Case Studies

The following is a partial list of client engagements performed over the past few months.  

Wireless Networking Installation Project for Westchester not-for-profit
Environment: WINNT, WIN2K, WIN95/98

In light of rising cost of premise wiring and reduction in cost of wireless technology, S.A.M. CONSULTING proposed and installed wireless technology for a White Plains not-for-profit organization. The required `new' wiring cost justified the installation of the wireless network. In addition, because the client tends to reorganize internally, future wiring projects can be eliminated adding further economies to the project. Upon conclusion of the project wireless access to the network can be achieved from any of the client's seven offices.


Relocation of Corporate Headquarters and Data Center
Environment: UNIX, Windows NT, Netware, multi-site site (14) frame relay network, tcp/ip

S.A.M. CONSULTING (SAMCON) was called upon to assist in the relocation of a not-for-profit organization with offices throughout Rockland, Westchester and Suffolk counties.  The relocation of the Organization’s corporate headquarters and data center required facilities planning, telecommunication support, frame-relay reconfiguration and logistics management.  Prior to the relocation, the Organization asked S.A.M. CONSULTING to specify all requirements for the relocation to be successful and turned project responsibility over to SAMCON.

S.A.M. CONSULTING began by interviewing users, preparing work plans, creating work orders, and contacting third party companies to prepare for the move.  SAMCON reviewed the floor plan for the new computer center and worked with the architect to create the proper environment for the relocation. T-1 and the associated frame relay network had to be relocated and reconfigured.  Because the Organization operated 6 days a week, it was imperative that the network be relocated and back on line by the close of the next business day.  The site was taken down and relocated on Friday and was operational by Saturday 2:00 PM,  with all sites functional. The relocation was deemed a success by all parties involved.


Subcontracted Services
Environment: includes network (wan/lan), IBM mainframe and mini computer systems

S.A.M. CONSULTING is frequently asked to assist other businesses in the implementation of services for their clients.  S.A.M. CONSULTING has been subcontracted by KPMG, Coopers & Lybrand, SMS & several others.  Services that SAMCON has provided include project management for installation of a hospital information system, application development for an electronic interface and mainframe to microcomputer interfaces.


Document Management system implementation 
for a major NYC/White Plains law firm
Environment: WINDOWS 2000 Server, WINDOWS 95/98 NT workstations

This multi-site law firm has been a client of S.A.M. CONSULTING, since 1992.  The client uses SAMCON as their "virtual MIS department", completely outsourcing all services.  When document management became an increasing problem for the firm, they turned to SAMCON for assistance.  The goals were to implement a system that was effective in enforcing end-users to organize documents in an orderly manner, was fast and easy to use and was affordable.  SAMCON proposed Worldox document management software which met the client's criteria. The client continues to use Worldox since its implementation in 1997.


Application Development for a not-for-profit golf association
Environment: Access, Approach, Visual Basic, dbase

In 1994, S.A.M. CONSULTING was requested to develop a program that would allow a major not for profit golfing association to consolidate their mission critical DOS based databases.  At the time, data was stored in several different files, making it almost impossible to keep information up to date.  In addition, data would need to be repeatedly reentered causing loss of productivity and inaccuracies in data entered.

S.A.M. CONSULTING worked with the organization to reshape the way they did business.  The outcome was a highly customized, windows based application that provided the clients with the screens and data organization that the client needed to be successful.  Today, SAMCON is helping integrate the database with the organization's web site. 


Installation of Microsoft Exchange Server for a Multi-site
not-for-Profit Organization  
Environment: Win9x, NT, Win2K, Netware

The project to install Microsoft Exchange is currently in the planning process. The Organization is migrating from a centralized mail system that is provided by an ASP, to in-house Microsoft Exchange Server.  The key reasons for the migration include better control of the e-mail functions, use of newsgroups and bulletin boards, shared calendar use, task management and establishing the organizations own identity through a unique domain name.

The planned roll out will be in three phases; server installation/configuration, roll out of three main sites, and finally the roll out of eleven remaining sites.   Pre-roll out preparation includes firewall configuration, x.400 interface installation, unit testing, stress testing, operations testing, migration planning, development of training plan.  It is anticipated that the conversion will require six weeks.


Management of the NorthPoint Bankruptcy
Environment: clients accessing the Internet via SDSL connections provisioned by NorthPoint

The Northpoint Bankruptcy was a surprise to most in the computing industry and the results of the bankruptcy could have been devastating. However, S.A.M. CONSULTING was quick to respond to our clients needs to remain connected to the Internet during the transition period to new DSL providers.

With the announcement of bankruptcy, Northpoint cautioned the business community that service would be disconnected at any time. Northpoint pulled service from the region on Sunday and clients found themselves without service on Monday.  S.A.M. CONSULTING initiated action to search out new DSL providers and define a low cost, easy to deploy dialup solution, that was installed and tested in advance.  The plan S.A.M. CONSULTING developed to accommodate its clients included Netopia dial up routing technology and Microsoft's Proxy Server.  Most clients were without access for less than a day.

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