An ORTEC customer for almost 20 years, Restaurant Technologies (RT) is the leading provider of commercial kitchen solutions for nearly 45,000 customers nationwide, with 41 depots and more than 1,400 employees. Since 1999, its oil management solutions help “Control the Kitchen Chaos” for quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, resorts, casinos, hospitals, and more. ORTEC's Inventory Routing SaaS platform helps RT improve routing efficiency, increase security, and reduce IT infrastructure.
The challenge: Restaurant Technologies’ journey to ORTEC’s SaaS environment
In the rapidly evolving IT infrastructure landscape, ORTEC Inventory Routing customer Restaurant Technologies (RT) recognized the potential benefits of migrating to a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. ORTEC’s SaaS platform for OIR offers RT the power of our routing and last-mile delivery optimization solutions in a flexible cloud environment.
Value created: empowering efficiency and innovation
The transition to the ORTEC Inventory Routing (OIR) SaaS platform proved to be a smooth and liberating experience for RT, and enabled the team to focus on more strategic initiatives and relieved them from the time-consuming efforts associated with maintaining the previous environment. By supporting the transition from on premise to SaaS, ORTEC helps ensure that RT’s software remains up to date, while they gain advantages and create opportunities to improve efficiency, increase security, and reduce IT infrastructure requirement
Director of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Restaurant Technologies
With ORTEC in the SaaS environment, we have reduced the amount of computing time and storage. We now have time to focus on other initiatives and are continuously improving our operation and our customer service.
The benefits
The migration to ORTEC’s SaaS environment brought forth numerous benefits for RT. The transition was described as fantastic, providing RT with a significant advantage by having ORTEC manage the SaaS environment behind the scenes and promptly addressing any issues. The planning and execution environment at RT was simplified, allowing for a reduction in computing time and storage requirements. The migration enabled RT to save costs by eliminating the need to size for an additional environment, while also providing the team with the freedom to focus on other initiatives and continuous improvement in the future. This strategic move has not only resolved existing challenges but has also paved the way for RT to achieve greater operational efficiency, enhanced security, and a more agile and cost-effective IT infrastructure, setting the stage for continued growth and innovation.
Smooth migration from on premise to SaaS
Reduced costs and IT requirements for system maintenance
Increased focus on strategic initiatives
Greater operational efficiency, enhanced security, and a more agile and cost-effective IT infrastructure
Director of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Restaurant Technologies
With ORTEC in the SaaS environment, we have reduced the amount of computing time and storage. We now have time to focus on other initiatives and are continuously improving our operation and our customer service.
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