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- St. Benedict
Technology Consortium
Providing Full-Spectrum Technical Support
SBTC + 
When SBTC previously developed storage solutions for clients, local hardware was often the organization's preferred approach. As a nonprofit working with other nonprofits, SBTC staff members have firsthand knowledge of the challenges its clients face, including limited funds, which can make deploying and managing best-in-class IT systems difficult. At SBTC, reliance on on-premises hardware limited backup options for SBTC clients and left data at risk if systems failed or an event damaged the organization's offices.
The seamless migration to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) revamps how SBTC approaches storage and data reliability, as Cloud Storage Coldline class perfectly fits the data backup and archiving needs of SBTC nonprofits. This helped better protect clients with no downtime or additional operational costs during the transition. Unlike commercial businesses, nonprofits do not typically produce large amounts of data on a daily or monthly basis, but still need a way to store and access these files for service, legal, or research needs. Nearline and Coldline Google Cloud Storage offer cost-effective storage scalability and long-term archiving.
"It's Not Always About Profit" with Scott Bell
Company: St. Benedict Technology Consortium
Scott was working in a school and faced a challenge when the school received 400 laptops…how could he get them all set up? He came up with the idea to pool resources from other schools and the idea behind SBTC was born. Unlike many MSPs, Scott runs SBTC as a non-profit. That means that he only supports other non-profits (mostly schools) and also gives him a bit of freedom because he’s not our chasing new customers for profit. Scott has grown his team to over 40 employees in the past 10 years and services 2 of the counties that make up the greater Chicago area (Lake and Cook Counties). Scott talks about why he decided to go this route and also about how it’s rewarding for him and his employees to have an impact on their community.