypted wireless network between Silvergate’s two sites. IDS simply configured two secure enterprise-class wireless APs, and dispatched them to both sites. Fully managed by IDS, they take away all the complexities associated with network configurations. Initially, the solution provides separate guest wi-fi access in Silvergate’s customer suite. Customers log-on with any wireless device, and Silvergate’s corporate network remains inaccessible and secure against any potential virus or malware. Secure cloud networking offers additional wireless network control for Silvergate. Employees’ as well as customers’ BYOD wireless devices can be managed individually, setting rules for network use and access both in the workplace and for home-workers. A typical example might be restricting use of social media on the corporate network. It’s a future-proof system that automatically keeps pace with the rapid evolution of mobile technology. Silvergate Plastics IT Manager Nigel Atkinson sums up the benefits of cloud networking very succinctly. “My knowledge of the device’s configuration is limited, but that's the beauty of it. IDS manage it all for me. It's straightforward and it works, so I don't have to worry about it.” 10 reasons to invest in managed wireless cloud networking with IDS

• Affordable rental solution from IDS – no upfront capital required • Managed service with all the support you need included • Completely scalable and future-proof – it evolves with your business • Keeps pace with fast-moving technology and new devices • Quick and simple to deploy – just add a plug-and-play wireless AP • Provide BYOD and guest Internet access separate from the corporate LAN • Provide data and VOIP access to the corporate network • Removes the complexity of networking, replacing it with flexibility and user-friendliness • No expensive firewall or VPN licensing required • No need for any more costly equipment, support and maintenance

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Customer: Silvergate Web Site: http://www.silvergate.co.uk/ Country or Region: Wrexham Industry: Manufacturing Customer Profile Silvergate is the UK’s Leading Producer of Masterbatch. At their Wrexham site they manufacture colour, additive and fragrance masterbatches for hundreds of applications and industries.