Success Stories · Manufacturing
Decade-old server.
Production delays.
No backup, all resolved.
How a GTA manufacturing client replaced critical infrastructure, eliminated production delays, and built real backup protection without disrupting operations.
The Challenge
Aging infrastructure slows you down, until one day, it stops entirely.
The client was running production on a server more than ten years old, well past the point of receiving security updates, and one failure away from a complete operational crisis. Day-to-day operations were being slowed by large file transfers between teams, which took minutes instead of seconds and held up production.
And the most serious gap: no real backup system in place. Years of critical operational and customer data sat exposed, with no tested recovery path if anything went wrong. For a manufacturer that depended on its systems to keep production moving, this was a problem that had to be fixed before something forced the issue.
What Wingman Did
Replace, upgrade, protect.
Wingman replaced the aging server with modern, fully supported hardware, bringing the operation onto infrastructure that receives ongoing security updates and is built to last. The network was upgraded with high-speed connectivity, turning file transfers that took minutes into ones that complete in seconds.
The critical missing layer, real backup protection was built from the ground up using a three-layer system: local backup for fast recovery, cloud backup for off-site protection, and additional off-site recovery for the worst-case scenarios. All three are monitored and tested, so the protection is real, not theoretical.
The critical missing layer, real backup protection was built from the ground up using a three-layer system: local backup for fast recovery, cloud backup for off-site protection, and additional off-site recovery for the worst-case scenarios. All three are monitored and tested, so the protection is real, not theoretical.
Outcome
The result.
0
Data loss
during migration
during migration
100%
Security coverage
from day one
from day one
3
Layer backup system
built and deployed
built and deployed
Faster production. Zero data loss risk. A team that can work without waiting.
Wingman Client (Manufacturing)
Business Impact
What this success story means for you.
You might be dealing with:
- Servers running past their supported lifespan, with no clear plan for what’s next
- Processes and file transfers that are slower than they should be
- Backups that haven’t been tested in a long time
- Security patches that stopped coming out years ago
Here's what's possible:
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Modern infrastructure that’s fast, supported, and protected
- File transfers that take seconds, not minutes
- A backup system that’s tested and recoverable
- Technology that keeps pace with production, not the other way around
You don't have to wait for something to break. That's the whole point.
Ready to get ahead of the next failure?
Let’s talk about what your infrastructure looks like today and what it would take to bring it into the present.