within the company that know the business very well and have been extremely successful . Over time , as Traffix has grown and evolved , my role now looks at the technology partnerships , ensuring that software and hardware partners are vetted and align to what we want to achieve as a company .”

In 2018 , Traffix experienced significant growth as its existing user base of 60-70 users skyrocketed to close to 300 users at any given time . This placed extreme pressure on the company as its existing technology architecture was only capable of handling the original number of users . This prompted the company to invest and embark on a digital transformation which would see Traffix respond to this growth spurt and be ready to experience further growth in the future . “ We had to make a quick decision as to what type of technology we wanted and needed and what we were going to leverage to achieve our goal , which is to be one of the top logistics companies in Canada ,” says Trivino .

Key to this growth plan , and to Trivino ’ s own remit , was striking strategic partnerships with technology vendors which could accelerate Traffix ’ s growth – this is where the company turned to Gibraltar Solutions and Trimble Transportation and Logistics ( TMW ). As a leading Canadian technology provider , Gibraltar Solutions recommended Nutanix hyperconverged cloud infrastructure . Nutanix will allow Traffix to leverage cloud-based technology to effectively monitor and manage a 24 / 7 operation across its entire footprint . It also allows Trivino and his IT team to “ focus more on

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