Liberty Living, the Brandeaux Student Funds brand, is the
fastest growing student and key worker accommodation provider in
the UK. Providing over 10,000 beds in 14 Cities, Liberty Living
works in conjunction with Universities and other representative
bodies to provide modern, attractive and affordable accommodation
to the growing student and key worker population in the UK.
The exponential growth experienced by the higher education
sector, is a challenge that Liberty Living believes it has
successfully capitalised upon. With a team of three IT personnel,
managed by Grant Robertson, the department is responsible for an IT
infrastructure that supports 150 employees across 20 sites
throughout the UK.
The key challenge is how to manage a widely distributed network
of offices throughout the UK when staff can’t get out managing them
face to face as often as the firm would like.
Liberty’s success depends on good, solid uptime from its wide
area networking providers to be able to do the majority of work
remotely, supporting Liberty’s IT users and students who require
24/7 access to core, e-based company applications, such as a web
portal and ecommerce systems which enable students to book and pay
for accommodation on line.
Find out here how Liberty Living was able to implement a
cost-effective, readily available communications infrastructure
which met service levels and user expectations.