GIS Consult relies on flexible hosting
Rising hardware costs and the wish for greater flexibility moved GIS Consult step by step from physical servers to virtual environments. In centron the company found a dependable partner that offered not only fair terms but also reliably implemented individual requirements – laying the foundation for a future-proof hosting infrastructure.
- Sector – process-driven software development and consulting
- Location – DACH and Benelux region
- With centron since – 2015
- Specialist in geographic information systems
GIS Consult
A service-driven software developer for demanding GIS and database projects – for industry, the public sector, utility network operators and municipal administrations.
- “Our people are our success”
- Goal: deliver the solutions customers actually need
- Fast and individual delivery – preferably from a single source
When dedicated hardware became the bottleneck
GIS Consult is a service-driven software developer for demanding GIS and database projects. Its focus lies on innovative products and solutions for the geographic information systems of industry, the public sector, utility network operators and municipal administrations. As a mid-sized company, GIS Consult is known for fast and individual delivery – preferably from a single source, hosting included.
Originally, GIS Consult relied above all on physical servers in order to meet specific software requirements. Rising hardware costs and the wish for greater flexibility, however, made dedicated systems increasingly unattractive. To be able to keep offering tailor-made hosting services, the company therefore moved step by step to virtual servers at centron.
Hardware that no longer paid off
High investments for only a handful of required instances, difficult amortisation and constant pressure from end-of-life cycles – running dedicated servers had become economically unattractive.
The decisive problem areas centron solved
Rising acquisition costs for hardware, limited flexibility for individual customer requirements and the constant pressure of end-of-life cycles made running dedicated servers increasingly unattractive for GIS Consult. A rethink was unavoidable if the company was to keep working economically and with an eye on the future.
Costly purchase and maintenance
- High investments for dedicated hardware
- Difficult amortisation with only a handful of required instances
- Rising hardware prices versus the need for high-performance systems
Limits to scalability
- Physical capacity exhausted quickly
- Adapting to customer requests was laborious and expensive
- Long waiting times caused by hardware procurement and integration
Remote support made harder
- In the past: cumbersome on-site support
- Strict security requirements at customer sites complicated remote maintenance
- No flexibility for hardware upgrades without renewed investment costs
Restful nights thanks to a perfectly fitting infrastructure
Looking for a hosting partner able to handle occasionally unusual requirements, GIS Consult came across centron. Here the seemingly impossible was made possible – on fair terms. That laid the foundation for genuine all-in hosting services.
“We used to drive or take the train to the customer for support assignments, often working in windowless basements once we got there. Today, getting to our virtual servers is as easy as switching on a local PC – with no loss of performance at all. A stable internet connection is all it takes.”
The implementation
- Step-by-step move to VMs for greater flexibility and cost efficiency
- Cloud resources that save on expensive hardware
- Dedicated servers for special requirements such as nested virtualisation
The result
- End-to-end service for the customers of GIS Consult
- Remote maintenance made considerably simpler
- High satisfaction with response times and consulting
IT power for the digital transformation at GIS Consult
For GIS Consult, a reliable and scalable IT infrastructure with flexible management was the central concern. Our solutions combine state-of-the-art technology with professional management – creating the basis for successful projects and sustainable growth.
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All-round support without compromise. Our team of experts monitors your systems continuously, handles every update and ensures the highest level of security. That wins you valuable time, minimises risk and gives you a personal point of contact.
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