Connecting Teams, Securing Data: One Firm’s Network Overhaul

With studios in both the UK and Dublin, this architectural practice was no stranger to complexity. Their teams collaborate across borders on high-profile projects, often alongside external consultants, and frequently move massive design files between sites.

As the practice expanded, so did the pressure on their network. What once worked fine in a single studio started showing strain across two, and the need for a unified, secure, and high-performance setup became hard to ignore.

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Industry: Architecture

Organisation Size: 80+ Users‍

Service Areas: Network Security, Threat Detection, Wireless Infrastructure, Multi-Site Connectivity

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Each studio had built up its own IT setup over time; separate firewalls, independent wireless networks, and different rules for who could access what. It worked… until it didn’t.

With teams needing to collaborate across borders, this fragmented network created headaches. Large files took forever to move between offices, remote consultants struggled to stay connected, and there was no easy way to keep an eye on what was happening across the entire system.

The real tipping point? Increased pressure from insurers and clients to prove their cyber defences were up to scratch. Without centralised control or consistent security, the business knew it was time to connect the dots, and lock things down.

To get their studios truly working as one, we designed and deployed a network that acts like a single, cohesive system, even across borders.

Here’s what we delivered:

• Centrally Managed Infrastructure: We rolled out a unified firewall and wireless setup across all UK and Dublin locations, giving the business one control panel for everything.
• Cloud-Based Wireless Management: All access points were migrated to a single cloud platform, enabling instant configuration updates, performance tuning, and user management.
• Seamless Site-to-Site Connectivity: We established secure inter-office links, so teams could share large files and collaborate in real time, without hitting walls between locations.
• Threat Detection, Everywhere: Network-wide monitoring was introduced, providing real-time alerts on suspicious activity and streamlining compliance reporting.
• Secure Access for Remote Teams: We built a secure framework for external consultants and roaming staff, keeping access locked down without slowing anyone down.

Bringing the UK and Dublin offices together under one unified network didn’t just improve IT... it transformed how people worked.

Teams that once struggled to collaborate across locations now move seamlessly between sites, confident that their connection won’t drop and their files will just… work. There’s no more second-guessing which wireless network to use or waiting on bulky file transfers to complete.

Behind the scenes, the IT team has gained something equally valuable: clarity. They now have full visibility of activity across the business, and when something goes wrong (or might), they know about it in real time, not two days later via a support ticket.

With consistent policies, tighter security, and a scalable setup in place, the business is ready to grow without adding complexity. It’s a technical upgrade, yes: but also a strategic shift that’s made the whole organisation more connected, more secure, and more confident in the way it works.