Case Study: Astro Pak achieves zero downtime and slashes desktop and support costs with Zumasys cloud platform

Cleaning Up with Cloud Computing

Astro Pak, a global leader in high‑purity cleaning and passivation, was outgrowing its fragmented IT model: 200 employees across multiple offices and remote locations relied on individual laptops with no centralized management, backup, or disaster recovery and no in‑house IT staff. To simplify desktop management, secure data, and scale for growth, Astro Pak selected Zumasys and its cloud computing platform.

Zumasys migrated Astro Pak’s entire environment to a cloud platform using VMware virtualization, NetApp replication, Citrix delivery, and Microsoft SPLA licensing (hosted in Savvis with backups to SuperNAP). The implementation reduced per‑unit desktop costs from $1,600 to $300, cut monthly help desk hours by 70% (200 → 60), reduced downtime from days to seconds with zero data loss failover, and enabled secure anytime, anywhere access; Astro Pak subsequently renewed its contract with Zumasys.

Astro Pak

Ken Verheyen

President & Owner