Knowledge Base
Who is Archers The Strata Professionals and what did they partner with blueAPACHE for?
Archers The Strata Professionals is a large Queensland-based strata management company that engaged blueAPACHE to deliver a comprehensive, fixed-price emPOWER IT-as-a-Service solution to support its next phase of growth.
What operational challenges did Archers face before partnering with blueAPACHE?
Archers faced four critical challenges: legacy system constraints requiring outdated Citrix XenApp/RDS architecture due to an essential ERP application; performance and stability issues from an aged cloud and Citrix environment causing poor application staging and network instability; a reactive management approach focused on maintaining existing systems rather than proactive governance; and unpredictable costs with unplanned fluctuations and 'bill shock' related to storage and operating costs.
What is the fixed-price value proposition of blueAPACHE's offering to Archers?
The page describes it as a strata firm buying outcomes and accountability under a fixed price, with blueAPACHE chosen to streamline Archers' infrastructure, network, security and related IT operations.
What platform did blueAPACHE migrate Archers' virtual environment to?
blueAPACHE migrated Archers' entire virtual environment to the ISO 27001-certified emPOWER Cloud IaaS platform.
What security risk did the cloud migration eliminate for Archers?
The migration immediately eliminated security risks by decommissioning end-of-life Windows Server 2012 infrastructure.
What are the three primary transformation areas of the blueAPACHE engagement with Archers?
The engagement encompasses consolidating infrastructure, networking, and support into a single, accountable framework, with cloud and application infrastructure modernization being one of the three primary transformation areas covered.
Who authored the article about the Archers and blueAPACHE partnership?
The article was authored by ARN - Channel News and published by blueAPACHE under the 'Press' section.