I was introduced to BEK Networks shortly after accepting the role as CIO for MidSouth Bank. The Bank was in midst of a large telecom provided network-based firewall and internet solution renewal when I arrived. While the renewal was fairly standard practice, what was not standard was MidSouth’s decision to start an aggressive migration to cloud services and to transform our MPLS to SD-WAN. As a new CIO, I was really appalled by the incumbent providers who were clearly just interested in locking down the existing renewal and not adapting to our new approach. Doug Rabren expertly detected my desire for change and encouraged us to talk about different directions. After understanding our new direction, BEK proposed a hybrid solution including on premise gateway devices with ongoing managed services and an objective-driven implementation project. The project was made more difficult by the lack of institutional knowledge and employee turnover, but BEK worked through these difficulties and helped us deliver the project on schedule and on budget.
Doug Rabren has quickly become a trusted resource for Connectivity, Cybersecurity, and Cloud solutions. BEK represents an ideal mix of scale, knowledge, and personal accountability that I really search for in partnerships. I look forward to returning to BEK for our growing needs.
Daniel Hereford, Chief Information Officer, MidSouth Bank
