--- title: St. Vincent De Paul Society description: St. Vincent De Paul Society - Enablis image: https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis_May2021/images/CASE-STUDY-Making-A-Difference-With-A-New-Network.jpg --- ![icon-13](https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis%20-%202025/Images/icon-13.svg) Sydney: [02 8272 4000](tel:0282724000) Support: [1300 887 664](tel:1300887664) ![icon-14](https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis%20-%202025/Images/icon-14.svg) [info@enablis.com.au](mailto:info@enablis.com.au) [![Enablis](https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis%20-%202025/Images/Enablis.svg) ](https://www.enablis.com.au/) [ Speak to Us ](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLSvCizWf2Jw2xZi451VjL9LuqA8ueRgrW8adMpNCRQ4FlXntI4wpoe4APcWv22cBL4FcYji%2FxdbPqoyQEZnvbrJbJBlKMkUdgv%2FtQb8GZS3421foxyvO6Zm27LQf6roWNvH5FNakVdn6jRQZwh5VAkWuFrmLxRIxSqDyazFPD68YRKUlv3bIvFp1Ub%2B1o%3D&portalId=19555244) [ Customer Portal ](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLUGT52GqIj5S0ix9r0QkzyIyKDl376cyN4VHq1qpoFJ5wM9A0mF8wkaI8WwkBIUNuvPVLb5VnWkvQjGfthSmmG%2Fbi2N8rDZTpbnHIlTwVh044Dj659iiJMf31OLt0Lg9g3Z9h0Zbe05Ap7B3AfLIEFQoApuR1%2F7LLmLygtpy3nSoVo77%2FLbl304QPZMkkQ6X5A22niwhKXAdSu&portalId=19555244) - [ About Us ](https://www.enablis.com.au/about-us) ![ENA-2025.01-1-11_Website_Homepage_v5_FA2-02](https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis%20-%202025/Images/ENA-2025.01-1-11_Website_Homepage_v5_FA2-02.svg) [ Our Team ](https://www.enablis.com.au/about-us#team) ![ENA-2025.01-1-11_Website_Homepage_v5_FA2-03](https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis%20-%202025/Images/ENA-2025.01-1-11_Website_Homepage_v5_FA2-03.svg) [ Case Studies ](https://www.enablis.com.au/case-studies) ![ENA-2025.01-1-11_Website_Homepage_v5_FA2-04](https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis%20-%202025/Images/ENA-2025.01-1-11_Website_Homepage_v5_FA2-04.svg) [ Partners ](https://www.enablis.com.au/about-us/partners) ![icon-contactus](https://www.enablis.com.au/hubfs/Enablis_May2021/images/icon-contactus.svg) [ Contact us ](https://www.enablis.com.au/about-us/contact) - [ Connectivity ](https://www.enablis.com.au/solutions/connectivity) [ Security ](https://www.enablis.com.au/solutions/security) - [ Managed Services ](https://www.enablis.com.au/managed-services-ensure) [ Professional Services ](https://www.enablis.com.au/services/professional-services) - [ Our Blog ](https://www.enablis.com.au/our-blog) [ Knowledge Centre ](https://www.enablis.com.au/knowledge-centre) # Case Study Discover through our case studies why leading organisations partner with Enablis. 11 May 2021 ## St. Vincent De Paul Society The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has more than 40,000 members and volunteers, who work hard to assist people in need and combat social injustice across Australia. Internationally, the Society operates in 149 countries and has over 950,000 members. ### Making A Difference With A New Network **Area of operation:** Charity **Founded:** 5 March 1854 **Number of sites:** 33 ### Technology implemented: - comUnity Data - comUnity Secure ### Key benefits: - Reduced outages - Improved bandwidth - Enhanced process flows - Faster network speeds and access - Improved stability - Opportunity for growth and adoption of new technologies - Improved collaborative experiences The St Vincent de Paul Society is committed to actively and passionately speaking out against the causes of poverty and inequality on behalf of the people they serve. The Society aspires to be recognised as a caring Catholic charity offering “a hand up” to people in need. ### Increased Demand For Services Highlights Need For A New Network An increase in demand for St. Vincent de Paul Society’s much needed services was putting a strain on an ageing network infrastructure. The Society identified the need for an improved data network to ensure the organisation’s goals were fully supported. They wanted something that would remove risk and improve overall performance. Following a rigorous tendering process, the Society sought a vendor that demonstrated an understanding of their business, and the importance of delivering services to those in need. After reviewing many proposals, they engaged Enablis to provide a new data network (Wide Area Network) to strengthen the organisation’s goals, and provide staff with greater overall access speed to applications. A highly fragmented network over a large geographic spread comes with its own set of challenges. The Society were also conscious of ensuring any proposed changes caused minimum disruption to their large volunteer network, as ensuring a supportive culture is at the core of the organisation’s business operations. One of the determining factors the Society considered when they started to engage new vendors, was their ability to understand the Society’s purpose and how they could help achieve the objectives. Nick Prior, IT Manager said “Understanding that the infrastructure is only part of a much bigger picture, and that the bigger picture is far more important than anything we are doing. We simply provide the tools so that the front line can give the assistance they do.” ### Supporting Key Goals With Stability, Speed And Security Prior describes their selection process, “We used a third party consultant for the tender, and the responses from the larger players were stock standard figures in a template and, well they just didn’t get what we were trying to do. A couple more were closer to the mark and Enablis was in that mix. But what struck me about Enablis was the team seemed genuinely interested, they wanted to know who was in the room. This was important because it showed they wanted to build the relationship, they wanted to understand who was there and what our issues were. That impressed me from the outset. A couple of the others felt like death by PowerPoint, they weren’t interested.” Enablis customised a solution to support the goals of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, whilst enabling further growth & development. Enablis sought to remove existing bottlenecks, reduce downtime, and improve network stability, speed and security, all while keeping costs down. Prior said, “As we got into the technical design of the network it just made more sense. We were getting uncontended, improved bandwidth; hosted and firewalled internet access; and all for a small increase on opex over three years.” Prior said that improving collaboration throughout the Society was an important consideration. “We were able to start looking at the collaboration we needed and reducing the costs of other services by moving traffic over the WAN. When you have such a large geographic spread, there is an opportunity to get people involved and be aware of what people in a similar position are doing. We need to have the platforms available and remain engaged with the important work of our volunteers. “When you consider that we have 16,000 members and volunteers it is far different to a typical corporate environment. We needed a provider to come on the journey with us. To understand what we are doing and why we are doing it.” By utilising the comUnity Data platform, the Society’s new network has the capacity to enable future project improvements and harness more cost effective technology platforms, providing significant benefits to staff productivity and lowering operational expenses. ### Reliability Improves Performance, Confidence And Aligns Strategic Focus Once the comUnity Data platform was implemented, the Society saw immediate benefits with significantly reduced outages. Prior and the team received positive feedback on connectivity, uptime and reliability. Prior said, “Before we moved to Enablis we were getting hounded almost on a weekly basis about poor performance – I can’t do this and I can’t do that. Just moving to Enablis and having that stable internet connection means one less headache that we have to deal with now. We can now concentrate on better understanding what the business wants, so we can deliver what they need and look at improving services in other ways.” Enablis will continue to work with the Society to help achieve their business goals. 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