CASE STUDY

Adopting Nevales helped us prevent internet outage and channelize bandwidth to core business. Moreover, OPEX model in UTM was a pleasant surprise and helped us save scarce monetary resources for other critical needs Niraj Karn - IT Head - Arya Honda

SHAMAN GROUP ORGANIZATION

No. of offices: 6
for leading brands like Honda, Mercedes and Volkswagon. Led by Mr.Jatin Background Arya Honda is part of Shaman Group who are pioneers in luxury car retailing

Vertical: Automobile Trading User Base: 250+ URL: http://www.groupshaman.com

Seth, Arya Honda is now the top retailer in Western India and ranks among the top 3 nationally for Honda. Established in Dec 2005, they have grown to 3 showrooms and 4 service centres across Mumbai.

CHALLENGES
Bandwidth management and uninterrupted connectivity Application availability at all branches Data Leakage and theft Employees accessing unwanted sites and downloads Getting employee to focus on core business

Arya Honda exemplifies Customer is King spirit in every aspect of car retailing . Round the clock service, 3-hour express service, pick-up and drop facility, in-house coffee-shop, dedicated kid-zone, online payment facility and attractive support options are some of the features that ensure customer is delighted at the end of the entire experience.

Challenges Providing uninterrupted and secure connectivity was essential to the functioning of various departments in Arya Honda. Internet service was

TECHNICAL SOLUTION
Nevales Firewall with Security Policies Nevales Content Filtering and Access Control Nevales Bandwidth Management and Failover Nevales Virus & Spam Protection

provided to most of the branches and service centers through two leased line connections of 1 and 2 Mbps each . Using internet, all branches access a centrally hosted web-application, sales team log orders and send reports, service team maintain an inventory of spare parts, marketing team updates customer and prospect databases and finance team visits government sites for updation on policy and regulations. Ensuring right bandwidth allocation to each user and group was always a challenge.

RESULTS
Faster and uninterrupted Internet access Optimized bandwidth usage Comprehensive Protection against known and unknown threats creating a secure online business environment Improved employee and system productivity

Securing critical data like customer databases, strategic plans and confidential financial data from data leakage was important as all activities revolved around them. Employees visiting unproductive web-sites like social networking sites, share trading sites, downloading video and audio files etc., not only hogged lot of bandwidth but also deprived it from business activities leading to lack of employee focus on the core business.

The Effective Solution offered

Customizable granular reporting ensures network transparency and eased troubleshooting Nevales Pay as you use model provides financial flexibility

Nevales team undertook a detailed study of the network and observed the internet usage pattern. Policies were framed using Nevales appliance to provide high availability between the links and a secure VPN for internal and external communication. All data traffic was routed through the firewall with

NEVALES BENEFITS
Superior Platform: On Premise Security Gateway Device and Cloud Services, Services and Applications for Connectivity, Scalable Solutions, Advanced Hardware Platform with latest Processor and GIG Ports, Supports Wireline / Fibre / Dongle connections Direct Nevales Support: Managed Secured Services, No Licence & Maintenance Hassles, Customizable, Free Hardware Replacement, 8am-5pm Online Support, Free Field Direct Support on Request, No Capital ExpenditureNo Hidden Cost (OPEX Model) Gateway Security: Firewall, Gateway Antivirus, Policy Management, Malware / Spyware Protect, Anti-spam, Bandwidth Management, Content Filetering, IDS, Load balancing and Failover

automated monitoring mechanism for detecting suspicious traffic.

Based on the Internet usage pattern, bandwidth was allocated both userwise and group-wise, ensuring its availability for core business functions. Access to websites were made as per the policy guidelines of Arya Honda. This made employees focus more on core business without other deviations. All incoming and outgoing mails were scanned for various threats ensuring secured business environment. Automated updation for anti-virus patches were enabled for addressing any virus outbreaks.

Granular and customized reporting options helps Arya Honda to get a complete visibility of their network 24/7.

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