Leading Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern prides itself on being at the cutting edge of technological developments in both the legal and financial services sectors. The firm recognises the value of technology and has developed sophisticated systems to meet the needs of clients at all times and from anywhere in the world.

Andrew Getley, Director of Information Systems at Anderson Strathern, led a recent initiative to move to a virtualised infrastructure in order to achieve a range of benefits for the firm. Continue Reading

Thomas Taylor Bowls has been the leading innovator in the manufacture of bowls for over 200 years. The company combines a total commitment to customer service with a consistent drive to remain at the forefront of innovation in bowls technology.

The company’s products are sold all over the world and research and development is managed from its Visitor Centre in Glasgow, which offers a unique insight into Taylor Bowls’ history and the intricacies of the bowls production process.

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QAS COPAK Limited provides assembly and packing services for manufacturers and distributors along with the extensive warehousing and logistics facilities required to support these activities. The company operates from Kirkcaldy and Linwood, in Central Scotland, with over 250,000 sq ft of operational space, including HM Customs approved bonded areas and a food standard hygienic packing area.

The company delivers a full ‘one stop’ service, from collection of products and components, through processing and delivery to any specified location.

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When Record UK acquired two other businesses, the significant increase in user count prompted IT Manager, Paul Campbell, to review their system requirements and develop a plan to upgrade the network.

Paul Campbell, Record UK said:

“The priorities were to maintain a flexible, robust environment with separate machines and control disks and have the flexibility to be able to remotely switch servers on or off, and restart them when necessary.”

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A review of critical systems at Thorntons, one of Scotland’s largest regional law firms, prompted the business to
examine ways of achieving more efficient use of hardware, without compromise to service delivery or business continuity. The firm chose VMware, delivered by Castle, as the solution.

Sarah Blair, Director of IT at Thorntons, was familiar with virtualisation and felt that it offered genuine benefits in terms of consolidation of nineteen servers to only three and the associated power savings. She said:

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