Multi-Site
Multi-site corporate client (anonymised) | UK and North America
UK and North America | Multi-Site | Workplace Technology, Connectivity & Cyber, Managed Infrastructure
CHALLENGE
The operating problem
Altus was appointed to review, optimise and standardise a large-scale digital signage and AV distribution environment operating across corporate locations in the UK and North America. The client required a more commercially efficient infrastructure capable of supporting a growing estate of centrally managed digital signage endpoints without compromising security, scalability or operational performance.
The existing environment relied on expensive secure cloud hosting services and high-cost AVoIP distribution infrastructure, creating significant operational expenditure as the estate expanded. The client needed to reduce infrastructure costs while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability, security and centralised management capability across multiple international locations.
Infrastructure cost
- High recurring cloud hosting expenditure
- Expensive AVoIP distribution hardware
- Increasing operational support costs
Operational complexity
- Inconsistent deployment standards
- Limited scalability for additional locations
- Complex remote management requirements
Security and reliability
- Requirement for secure hosted infrastructure
- Need for enterprise-grade uptime and resilience
- Central visibility across all endpoints
APPROACH
How Altus delivered
Altus completed a full infrastructure review and redesign focused on reducing cost, simplifying management and improving scalability across the signage estate.
Infrastructure optimisation
- Migration to secure cloud hosting aligned to ISO/IEC 27001 standards
- Replacement of high-cost AVoIP systems with a more commercially efficient enterprise alternative
- Standardised deployment architecture across all locations
Endpoint and platform management
- 250+ digital signage endpoints under management
- Centralised content management and remote administration
- Remote monitoring, diagnostics and lifecycle management
Network and display infrastructure
- Commercial display deployment across multiple locations
- Structured cabling and network integration
- Secure network segmentation for signage traffic
OUTCOME
What changed
The redesigned environment provided the client with a scalable, centrally managed digital signage platform operating across the UK and North America while significantly reducing infrastructure costs.
Commercial outcomes
- AVoIP infrastructure costs reduced by approximately 50%
- Lower ongoing hosting and support expenditure
- Improved long-term scalability across new sites
Operational outcomes
- Centralised visibility across 250+ endpoints
- Simplified support and remote management
- Faster deployment and onboarding of new locations
Strategic outcomes
- Improved infrastructure standardisation
- Reduced supplier and platform complexity
- Enterprise-grade security and operational resilience maintained
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
Infrastructure stack
- Commercial digital displays
- Enterprise content management and remote administration platform
- ISO/IEC 27001 aligned secure cloud hosting
- Enterprise AVoIP distribution (replacement of legacy high-cost platform)
- Structured cabling and secure network segmentation
THE NEXT STEP
Book a Critical Systems Review of your business.
We will look at where your infrastructure stack stands today, identify the gaps, and tell you straight what needs to change.