Distribution IT is infrastructure-heavy.
Wholesale distribution doesn’t fit the “office of accountants” IT model. Your business runs on systems that have to be up and fast: ERP, warehouse management, EDI integration with retailers, fleet and route management software, barcode and RF infrastructure on the warehouse floor. When any of it slows down, picking and shipping slow down with it. Customers notice.
Macon and Middle Georgia sit in a major logistics corridor. The distributors we work with operate from one or more warehouses and ship across the Southeast or nationally, serving retailers and end customers who expect their orders on time. The IT has to keep up.
The IT problems distribution owners deal with.
ERP and warehouse management reliability. Your ERP and warehouse management system (WMS) are the operational core. When they’re slow or unstable, productivity drops measurably. The fix is usually a combination of network design and server performance, with ongoing monitoring that catches issues before they spread.
Multi-site connectivity. Headquarters, warehouses, branch offices, sometimes a remote sales force. Site-to-site networking that’s reliable and secured, with the throughput your operations require. We design and run multi-site networks for distributors that need them.
EDI (electronic data interchange) and retailer integrations. Big retailers don’t accept “our EDI was down” as an excuse. We support the infrastructure EDI platforms run on and work with your EDI provider on mapping and connectivity issues, keeping the integration moving.
Warehouse Wi-Fi and barcode infrastructure. Pickers walk around with handheld scanners. Slow Wi-Fi means slow picks. Dead zones mean lost productivity. Concrete walls and metal racking eat RF; consumer-grade access points dropped on the ceiling won’t cut it. We do site-survey-driven warehouse Wi-Fi design that actually covers the floor.
Cybersecurity and ransomware exposure. Distribution is a high-value ransomware target. A locked WMS at month-end is the kind of pressure that gets distributors paying ransoms they shouldn’t. We deploy layered defense (endpoint detection and response, email security, multi-factor authentication, training, verified backups) to prevent most attacks and limit damage from the rest.
Customer payment and credit data. Distributors typically handle payment information for thousands of accounts. PCI exposure is real, even when you’re not the merchant of record. We help you structure the environment so payment data is segmented and protected.
What we do for distributors.
Network design and management. Headquarters, warehouses, branch offices. Site-to-site VPN or SD-WAN, business-grade firewalls, enterprise wireless that actually covers the warehouse floor. Reliable and monitored, with documentation we keep current.
Server and infrastructure work. ERP and WMS server design, hardware refreshes, storage modernization, virtualization and hybrid cloud where the workload calls for it.
Microsoft 365 administration. Email, file storage, identity, security, Teams. Configured the way it should be.
Cybersecurity layers. EDR, email security, MFA, training, backup, incident response readiness. The standard underwriter requirements plus the things that go beyond them.
Vendor coordination. ERP vendor, WMS vendor, EDI provider, fleet management vendor, internet provider. We coordinate so your team isn’t translating between five vendors who each say it’s the other’s problem.
Backup and recovery. ERP and WMS data, M365, file servers, financial systems. Verified by actual restore tests on a defined schedule.
Where we work.
We serve distributors across Middle Georgia, including Warner Robins, Perry, Forsyth, Fort Valley, Dublin, and Milledgeville. The Macon Crossroads logistics corridor is our home base, and we work with distributors operating across the region and the Southeast.