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of the best
2023 Integrated
Installation of the Year
Preferred Technologies
Another key system benefit
is associating cameras with
access-controlled portals for
video verification.
Why Client Prefers Preferred
Pref-Tech is distinguished by qualities that
help it shine in projects such as this one. Its
PGRIT (Professionalism, Grit, Right, Intelligent
Thought, and Trusted Advisor) core values
are the basis for everything it does.
" From the beginning of the design phase to
the turn of the last screw, PGRIT motivates
what we do and how we do it, " says Preferred
Technologies President Shaun Castillo. " Our
private, active ownership drives a different
level of relationship. Deep relationships allow
us to creatively resolve customer pain
and build long-lasting, mutually beneficial
partnerships. "
The firm's robust, sophisticated IT services
and software development team instills
customer trust in receiving a tailor-fit solution
that best accommodates their needs.
Self-performing rather than subcontracting
work also helps Pref-Tech render a high level
of craftsmanship and service. The company
guarantees superior
customer experiences.
No wonder IL Texas continuously praises
Pref-Tech's work.
" During a pivotal moment in time with
This was to
serve as the
template for all
K-8 projects for
the foreseeable
future, and the
first step
implementing a
360° enterpriselevel
system.
- Katherine Reeves,
Preferred Technologies
increased concerns over school safety, PrefTech
has been precisely the partner we needed
to navigate our way to the best and most
secure enterprise platform for our security
needs, " asserts Klein. " Throughout this process,
Pref-Tech listened to our organization
annunciate our needs and goals in terms of
securing our students and staff so that they
can proceed with the invaluable work of producing
the next generation's leaders without
fear for their safety.
" They applied their depth of knowledge
of multiple platforms and within multiple
school environments to recommend a platform
that would allow us to integrate our
numerous siloed locations and automate processes
for issuing the proper access to existing
and incoming employees, all while keeping
the bottom line in mind. With the infrastructure
in place, now we can expand with ease
and peace of mind. "
Despite the hurdles, Pref-Tech's seasoned
expertise combined with the vision of the
charter school have made this project a winner
and laid a strong foundation for future
project enhancements and expansions. " Fully
realizing the potential of the new system, we
are exploring ways to detect and alert person40
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The solution's robust network infrastructure included
common routing and switching technologies,
uniform cabling topologies, standardized
colors and highly organized cable management.
nel to gunshots, physical confrontation and a
host of additional analytics, " Klein states.
As this group of charter schools opens new
buildings and continues to find improvements
and tweaks they want to implement in their
system, Pref-Tech figures to be there brainstorming
and working alongside them to improve
the safety and efficiency of their already
cutting-edge schools.
" We recently helped the customer complete
a central datacenter for media storage and
management and we are working with them to
fully leverage their bandwidth and storage capabilities
as the number of schools increases, "
confirms Reeves. " We have been able to make
recommendations that lighten the load and
costs associated on premises while increasing
the overall security profile. " SSI
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