Client: High-Technology Organization

Working with high technology organizations demands lean, smart processes, especially when making updates to outdated systems. Any downtime not only costs money and clients, but the damage to a reputation can be detrimental beyond repair. When SkillStorm was asked to replace an outdated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, the scope of the project soon became evident – while replacing the system was necessary for the organization to continue its current fast-growth trajectory – the project encompassed every aspect of its daily business and would also need to remain ISO 9001 compliant for payment card industry (PCI) regulations.

The SkillStorm project team identified a flexible solution that would fit the current needs of the organization and match their growth as needed. The project team members changed throughout the lifecycle of the project in order to remain lean and were housed in a cloud environment managed by SkillStorm so as to not impede the ongoing business of our client. The implementation process was collaborative and the final testing was exhaustive, but the project was completed with minimal interruption to business, on time and within budget.

Our client recognized the return on investment as the new ERP streamlined their delivery process and improved their competitive cost position.

Client: Aerospace Company

In 2007, SkillStorm was hired by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command as part of a team to build classified networks overseas for their use in a number of urgent and ongoing military operations.  These networks not only needed to be highly secure, but they also needed to be robust, servicing tens of thousands of users and mobile to adapt to shifting military strategies.  SkillStorm provided end-to-end support from designing the networks to full implementation and maintenance of the networks in remote and often times, dangerous areas.  They were also responsible for the procurement and ongoing logistical support of the equipment, breaking down and redeploying entire networks based on the Army’s requirements.

As these activities were considered to be mission critical, the team members, who all were required to have high level clearances, needed to be on the ground quickly for the initial phase of the program.  Within 30 days from project initiation, SkillStorm had dozens of team members deployed and working in these remote locations.  And as the Army’s mission evolved over the years, the SkillStorm team proved its ability to quickly adapt and service those needs by moving some of the largest networks numerous times. SkillStorm was so adept at responding to the customer’s needs through the ability to build the right teams rapidly and through effective project management of this large-scale effort, they were eventually awarded the contract to oversee the entire program.  Although SkillStorm has divested of this business unit, that legacy SkillStorm group still holds this contract and continues to perform on it today.

Client: Publicly-Traded Biotech Corporation

Creating a new data center architecture is exactly the type of project that highlights SkillStorm’s ability to manage projects with speed and precision regardless of business environment volatility. When SkillStorm was tasked with such a project, quickly assembling the right team provided an opportunity to spend as much time as needed on the methodical planning of the implementation, without pushing what had been a flexible deadline.

Upon appointment of a new CIO, the biotech corporation tasked SkillStorm with creating a new cloud-ready data center architecture as part of an overall push to modernize and simplify systems. The corporation runs an incredibly lean organization and relied upon the expertise provided by SkillStorm to make the best decisions for their particular needs.

The project team recommended consolidating their current two data centers and separate servers into a standardized and unified environment that was cloud-ready. In this way our client could reduce operating costs while also providing more growth flexibility as the new system – network, storage, and server capacity – can scale up and down as business conditions dictate.