Highbury's smooth move

Highbury Partnership is one of Australia’s leading independent financial advisers.

They advise their clients on strategic and always highly confidential financial transactions, including recommending on takeovers, advising on the sale of assets, recapitalisations, IPOs, and mergers.

About a year after starting in a serviced office, they needed more space, and needed their IT to move with them, and be much more secure.

The Brief

When Highbury Partnership moved their corporate offices from ServCorp to their own address, they needed an IT solution for themselves and for their subtenant.

Due to the nature of their business and the sensitive work they do for their clients, security was a top priority, but they also needed flexible work arrangements.

The Solution

iHelp IT configured a Mac Mini server as the hub of their storage and security, and used the Mac OS Open Directory Architecture as the core of their security.

Building on the Open Directory architecture of Mac OS X, and using the Kerio Control router, iHelp IT deployed WPA2 Enterprise WiFi security. This means that only authorised staff could access the wireless network, and each staff member had their own unique access, whether using a Mac or Windows PC.

The Outcome

Staff could also work securely from anywhere in the world, allowing their team to work together no matter where staff were located. Highbury Partnership’s subtenant was so impressed with the secure environment that iHelp IT implemented that they engaged iHelp IT to installed their network infrastructure as well.

Both companies enjoyed very secure, high-speed internet, with staff able to access the company’s critical resources securely, satisfying their business needs.