Datapac has completed an ICT infrastructure upgrade of children’s charity Barretstown.
Barretstown was set up in 1994 and has welcomed more than 30,000 campers from across Ireland and Europe since opening. It runs residential camps throughout the year for children and families living with serious illness, an expanding hospital outreach programme and a bereavement programme for families dealing with the loss of a child.
Datapac’s work included an upgrade of existing networks, servers, business continuity systems, PCs, laptops and the introduction of a 50Mb/s broadband service.
Datapac redesigned the charity’s network across a 500 acre campus, including the onsite medical facility, activity rooms, accommodation units and the administration centre. With upgraded hardware, each staff member can now get instant access to their applications and data from any location across the campus, resulting in improved productivity and better ways of working.
Virtual servers were also installed with a view to improving data speeds, increasing uptime and allowing data to be moved easily and securely into the cloud.
Dee Ahearn, CEO, Barretstown, said: “At Barretstown, we rebuild the lives of children, and their families, affected by childhood cancer and other serious illnesses. We serve 5,000 campers a year and have 1,200 volunteers each year. Communication is crucially important and Datapac has helped us to streamline, improve and ensure efficiencies. I’d like to thank the team for providing us with the highest levels of advice and support at every step of the way.”
Karen O’Connor, general manager service delivery at Datapac, said: “Barretstown is a truly wonderful and inspirational organisation. The fun, friendships, confidence and self-esteem that they bring into the lives of so many children suffering from serious illness and their families is incredible to experience. It really does make such a crucial improvement in their lives. We’re delighted that our advice, solution and services are helping to make a positive impact too.”
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