Case Study

Eliminating Infrastructure Risk and Achieving Zero Unplanned Downtime with Azure

National Construction Rentals (NCR) depended on aging on-premises infrastructure with legacy servers and tape backups, creating significant risk of nationwide operational disruption. Netrix migrated NCR to Microsoft Azure, implementing disaster recovery, clustered SQL infrastructure, and Microsoft 365, while training internal staff. NCR achieved zero unplanned downtime and a modernized, more resilient IT environment.

900+
Employees supported nationwide
Zero
Unplanned downtime from server/Windows failures
Azure
Cloud Migration Completed
Formal
Disaster Recovery Framework

The Client

National Construction Rentals (NCR) provides temporary site services nationwide and supports more than 900 employees across the United States.

The Challenge

Aging on-premises infrastructure created reliability concerns and posed significant operational risk. Key challenges included:

  • Legacy servers and tape backups
  • Minimal redundancy
  • Risk of nationwide operational disruption
  • Limited disaster recovery capabilities
  • Lack of Azure expertise internally

The Solution

Netrix migrated NCR's workloads into Microsoft Azure while implementing a comprehensive modernization strategy. Key deliverables included:

  • Azure migration
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Clustered SQL infrastructure
  • Microsoft 365 migration
  • Teams and Defender deployment
  • Staff training and managed services

The Implementation

  • Azure migration
  • Disaster recovery implementation
  • Clustered SQL infrastructure
  • Microsoft 365, Teams and Defender deployment
  • Azure Managed Services

The Results

Outcome AreaDelivered
Improved Reliability
  • Formal disaster recovery framework
  • Greater resiliency and security
Zero Unplanned Downtime
  • No unplanned downtime due to Windows or server failures
Cost Optimization
  • Optimized cloud and licensing spend
  • Efficient Azure consumption model
Team Enablement
  • Internal team trained to manage Azure environment

The Transformation

BEFORE
AFTER
  • Aging on-premises infrastructure
  • Risk of service interruptions
  • Limited disaster recovery capabilities
  • Complex infrastructure management
  • Unplanned downtime concerns
  • Modern Azure-based environment
  • Improved reliability and resilience
  • Formal disaster recovery strategy
  • Simplified cloud operations
  • Zero unplanned downtime from server issues
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