CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS
Arena Online
“I have worked with Ardenta in each of my last three companies, and
invariably find that their professionalism, far-sightedness and availability,
make them an excellent partner in both my support and strategic duties.”
Simon Palmer - Database Manager
Arena Online Limited, Guildford, Surrey
Centrebet
“Effective data management is a growing issue for businesses today. We consider the outsourcing of our data requirements to experts to be a strategic necessity for our business, which runs on highly available data. For this reason we have partnered with Ardenta, calling on their specialist skills and experience, along with 24x7 support all year round”
Shane Paterson
Centrebet
Clyde and Co
"We needed a strong and reliable partner to provide a total solution and high levels of Informix technical expertise to help us with an upgrade and migration. Based on IBM's endorsement of Ardenta as experienced Informix specialists, we chose Ardenta. It was the right choice and we would make that choice again. Not only were we impressed with Ardenta's ability to get round whatever challenges cropped up during migration, but we also found that Ardenta were flexible, creative and just made our 'problems go away',"
"Our system is mission critical and needs to be up and running 24x7.
Ardenta went the extra mile to ensure that this was the case, rapidly
organising a local, remote place for our new system which required testing
whilst we continued smooth running of our operation. We found that during
our project, no problem was too great for Ardenta. We were impressed with
the company's attention to detail, commitment and professionalism. Even at
off-peak hours when we have asked for assistance with issues not directly
the responsibility of Ardenta we have found them to be highly responsive.
We regard Ardenta as a partner we can continue to use to meet our future
business requirements,"
Andy Wrightson - Head of IT
Clyde and Co.
About Clyde and Co
Clyde & Co is a leading international law firm with particular strengths in trade, shipping, insurance and reinsurance, transport, energy, corporate and commercial law, finance, technology, international arbitration and dispute resolution. The firm has over 400 lawyers and 450 support staff based throughout the world. For further information, click here.
Greenpeace UK
“I am focused on effectiveness and efficiency. I can’t afford our database or e-mails to be unavailable, which is why I chose the SAN. The solution Ardenta has implemented gives us the reliability and scalability as our storage needs grow too.”
“Ardenta’s extensive knowledge of Linux and storage networking made them an
ideal partner to help us to address our storage issues. The SAN they recommended
shows that they understood our needs well.”
Steve Thomson - Finance and IT Director
Greenpeace UK
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About Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a global environmental organisation, consisting of Greenpeace International (Stichting Greenpeace Council) in Amsterdam, and 27 national and regional offices around the world, providing a presence in 41 countries. Committed to the principles of non-violence, political and economic independence and internationalism. For further information, click here.
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ICC
"We’ve found Ardenta to be a strong partner for our licence and support requirements as they have the experience and expertise on which we can call as and when we need it."
"Not only do they have an in-depth understanding of Informix from a technical point of view but their commercial savvy with regards to Informix is undeniable too. Ardenta has become important to our business, offering us a critical additional level of security and support to our own in-house specialists,”
Ed Bessant, Database Administrator
ICC
About ICC
Founded in 1969, ICC has grown to become one of the leading business information providers of British and Irish company information. Dedicated to serving the information market, ICC has developed products and services specific to this community. Their flagship products are Juniper web and Juniper XD. In 1991, ICC Information Group Ltd. was acquired by Hoppenstedt Bonnier Information NV – now known as the Bonnier Group – Scandinavia’s largest media publisher with a turnover in excess of £1 billion and over 5,000 employees. For further information click here.
ITV
"We needed a health check of our Informix system, so we turned to Ardenta for help and advice. After a consultation process Ardenta highlighted five areas of improvement before reconfiguring the system. We were delighted with the result as we doubled the performance of our system during critical times."
"We now know that when we need specialist Informix skills Ardenta can provide efficient and relevant expertise."
Navjot Wyld - Head of Software Development
ITV Broadcasting
About ITV Broadcasting
ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK, broadcasting making a major contribution to the UK’s culture, economy and communities. It runs ITV1 and ITV2. ITV1 is the most popular commercial television channel in Britain, watched on average by 45 million people every week. It has the largest programme budget of any commercial channel in Europe, currently at around £1 billion, which is spent on a mixed genre schedule made up of a range of high quality programmes. ITV2 launched on 7 December 1998 and is ITV’s younger entertainment channel. It is available on Freeview (digital terrestrial), Sky Digital and Cable (analogue and digital) throughout the UK. For further information, click here.
Ladbrokes plc
“We consulted with Ardenta when our Informix license maintenance agreement needed to be renewed. I was impressed with Ardenta's understanding of IBM’s licensing models, their access to the decision makers and, ultimately, the way they were able to turn their knowledge to Ladbrokes’ benefit.”
Steve Maxwell, CIO
Ladbrokes plc
About Ladbrokes plc
Ladbrokes plc is the world's leading fixed-odds betting company. It is comprised of Ladbrokes, the biggest retail bookmaker in the UK, Ireland and Belgium; Ladbrokes.com, a world-leading provider of interactive betting and gaming services; Vernons, the leading football pools operator and Ladbrokes Casinos which will open the Ladbrokes Casino and Sports Bar at the Hilton London Paddington during 2006. For further information, click here.
MTL
“It's important to us that we fine tune and maintain our systems such that the user can focus on business
application/s and take for granted the underlying platform. In a recent major migration project Ardenta's
consultancy proved second to none in enabling us to adopt this demanding approach. It is reassuring to know
that with business-critical systems the speed of response and depth of knowledge of Ardenta can be relied on”
Paul Winter
MTL UK
About MTL
MTL Instruments Group plc is an international business headquartered in Luton, England. With a turnover in excess of £60m, the group is a leader in the field of intrinisic safety explosion protection devices, fieldbus technology and surge protection. The group is also committed to developing markets in the field of Open Control Systems for the process control industry. For further information, click here.
Musgrave Budgens Londis
“We have to be certain that our business-critical systems have the best data storage solutions available in the industry, backed by in-depth technical expertise available when we need it. In Ardenta, we found the answer to our stringent data storage requirements and a strong partner who we trust in providing industry-leading storage capabilities for back-up to disk and rapid data recovery.”
Musgrave Budgens Londis
“Ardenta's strength is their ability to work well with the Customer. The recent establishment of MBL is a
case in point, where Ardenta provided strong support and project skills around the key changes both technically and
from a business position.. This builds on four years of service delivery for Londis and I am very pleased with Ardenta's
responsiveness through a sensitive time of change and their contribution in the early stages of 'Musgrave Budgens Londis'.
The organisational change of MBL has allowed Ardenta to shine.”
Nicola Duckett - IS Director,
Musgrave Budgens Londis
Critical Data Storage. How to move it and improve it – at the same time.
Read how Musgrave Budgens Londis managed their environment. Click here
About Musgrave Budgens Londis
Londis has over 2200 members, all independent store owners. Membership gives them not only the benefit of volume deals, but access to all the essential marketing, store development, technology and retail expertise to help them drive footfall and turnover. Londis is part of the £3bn turnover Irish-owned multi-national grocery wholesaler Musgrave. Musgrave’s vision is to be the largest supporter of branded independent retailers in the UK. For further information, click here.
The Royal British Legion
“We urgently needed the services of a competent Informix consultant. Fortunately for
us we found Ardenta, who were able to provide a rapid turnaround and a quality service
at a fair price"
Richard Lovelock - Head of IT
The Royal British Legion
About the Royal British Legion
Founded in 1921, The Royal British Legion is the UK's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. Currently, nearly 11 million people are eligible for our support and we receive around 300,000 calls for help every year. For further information, click here.
Travel 2 Limited
“As well as providing a thorough, detailed examination and audit of our systems,
Ardenta was keen to see us make the most of their findings, offering help with implementation
of any aspects of their full systems audit. It is clear that they have a deep knowledge of
Informix products and are genuinely keen to see that you get the best from them.”
Paul Sanders - Database Administrator
Travel 2 Limited, Manchester
About Travel 2 Limited
Established more that 20 years ago, Travel 2 is one of the UK ’s largest long haul tour operators and is recognised by many as a market leader for destinations such as Australia , New Zealand , South Pacific, the Far East and Southern Africa as well as for round-the world travel. For further information, click here.
Video Networks Ltd
"We were looking to perform a health check on our Informix databases after upgrading versions. Ardenta undertook a thorough review and produced a technical report in sufficient detail for us make improvements. On another occasion, when we needed to call on Ardenta's skills, they were responsive and certainly proved their value. In our experience we have high regard for Ardenta’s technical Informix skills, and we call on their professional expertise and knowledge to supplement our own in-house skills,” said Marcel Mester, Head of Business Support Infrastructure, Video Networks Ltd.
“We’re confident in turning to Ardenta as they have extensive knowledge and understanding of IBM Informix and its licensing. When it came to renewing our Informix licences and support, Ardenta’s bid was extremely competitive and they offered additional technical advice and support through their own service desk. They were able to demonstrate both technical and business excellence and acumen, and we look forward to building on the very good experience we had previously,”
Marcel Mester - Head of Business Support Infrastructure
Video Networks Ltd.
About Video Networks Limited
Video Networks is a leading provider of broadband entertainment and communications through its digital TV, video-on-demand (VOD), home phone and Internet services under the brand name HomeChoice. The company’s service is currently available to 1.4 million homes across London and Stevenage and by June 2005, 2.4 million homes will have access to the very best in interactive entertainment. For further information visit: www.homechoice.co.uk.
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