Smart IT were approached by TLW Solicitors, a law firm based in North Shields. TLW Solicitors were established in 2000 and have since worked with thousands of clients nationwide providing legal advice and support. As a forward-thinking, client-orientated legal firm, TLW Solicitors have grown into one of the UK’s leadings litigation firms.
Having rapidly expanded through continued success we operate from our head office in North Shields, just outside the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. A drive to provide the best in legal advice is fundamental to our team.
“Years of accreditation from Lexcel highlight our commitment to delivering the right advice in the best way possible. Within our range of practice areas, we work closely with you, providing support and expertise in litigation. Our team of solicitors are professionals, experts in their field and passionate about securing the best results for clients.”
Anthony Wight, ITC Manager, TLW Solicitors
The Challenge
TLW were operating with an onsite server to store their full client database. This server was set to reach its end of life in January 2023. As you can imagine the server was starting to cause some smaller issues due to its slower speeds and longer waiting times.
TLW decided that the best decision they could make would be to replace the existing server with a newer more secure system as well as a failsafe that in the event of critical server crash all data would still be secure and available.
“With our existing server, we were looking to replace our infrastructure with a much more up to date and efficient solution that would help with day-to-day work. Due to the nature of our business, we also felt that replacing our server with something that offered the highest levels of security would be wise.”
Anthony Wight, ITC Manager, TLW Solicitors
The Solution
Smart IT’s Business Development Manager Steven Jones met with TLW to gain a better understanding of the practice’s requirements and their future ambitions. After this meeting, Steven recommended that TLW would benefit from a 3 node SAN (Storage Area Network) Solution.
For this system we recommended using 3 lower spec servers rather than 2 higher spec servers. Due to the shared workload of the 3 servers the decreased spec wouldn’t impact performance but would be a similar cost to two higher spec. This meant that with 3 servers TLW could have a much more thorough defence system against any potential business disruptions.
“The Solution Martin and Steven offered us gave us everything we were looking for in our server change as well as the added confidence in the 3 servers. Client service is a priority at TLW. Our new server solution means we can be sure our clients won’t experience long periods of down time and disruption.”
Anthony Wight, ITC Manager, TLW Solicitors
Conclusion
This new thorough solution will ensure that in the event of a Major Server Crash the system will simply migrate over to another of the 3 available servers and will carry on business as usual. Like many other businesses the prospect of a major server crash can be daunting but thanks to this new thorough solution TLW will be never left without their services.
The SAN solution offered TLW an instant fix as well as multiple added benefits:
- Reduced LAN Bandwidth Problems
- Improved Data Security
- Increased Scalability
- Reliable Disaster Recovery
“Since the installation of our new server we have had no issues. Our day-to-day work has greatly improved thanks to the increased speed and reliability of the server.”
“TLW would recommend Smart IT for any businesses looking to change their IT infrastructure. Although it can be a daunting prospect Smart IT ensured the switch was quick and stress free.”
Anthony Wight, ITC Manager, TLW Solicitors
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