About Our Client
In 1959 the Monical family started making thin-crust pizzas in the small town of Tolono, Illinois. Before long, their recipe—as well as their supremely friendly, warm atmosphere—became a hit with the locals. Now today, there are more than 60 Monical’s Pizza® restaurants, located throughout Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In a fiercely-competitive industry, Monical’s has managed to become a staple and stand out as a memorable midwestern pizza-eating experience.
The Problem
The data communication systems and equipment used at Monical’s were superbly outdated and no longer meeting the highly-regimented Payment Card Industry Security Card Standard (PCI DSS) standards. PCI-compliant connections are now required for Point of Sale (POS) systems, meaning Monical’s would need more control over what devices were connecting to their wireless network at each location.
Additionally, the extraction of weekly sales and performance reports was taking five minutes per store, yielding productivity issues, as well as frustration for those at headquarters who were relying on the speedy delivery of important information.
Our Strategy
CNG went the extra mile with a Proof of Concept (POC) approach so that the client could really see success in motion. As such, CNG and Fortinet demonstrated the proposed improvements proving its planning, delivery, and ability to execute across multiple locations.
Our Solutions & Results
Together with Fortinet, CNG applied Fortinet Secure SD_WAN, FortiSwitch Ethernet access switches, and FortiAp access points across all 32 of its company-owned locations and franchises. Additionally, deployed was Unified Threat Protection software and remote Virtual VPN capability, significantly tightening their secure data network.
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Results:
Monical’s is now PCI DSS Compliant on its credit card processing.
Cut time for weekly data draws from 5 minutes down to 15 seconds per site.
Accelerated WAN throughput.
Increased productivity due to reduction in time spent managing a geographically-dispersed network infrastructure.
Solutions We Offered
Business Communication
With unified communications in the form of email, voice, instant messaging, video conferencing, and more, collaboration improves among your team.
Cyber Security
Leveraging your security the right way will protect your network, data, physical building, and ultimately everything you and your staff work so hard for.
I.T. Infrastructure
If your computing infrastructure is an essential cog of your business, chances are you require a comprehensive strategy to make your IT work best for you.
