Case Study: California Pizza Kitchen achieves reliable, PCI-compliant restaurant operations with EarthLink Business MPLS

Secure EarthLink MPLS Network Enables Reliable Operation for California Pizza Kitchen Restaurants

California Pizza Kitchen needed a more reliable, secure, and easier-to-manage network to support 24/7 restaurant operations across 200 company-owned locations. Its online ordering, point-of-sale, credit card processing, VoIP, and other critical systems all depended on the network, and the company also needed to support PCI compliance. EarthLink Business provided a private MPLS network to meet those needs.

With EarthLink Business, California Pizza Kitchen gained centralized management, stronger security for transaction processing, and dependable performance for ordering, payments, voice, and data collection. The solution reduced the IT team’s workload by consolidating service under one provider and letting EarthLink Business manage third-party backup and maintenance services, helping CPK monitor all 200 restaurants from one location while supporting around-the-clock operations.

California Pizza Kitchen

Patrick Wong

Director of Infrastructure, California Pizza Kitchen