Nutrition Australia

HP computing hardware rollout under NSW GOV 2390 NFP Pricing

The Australian Nutrition Foundation (NSW Div.) Inc, trading as Nutrition Australia NSW, is a non-profit, non-government, community-based organisation and charity with DGR status, which is governed by a Committee of Management. Nutrition Australia NSW is a multi-disciplinary organisation, offering expertise in: Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Health Promotion, Education, Science, Medicine and Sports and Recreation. This enables us to understand scientific nutrition information and convey it to the general public. Nutrition Australia NSW delivers services across NSW with key stakeholders in the public and private sector to promote evidence-based messages on nutritional issues and overall preventative health.

CAMPAIGN SUMMARY

Andriana Korai, Project coordinator at Nutrition Australia NSW wanted to refresh of their desktop computers. Andriana elaborated about the scope of their annual technology refresh, “The type and number of systems fluctuates from year to year, and that’s because some years we include our labs and some years we don’t. This year, we refreshed a few systems that were in public areas across campus, but for the most part we focused on faculty and staff.” The task of keeping so many machines at Nutrition Australia NSW up to date can be daunting, but Andriana chooses proven technology for the Association every year. She remarked, “One of the things we found is that Hewlett Packard systems have great performance— we are extremely satisfied with the Hewlett Packard computers based on 2nd and 3rd generation Intel Core processors that we deployed this year. The quality of the Hewlett Packard product is very reliable. Currently we are 100% Hewlett Packard in the PC area and since we are an educational institution, we have some Macs at head office. So we have a mixture; about 80% of our computer devices are HP’s.” “One of the things that GROWIFY is helping us explore is using all-in-one devices in office environments. We currently have a workstation with technology equipment there for the teacher. Now we’re going to take a look at all-in-ones because they are easier and cleaner, with less mess and less wires. It provides a good solution for faculty while they’re teaching,” Andriana asserted. She went on to say, “All-in-ones are also a perfect fit for our general public areas. Having a PC under the desk in a public area results in damage to the machine— people kick them and knock them over, even with the secure devices that we’ve tried. Having an all-in-one in our areas for general public use gives us the ability to secure one device.”

STRATEGY AND EXECUTION

Andriana detailed what the refresh cycle looks like when the Association is ready to roll out new computers. “We get the machines after they have been sent through GROWIFY’s imaging process. “The key ingredient for a successful refresh is to get the machines in, turn them on, and have them work out of the box. GROWIFY delivers a product that can meet that goal. They do the imaging for us, we turn it on, and it just works. In addition, we went through a certification process that enabled us to service HP computers on-site. Having that relationship with GROWIFY is great, and those are two key areas where we have gained the most benefit.”

RESULTS

Choosing quality technology is only one piece of the technology refresh equation for Nutrition Australia; choosing a quality IT partner is equally important. Andriana noted, “One of the things we do annually is select the vendor that we are going to use for the year. Since we have had such great success with HP and GROWIFY, we will stick with them next year and simply focus on determining what to budget for the machines.” After the refresh, Andriana graded the outcome. “The only issues that we had with the technology refresh were on our end, and that was in the identification of where the assets were; in an education setting these assets move around.” Andriana also mentioned, “We had an offer of assistance from staff at GROWIFY that are close to our office to help roll the machines out if needed. The fact that they offered and wanted to help us meet our deadline let us know that they are a partner that we should keep around.”