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 TitleMax, Inc. is a consumer lending
company headquartered in Savannah, GA. The company was founded in 1997 and
launched with just two stores; one in Savannah and the other in Columbus, GA.
Those initial two stores were a huge success and the company has since expanded
to over 500 locations in five states. TitleMax now employs over 1,000 employees
and is continuing to grow at a rapid pace as an established market leader.
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As TitleMax rapidly increased its store count, it was having difficulty
managing and maintaining the computer infrastructure within each store. There
was no centralized data center for managing critical systems nor was there a
WAN for interconnecting the corporate office with thestores. The company wasn’t
leveraging a consistent hardware and software build for store computers nor was
it running the latest operatingsystems or productivity applications. In
addition, TitleMax had needs for redundant data storage, disaster recovery,
messaging, and corebusiness applications.
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TitleMax hired Northridge Systems to be its long-term strategic IT partner.
Northridge Systems completed a comprehensive IT assessment and provided
TitleMax with a business case for specific IT initiatives to improve the
overall health of the environment. Over several months Northridge Systems
delivered on the following key tasks:
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Design and deployment of a corporate WAN and Active Directory forest connecting
500 locations.
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Deployment of over 25 Windows Server 2003 rack-mount servers to deliver key
infrastructure and application services.
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Design and implementation of a data center infrastructure to provide 99.999%
uptime for major systems.
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Implementation of an EMC SAN for mission critical data storage including
multiple LUN’s comprised of SCSI and SATA storage.
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Design and implementation of clustered SQL Server and clustered Exchange Server
environments.
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Deployment of a high availability Cisco network mesh including redundant
routers, firewalls, and switches.
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Implementation of BGP peering with diverse Tier 1 service providers.
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Northridge Systems created an enterprise infrastructure for TitleMax that
services the existing employees today and is scalable to thousands of
additional employees. The infrastructure provides both a high-performance
computing platform as well as one that is redundant and fault tolerant.
TitleMax is now able to focus on its core business knowing that its critical
systems and data are reliable, secure and efficient.
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| "The team at Northridge Systems has continually exceeded all of our expectations. Whether they are designing our IT infrastructure or developing our core business application, they continue to impress us with quality and professionalism." |
| John Robinson |
| TitleMax |
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