Mechem Ensures Secure and Efficient Collaboration Across Global Teams with AWS Workspaces

Overview

Mechem is a Swiss-based private company established in 1993, specializing in the trading of base metals. The company operates globally and markets a wide range of products, including aluminum ingots, extrusion billets, aluminum cast plates, foils, as well as primary and secondary copper products. Over the years, Mechem has significantly expanded its customer portfolio worldwide. Thanks to a third-party warehouse network located in strategic locations, the company is able to store products directly at ports, ensuring fast delivery in line with customer demands.

Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Mechem offers primary aluminum and semi-processed aluminum products to manufacturers and businesses globally through its subsidiaries, which have experts in each product group.

Problem

One of the main challenges Mechem faced was the absence of a structured system. The company was looking for a solution that would allow employees from different countries or those working remotely to operate effectively. In particular, it was crucial to find an architecture on a cloud provider that would enable seamless and secure collaboration from remote locations. A flexible and scalable infrastructure solution was necessary to meet the company’s needs for an efficient and secure working environment for their global teams.

Solution

The ideal solution for Mechem’s needs was AWS Workspaces. AWS Workspaces is a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) service that enables secure access to company systems from any device. This solution allowed employees to work efficiently from various geographical locations, enabling them to access the necessary systems securely from anywhere.

By implementing AWS Workspaces, Mechem integrated all of its ERP and other business applications into this virtual desktop infrastructure hosted on AWS. This setup allowed employees to work together, no matter how far apart they were, providing a seamless and secure working experience. AWS’s robust cloud infrastructure ensured data security while offering the necessary speed and scalability for business operations.

Benefits

The AWS Workspaces solution provided numerous benefits to Mechem. Firstly, it allowed the company’s employees to access their virtual desktops from anywhere in the world, overcoming geographic barriers. Employees could securely access the company systems from any device with an internet connection while ensuring that data remained protected with high security standards.

Thanks to AWS’s flexible and scalable infrastructure, Mechem could quickly adapt to changing business needs. Moving workloads to the AWS environment reduced IT management costs while offering the scalability required for future growth. Moreover, AWS’s global network of data centers provided a high-performance solution tailored to Mechem’s international operations.

By leveraging AWS Workspaces and AWS’s leadership in the cloud industry, Mechem facilitated better collaboration among employees and increased productivity. Teams working from long distances and different locations could access systems swiftly and securely. Additionally, AWS’s advanced security features ensured the highest level of data protection.