Osmo Holz und Color Streamlines Its IT Ops with NinjaOne

Challenges
  • Growth of group continuously introduced new tools and led to tool sprawl
  • Limited visibility into endpoints and production machines
  • Manual, time-intensive patching with outdated WSUS workflows
  • Unmanaged and outdated devices increased security risk
Results
  • Up to €100K in annual cost savings
  • 10x faster patching with NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
  • Nearly 50% increase in patch compliance
  • Patch compliance consistently above 90% across devices

Overview

Osmo Holz und Color is a wood manufacturer and wholesale supplier working at every step of the wood manufacturing process. It all started 60 years ago as a family business, “Cordes Holz”, in Bremerhaven. While still a family business, Osmo Holz und Color today is primarily a holding company, comprising 26 companies and factories across Germany, the Netherlands, Latvia, and Slovakia.

Each new company brought along a new stack of IT devices with their own tools, such as Dameware, SolarWinds, TeamViewer, or VNC Viewer, resulting in an inconsistent, barely manageable IT infrastructure and devices that had not been administered for years.

OS Patching Dashboard

Centralized visibility and autonomous patch management increase security

Since Osmo Holz und Color enrolled NinjaOne agents across their devices, Albrecht, IT system administrator, and his team benefit from a centralized dashboard that increases security while delivering time and cost savings. “We need to keep systems updated to avoid future attacks. I used to push updates on Sundays, because our factories run 24/7. Nowadays, I can effortlessly push updates individually to groups. NinjaOne’s Patch Intelligence AI proactively identifies problematic updates and helps me to report on progress and problem areas.”

Saving time and costs with just one tool

Within four weeks, Osmo Holz und Color had onboarded their most important devices. “We replaced at least four tools with NinjaOne and continue to replace more. Our estimated annual cost savings are up to 100,000€,” explains Albrecht. “Before, we had to use numerous tools. Now we have everything in NinjaOne, including remote access. Previously, we used GPOs and BAT scripts for automating scripts, file distribution, and software rollouts. Now, we use NinjaOne’s pre- and post-tasks, parameters, and distribute and update admin tools centrally. Many things run complementarily now, e.g., Intune for MDM.”

Modern manufacturing starts with unified IT

NinjaOne’s automated endpoint management has enabled Osmo Holz und Color to consolidate tools and standardize IT across offices and floors. “We had machines that hadn’t been updated in four years, because we lacked visibility into our devices,” says Albrecht. “Our sawmills are the heart of the operation. With NinjaOne, we now have stability, transparency, and access to every machine. The agents are lightweight and can be installed almost anywhere.”

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