MO-Ranch Conference Center Succeeds with NPower Texas Assessment Service

NPower Texas was asked to conduct a 12 benchmark Stable and Secure Assessment of the Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly technology infrastructure, security and technology processes.

Challenge

Since 1949, Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly has been a camp and conference center affiliated with the Synod of the Sun of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) It occupies approximately 500 acres in a beautiful setting on the North Fork of the Guadalupe River in the scenic Texas Hill Country. Like many nonprofits, Mo-Ranch had technology that had grown organically over time. Hardware and software were acquired as needed and technology support was provided ad hoc. The management needed a clear and concise report that represented the challenges and solutions to present to their board of directors to set goals and budget for improving their infrastructure.

Solution

NPower Texas conducted a Stable and Secure exercise on approximately 75 personal computers, and its network consisting of 7 servers, routers and switches at their 6 locations in Hunt, Texas. NPower Texas made recommendations in the following areas:

  1. PC Configuration
  2. Operating Systems
  3. Network Setup
  4. Internet Setup
  5. Firewall
  6. Wireless Access
  7. Information Backup
  8. Email Protection
  9. Secure Internet Browsing
  10. Password Policy
  11. Documentation
  12. Technical Support

Impact

"Amir Tabei of NPower Texas recently completed an IT technology audit for our church related conference center. For the first time in the five years I have been on staff, Mo-Ranch has a clear picture of what we doing right and what needs our attention as we move our computer technology into the future. In addition to being very easy to work with, Amir was knowledgeable, candid and thorough in his assessment and provided a very complete and well organized report along with an executive summary that will be easy for executive management and board members to understand. In addition, he provided information about some very helpful resources that will potentially save significant dollars on new equipment and software. I will whole-heartedly recommend NPower to my colleagues at other church related conference centers."

Gary L. Batty
Vice President of Mo-Ranch Conference Center