Environmental consultants work across remote sites, urban offices, and regulatory databases. Keeping sensitive project data secure from field to report requires a mobile-ready, cloud-first IT environment.
Key takeaways
- 1Microsoft 365 Business Premium with SharePoint for project collaboration
- 2Endpoint protection on all company and enrolled personal devices
- 3Secure remote access configuration for field teams
- 4Cloud backup for all project data and client deliverables
- 5Identity and Access Management ensuring project data stays within authorised teams
Viridis is a New Zealand environmental consulting firm committed to making a difference through expert environmental advice. Their team works across field sites, client offices, and remote locations — making reliable, secure, mobile IT infrastructure essential to delivering high-quality consulting work.
The Challenge
Field-based consulting creates unique IT challenges. Staff need secure access to project data from remote locations, often on personal devices. Without centralised management, sensitive environmental project data was at risk, and collaboration between field and office teams was fragmented.
What Optimyze Delivered
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium with SharePoint for project collaboration
- Endpoint protection on all company and enrolled personal devices
- Secure remote access configuration for field teams
- Cloud backup for all project data and client deliverables
- Identity and Access Management ensuring project data stays within authorised teams
- Proactive device monitoring and patch management
The Outcome
Viridis consultants can now access project files securely from any location, collaborate in real time with office teams, and deliver reports without IT friction. Data governance meets client and regulatory expectations.
"Our work takes us to some remote places. Knowing our data is secure and accessible wherever we are gives us confidence to focus on the environmental work."