Case Studies – EZIT Connect

China Construction
Bank Corporation

EZITconnect was engaged by China Construction Bank the 6th largest bank on the globe to implement its network architecture and provide connectivity between its branches in Asia, Europe, Australia and the USA. EZITconnect deployed a hybrid infrastructure consisting Cisco routers, HP servers, F5 firewalls and a Meraki wireless solution to the client. Our team of architects and engineers designed and deployed the solution within ninety days. EZITconnect provided a team of certified Network Engineers, Firewall Administrators and Network administrators to architect and implement the solution. EZITconnect team deployed the solution in Toronto within ninety days and achieved connectivity between all branches. Furthermore, EZITconnect ensured that the solution adhered to all financial industry security and regulatory standards.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust

At Mitsubishi UFJ Trust (MUT) our team evaluated the network infrastructure for issues and improved optimization across client’s offices across 7 countries in 3 continents. EZITconnect (Dyna Lync) provided recommendations for improved business continuity, consolidated services and enhanced network and IT security. EZITconnect (Dyna Lync) successfully utilized the latest network diagnostic equipment to examine health of the network, package drops, pinpoint bottlenecks, potential bandwidth issues, and summarized overall network performance in a Network Health Assessment report. Based off the “NHA” our team deployed a solution at MUT to improve network performance, enhance network security, limit package drops and optimize VPN tunnel performance across all MUT locations. EZITconnect (Dyna Lync) also provided a comprehensive “Blueprint” to MUT for future implementation, deployment and growth & scalability of MUT’s IT Network. Technologies utilized on this project were Barracuda Firewalls, Cisco & Nortel Switches, Linux, Unix, and Windows Operating systems, MacAfee Antivirus, and various diagnostic tools such as Solarwinds, Cisco IP analyzer, and Sniffer.

Manulife

Project 1
EZITconnect was engaged to redesign the security network at Manulife’s real estate holdings. The client had already purchased and deployed a Brocade solution, but were unhappy with the network performance due to downtime and bottlenecks. EZITconnect performed a network audit, segmented the network, created a backup solution, implemented a WIFI solution and provided service redundancy.

Project 2
EZITconnect was engaged to perform an audit of the following:

Network Infrastructure
Desktop and Server Environment
Hardware and Appliances
Policies, Standards and Procedures

The purpose of the audit assessment was to:

Identify potential security risks and provide recommendations
Review and audit based on ISACA guidelines (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
Assessed against industry recognized security controls (PCI-DSS)
Report on the adequacy of the IT controls and the process/procedures for Manulife against the abovementioned

Based on the results of the audit EZITconnect was able to enhance the security posture of Customer’s environment.

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) engaged EZITconnect to assist in their modernization and transformation of their legacy IT security infrastructure to a current stage that provides a secure, robust, scalable and easily deployable solution. MPAC stipulated, due to legislative laws and compliance-related standards, the chosen solution had to adhere to the following controls: PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and SOC2.

Based on EZITconnect’s recommendation, their branded Secure IT Solution consisting of next-generation firewalls (Barracuda), were deployed to provide enhanced security and visibility for their networks.
McAfee’s monitoring solution was implemented to secure all their endpoints, including laptops, servers, printers, etc. As part of the solution, EZITconnect recommended a full Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) solution and SOC1 compliant Security Operations Centre (SOC). McAfee has been a consistent leader holding a ranking of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for numerous years.
EZITconnect also provided an encrypted data backup solution for the period of time required by regulators and auditors with a secure backup and cloud-based storage solution.
All the above solutions were serviced through a 24/7365 Security Operations Center (SOC).

Public Sector

MINISTRY	PROJECT NAME	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Education	Resource Services Library (RSL)	Complete design (concept to final implementation) of a centralized, province-wide automated system to manage the creation and distribution of alternate format books to students with special needs.
Natural Resources	CLAIMS II and III	EZITconnect upgraded the entire CLAIMS II Oracle Database. Converted the CLAIMS II application in PowerBuilder to CLAIMS III application in Java
Archives Ontario	Federated Search Engine	Based on existing technology infrastructure at Archives Ontario, market scan for search technologies and expertise in SharePoint platform EZITconnect recommended and built a MS Fast Search for SharePoint prototype.
Health and Long Term Care	E-Physician Portal	EZITconnect managed the development of the Ontario MD portal, and was a key member of the management team of this $150 million project.
Health and Long Term Care	After School Hours Program (ASP)	Developed a robust, province-wide data collection system to support program evaluation to gather baseline data from Delivery-Organizations about their site, capacity and programs. Accessibility of records to produce standard reports from Delivery-Organizations’ input (baseline data)
Local Health Integration Network	SharePoint Pilot Project	EZITconnect provided the LHIN Shared Services Office a Document Management/Communication Portal system to the LHINs and their stakeholders in order to efficiently and effectively manage information and communication activities.

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