Great River Energy


COMPREHENSIVE IT SOLUTION HELPS NEW CAMPUS "GO GREEN"


Scope

  • Managed all IT initiatives for new headquarters:
  • Four-story, 166,000-square-foot facility
  • 4,500 square foot data center
  • 18-month project duration
  • 400 corporate employee user stations

Solution

  • Directed budget, design, and buildout for infrastructure, IP telephony, AV security and data center
  • Evaluated, recommended and negotiated contracts with all technology vendors
  • Managed campus wide technology acquisitions and implementations campus-wide
  • Coordinated technology construction requirements
  • Led relocation effort with zero downtime

Result

  • Leveraged communication and decreased operational costs through implementation of a single network of the following:
  • IP Telephony and Paging
  • Unified Messaging
  • Audio/Visual
  • Security
  • Highly efficient data center that supports next generation hardware and technology
  • GRE is one of 15 buildings worldwide that is LEED platinum-level certified