Bolton Wanderers FC has moved its web security into the cloud
with software-as-a-service provider Scansafe to eliminate
maintenance and software updates.
"We were looking to move to a SaaS solution to save both time
and money," said Dave Atkinson, IT director at Bolton Wanderers
FC.
The decision to move the football club's web security for office
and mobile workers into the cloud came after realising the benefits
of the SaaS model with e-mail security, he said.
Being a SaaS system means it requires no hardware, upfront
capital costs or maintenance, which frees up internal IT resources
to focus on core projects, said Atkinson.
One of the main reasons for choosing Scansafe, he said, was the
ability to deploy the system quickly, its ease of use and its
ability to trace and enforce security policies on all IT users.
"We have found that our web performance has improved now that
the protection is happening in the cloud and away from our
network," he said.
According to Atkinson, the business is benefitting from
increased productivity, reduced bandwidth consumption and a lower
total cost of ownership than traditional systems.