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Success Stories
From acquisitions to a unified, secure IT operation
WGNSTAR talk about their experience of working with DNA IT, citing the real business outcomes they’ve achieved by contracting their managed IT and managed security to us.
Industry
Semi-Conductor Staffing
Locations
Ireland Headquarters with 8 x US Sites
Services
Outsourced IT and Managed Security
OUTCOMES
Seamless Integration
WGNSTAR successfully integrated two acquisitions into a single, unified IT framework without operational disruption.
Robust Data Protection
A robust, layered security architecture now protects sensitive candidate data and intellectual property across a globally dispersed workforce.
Improved Security
The organisation achieved ISMS certification and progressed toward Cyber Essentials, strengthening
credibility with enterprise
clients.
ABOUT WGNSTAR
WGNSTAR is a global specialist staffing firm supplying talent to global semi-conductor manufacturers. The organisation grew rapidly through acquisition — doubling their US office footprint through two acquisitions within one year.
challenges
Each acquired company used different IT systems and data-sharing practices. Integrating infrastructure across North America while tightening security for major semi-conductor clients presented an operational and compliance challenge.
“This is where the guys and the team at DNA were crucial. They worked with us to ensure business continuity; to ensure that we could keep functioning and that there wasn’t any unnecessary downtime for staff as we were trying to integrate them and bring them into the WGNSTAR family.”
Michelle Quill
Global IT Manager, WGNSTAR
Solution
Server Consolidation
Consolidation of physical servers, migrating to a Microsoft hybrid multicloud environment, i.e. (SharePoint, OneDrive, VMware)
Zero Trust Security
Zero Trust security framework layered across the organisation, including 24/7 managed detection and response, ransomware prevention, Office 365 identity monitoring, endpoint and mobile protection.
Additional Security Tooling
Dark web monitoring, phishing simulations, quarterly vulnerability scans, and CISO as a Service.
Day-to-Day User Support
The DNA helpdesk provides continuous support to individual users across the
campus.
Retaining Strategic Oversight
Thanks to the flexibility and depth of our services, WGNSTAR’s global head of IT
retains strategic oversight, confident in the knowledge that day-to-day IT operations run seamlessly across a well secured infrastructure.
“We continue to use DNA as our IT partner because of the way that they collaborate
with us. They understand how we operate, the scale in which we operate, our
restrictions in terms of budget, scale and size. They’ve supported us, they’ve guided us, they’ve given us the technical support we’ve needed.
I would absolutely have no hesitation in recommending DNA to another business
looking for an IT partner here in Ireland.”
Vice President, Global Business Development,
WGN Star