Case Study: Nol-Tec Systems achieves rapid IT modernization and 7x faster deployment with VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware)

Nol-Tec Systems - Customer Case Study

Nol‑Tec Systems, a nearly 100‑employee global leader in material handling and process systems based in Lino Lakes, MN, faced aging servers, storage, and network equipment that threatened availability for engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and CRM applications. With a lean IT staff, the company needed greater resiliency, visibility, security (including micro‑segmentation), and simpler endpoint management to support traveling engineers without adding headcount.

Working with CDW and VMware Professional Services, Nol‑Tec deployed VMware Cloud Foundation on four all‑flash Cisco UCS vSAN ReadyNodes in just 3.5 days, creating a fully automated private cloud. The result: 7x faster deployment, centralized management and automated lifecycle updates, stronger network security, lower cost than a full hardware refresh, and freed IT capacity to focus on innovation—while future Workspace ONE and Horizon plans promise simpler endpoint management and secure remote desktops for engineers.

Nol-Tec Systems

Dustin Plank

IT Manager