Koetter Group
A family-run commercial construction and development company was expanding quickly into the world of building rickhouses for bourbon distillers and other spirit makers.
Matrix Integration and Koetter Group worked together to design and build a high-capacity technology infrastructure to serve as an integral component of the facility and the business.
- The Problem
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- The Results
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The rapidly growing Koetter Group needed their technology to keep pace. What started as a small, family-run construction business in the 1950s is today one of the largest full-service design-build general contractors and commercial developers in Southern Indiana and greater Louisville, Kentucky.
Koetter’s newest line of business needed a technology strategy right away. The company was expanding through its K-RAX division, which designs and builds new innovative rickhouses that store wooden barrels for Kentucky bourbon distilleries and other spirit producers. Incorporating technology into the buildings would be essential for everything from environmental monitoring to inventory control.
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Matrix Integration was already working with the Koetter Group to manage the company’s IT operations when Koetter asked the Matrix team to design the technology strategy for the rickhouses. Together, the companies created an initial wish list that included all the technology that would be essential today as well as in the future.
The items on the list included high-availability wireless network connectivity, high-speed internet, and a cloud-based data storage solution.
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As K-RAX builds and markets its new rickhouses, the company is able to offer customers a fully-integrated storage system. Although hands-on, traditional whisky and winemaking techniques are still a part of the process, the availability of advanced technology allows distillers to better automate their operations, make fewer mistakes and provide a product with better consistency.
Matrix Integration plans to continue the partnership with The Koetter Group by implementing data security governance policies, an industry-leading endpoint security solution, and further expansion of cloud resources.
TESTIMONIALS
What our Clients are Saying
"Our work with Matrix has been a true partnership. They want to see us succeed, and by working together we’ve been able to bring the vision of our new K-RAX division to life.”
Deon Carr
Business Systems Manager, Koetter Group
"Management of our network is much easier now. The streamlining of our infrastructure and the upgrades in security and backups mean that we can focus on supporting our company as it continues to grow.”
IT Manager
Global Automotive Supply Chain Company
"It was a pleasure to work with Matrix. They were very knowledgeable about all aspects of the installation, easy to communicate with and able to resolve any questions or issues.”
Jeff Payne
NTN Driveshaft Anderson
"Everything was specified as planned and the ordering process was very quick and easy. The Matrix team was very polite and professional and completed the work in 1 day versus 2. Overall I highly recommend Matrix for any networking needs!”
Jesse Harvey
Tri-County Career Center
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Virgil Rasche
Hampton Inn Evansville/Airport
"Thanks to the Matrix team, the project ran smoothly from beginning to end with no disruption of service and we experienced no problems after the installation.”
John Louden
Lexington Fayette County Health Department
"I’m extremely thankful to be in a strategic partnership with Matrix Integration. Their technical expertise, leadership, and attention to detail, along with our industry leading solutions and technologies will ensure that we are offering the best in class solutions to their end users and customers. They are the true definition of a “partner” and care about the entire ecosystem.”
Steven DeMarzio
Trend Micro
"IT is critical, like accounting, but should NOT be the center of our business. Before Matrix we had big, unresolved issues for months, some for years. Some we just got used to trying to work around or circumvent. We didn’t know what good and reliable support looked like. When we switched to Matrix, we quickly realized what we were missing for so many years. The team is responsive and typically they resolve the issue in the first call. They have made the team’s jobs so much easier.”
Ben Wrightsman
President and CEO, BIC
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