First Rand Bank

First Rand is one of South Africa’s largest listed financial services groups, active in fixed income, currency and commodities trading, debt capital markets, structure finance, corporate finance, mining and natural resources, private equity and selected international activities.

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Having already consulted to First Rand on the fit out of their new office’s infrastructure and comms room Deltabit were then briefed to project manage and execute the relocation of 150 staff desktops and 30 servers into 20 Gracechurch Street.

After a consultation period Deltabit appointed a dedicated project manager to plan and coordinate the move. Within this planning process Deltabit managed to flag up many issues and consult with the other contractors that were part of the fit out process and rectify any problems.

First Rand were particularly impressed with the flexibility Deltabit built in to their relocation process. The project planned relocation was carried out over 2 weekends interim to allow testing of the link between the 2 buildings. All servers were de-cabled, de-racked, packed, transported, unpacked, re-cabled, re-racked and tested. Deltabit also provided a rack plan using best practices for power and cooling.

All desktop PCs were placed on the desks which had been cabled and tested according to a desk plan drawn up between Deltabit and First Rand. All items were tagged according to this plan prior to the move and a single log-in was provided to allow Deltabit engineers to test all equipment.

Key offer we deliver on this project

Managed Relocation

Independent Execution

After-Hours Move

Dedicated Management

Issue Mitigation

Flexible Scheduling

Server Re-Rack

Best-Practice Rack Plan

"Deltabit’s process was thorough and professional. Since the major move we have employed them to undertake further moves and changes. They are diligent with a high attention to detail."

PHIL GRIFFITHS, ICT Manager, First Rand Bank

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What they said about us

"The Deltabit team were excellent! Planning and managing our relocation of 400 staff in Canary Wharf was no mean feat, but they did it with great skill and commitment, whilst somehow making it fun!"

BRADLEY WALKER Head of Systems & Facilities, State Street Global advisors

"Deltabit advised and managed the transformation of our Mayfair office into a world class European headquarters."

ANN RADEN Head of HR & Facilities, Cheniere Energy, Inc.

"Our comms room had to be fully resilient in order to ensure FSA compliance and to protect our business. Deltabit’s design and build was first class and met all our and the FSA’s requirements."

ANDREW MARTIN CEO, Zenith Bank Limited

"We had used Deltabit before so when we started up another company we had no hesitation in asking them again to be our IT supplier. We now have peace of mind knowing they have delivered and support our IT solution, guaranteeing a high level of customer service. We are very happy with the service and consider it a great partnership, allowing us to concentrate on our core business knowing their expertise ensures our IT system is continually supported and is in safe hands."

Gerry Shaw Operations Manager, Care First 24

The system has already paid for itself as we have made staffing level changes to suit the statistical footfall of the branch based from real time information rather than staff perception of how busy the store is. We have also gleaned invaluable information about how customers react to our merchandising campaigns and strategies as well as identifying buying patterns by gender and approximate age.

ANDY MARTIN CEO, Pulp Retail

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