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\n Caffyns <\/h1>\n

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Caffyns, one of the longest-established car dealerships in the world, offering new and used car sales from 18 locations across Kent and Sussex. Franchise partnerships with prestige brands include Audi Volkswagen and Volvo.<\/p>\n

The company relies on technology as a means to deliver an enriched customer and staff experience, to link to manufacturer business systems and tools, and to deliver a digital customer retail experience, including video and 3D modelling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Poor infrastructure performance and reliability were becoming obstacles to Caffyns\u2019 business objectives.<\/p>\n

The company realised that satisfying the growing demands on its IT infrastructure and consolidating the disparate legacy systems of its multi-manufacturer environment would require a fundamental overhaul of its IT estate.<\/p>\n

Ideal conducted a detailed audit of the existing network and worked with Caffyns to draw up an IT roadmap which would provide the performance, availability and security needed. A key requirement was to upgrade the network across all sites without causing interruption to the business.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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At each site, legacy network equipment was first upgraded with Cisco Meraki wireless networking and Cisco switched infrastructure, providing reliable access to a consistent LAN backbone.<\/p>\n

Linking the sites with Cisco\u2019s SD-WAN technology, then provided software-defined routing to enable high performance from a far lower cost base.<\/p>\n

Finally, two new identical data centres were built in separate dealerships to ensure high availability and business continuity for critical data, applications and services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Caffyns has the robust, secure and future-proof network it needs to support continued growth, and to enable its increasingly technology-led business strategy.<\/p>\n

Across the group\u2019s IT estate, performance and availability are far improved, while costs have been lowered.<\/p>\n

Increasing internet bandwidth and segregating guest connectivity within the Meraki wireless network has enabled \u2018blended retailing\u2019, with high-definition tablet content supporting the customer buying process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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