Modernizing a Leading Steel Distributor with a Resilient Cloud-Based ERP System

Overview

For Alliance Steel Aluminum, their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is the heart of the business—managing everything from inventory to customer orders. Their existing on-premises servers were struggling to keep up with demand, leading to performance issues that threatened to slow the entire operation. Recognizing the need for a modern, scalable solution, they partnered with AllNext Technologies to migrate their essential ERP system to the secure and powerful Microsoft Azure cloud.

Overcoming Operational Instability

The reliance on aging, overrun on-premises servers created severe business risks. The core challenges included:

Frequent ERP System Downtime: System crashes would halt business operations, preventing staff from processing orders, managing inventory, or accessing critical data.
Data Loss Incidents: The outdated infrastructure lacked modern backup and recovery solutions, leading to incidents of permanent data loss that required costly manual reentry and verification.
Poor System Performance: The servers could not handle the workload, causing the ERP system to run slowly and frustrating users with long wait times for simple tasks.

Application Service Management for the Modern Cloud-Based ERP

The reliance on aging, overrun on-premises servers created severe business risks. The core challenges included:

Frequent ERP System Downtime: System crashes would halt business operations, preventing staff from processing orders, managing inventory, or accessing critical data.
Data Loss Incidents: The outdated infrastructure lacked modern backup and recovery solutions, leading to incidents of permanent data loss that required costly manual reentry and verification.
Poor System Performance: The servers could not handle the workload, causing the ERP system to run slowly and frustrating users with long wait times for simple tasks.

A New Standard of Performance and Reliability

The migration to Azure has fundamentally transformed Alliance Steel Aluminum's operations. With their ERP system now in a secure, scalable cloud environment, the company no longer suffers from downtime or data loss. The significant boost in system performance has empowered their teams to work more efficiently, improving the speed and accuracy of their entire supply chain. Alliance Steel Aluminum now possesses a modern technology backbone that can support their business as it continues to grow.

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