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SME · B2B Services

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IT modernization for a Rennes-based SME · 30 seats

B2B services SME, 30 staff (representative profile)

Challenge

Fleet of 30 ageing PCs (5-7 years old), no MFA, no backup in place, date of last tested backup unknown. High ransomware risk. A business-critical chartered-accountancy firm.

Solution deployed

Fleet refresh: 30 × Dell Latitude 5550 + 30 × 24'' Dell P2425H monitors. Migration to Microsoft 365 Business Premium (includes Defender + Intune). Synology RS2423RP+ backup with immutability + Veeam cloud backup. MFA rolled out across the board. Written incident procedures + 2h user training.

Seats refreshed

Availability after rollout

≥ 99 %

End-to-end lead time

5 weeks

Ransomware risk

−85 %

Duration

5 weeks

Budget

≈ €52,000 ex. VAT

Illustrative quote: representative scenario, not a real client

“The KOLOSAL team guided us without jargon. We understand what we're buying and we understand why.”

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Healthcare · Mali

Representative profile

IT equipment for a medical practice in Bamako

Medical practice, 8 practitioners (representative profile)

Challenge

Opening of a medical practice in Bamako: all IT to be built from scratch. Constraints: patient confidentiality, frequent power outages, 4G-only internet, no on-site manufacturer after-sales service.

Solution deployed

Hardware pack sourced in France: 8 × Lenovo ThinkPad T14 (MIL-STD-810H) + 1 HPE MicroServer Gen10+ + Synology DS1522+ (immutable backup) + APC 3kVA UPS + FortiGate 4G/LTE router with backup. Complete customs documentation. Air freight Paris-Bamako. Remote commissioning.

Lead time France → Bamako

4 weeks

Customs documents

100 % compliant

Patient data encrypted

100 %

Continuity after network outage

Guaranteed 4G + UPS

Duration

4 weeks (sourcing + transport + commissioning)

Budget

≈ €28,000 ex. VAT (hardware + transport + service)

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Education

Representative profile

30-seat computer room for a vocational high school

French vocational high school (representative profile)

Challenge

Setting up a computer room for an IT Services higher technician diploma. Constrained budget, managed by 1 IT lead shared across 5 schools, educational filtering compliant with the education authority's requirements.

Solution deployed

30 × Dell OptiPlex PCs + 30 × 24'' monitors + Wi-Fi 6 Aruba multi-AP + FortiGate firewall with educational filtering + Microsoft Intune Education for MDM + Epson interactive display at the teacher's station. Standard image prepared with all coursework software installed.

Seats installed

Installation time during the holidays

5 days

Wi-Fi availability

≥ 99 %

Estimated annual maintenance

1-2 days/year

Duration

5-day installation during the school holidays

Budget

≈ €32,000 ex. VAT

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Public sector · France

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IT modernization for a town hall serving 5,000 residents

French municipality, 5,000 residents (representative profile)

Challenge

Town hall with 12 staff and a public reception desk. Heterogeneous PC fleet (Win 10, some out of support), no continuity plan, paper archives not digitized, GDPR compliance undocumented. ANSSI audit scheduled in 8 months.

Solution deployed

Refresh of 12 × HP EliteBook 840 G11 + HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 server + Synology RS1221+ NAS with immutable backup + APC 3kVA UPS + Bitdefender GravityZone Premium EDR + Microsoft Entra MFA. GDPR compliance: processing register, legal notices, 2h staff training. Streamlined BCP/DRP documentation.

Seats refreshed

ANSSI audit prepared

NIS2-ready compliance targeted

End-to-end lead time

7 weeks

Public-procurement eligible

UGAP via administrative mandate

Duration

7 weeks

Budget

≈ €38,000 ex. VAT (hardware + service + training)

Illustrative quote: representative scenario, not a real client

“No jargon, no overcharging. They showed us how every line item is justified for administrative scrutiny.”

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Healthcare · France

Representative profile

Multi-site medical practice · 3 clinics, 18 practitioners

Multi-disciplinary medical group (representative profile)

Challenge

3 merged medical practices. Each site had its own IT, incompatible with the others. Line-of-business software (EPR/shared medical record) to harmonize, patient records to centralize, strict HDS (health-data hosting) and GDPR compliance, tested backup required by the certifier.

Solution deployed

Hybrid cloud architecture: central HPE ProLiant DL360 server in an HDS-certified datacenter + 3 Synology DS923+ mini-NAS per site (cache + local backup) + site-to-site VPN + Sophos Intercept X EDR + Veeam Backup with a hardened repository + immutable Wasabi cloud storage (Paris) for the offsite copy. Phased migration over 6 weeks with parallel running.

Sites interconnected

Practitioners migrated

18 + 12 secretaries

Patient records encrypted

100 %

Restore testing

Automated monthly

Duration

8 weeks (audit + deployment + testing)

Budget

≈ €75,000 ex. VAT (hardware + services + 1-year licenses)

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NGO · West Africa

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Sahel NGO · 8 field offices with solar mini-datacenters

Humanitarian NGO, 8 sites in Burkina-Mali (representative profile)

Challenge

NGO with 8 field offices in isolated areas of Burkina/Mali/Niger. Power outages 6-10h/day, no fiber, local teams without IT expertise. Needs: centralized project dashboard, secured beneficiary data, technical self-sufficiency for local teams.

Solution deployed

Standardized architecture across all 8 sites: 1 mini-datacenter per office (1 HPE MicroServer Gen10+ server + Synology DS423+ + 3kVA UPS + Starlink router) + 8 × 4kWp solar kits with Pylontech batteries (14h autonomy). Veeam synchronization to a central Paris cloud. 2-day training for 1 local lead per site. France-based hotline in French, 8am-7pm.

Offices equipped

8 (BF, ML, NE)

Power continuity

Solar, 14h autonomy

Internet continuity

Starlink + 4G backup

Local leads trained

Total deployment time

5 months

Duration

5 months (bulk sourcing + transit + phased deployment)

Budget

≈ €280,000 ex. VAT total (8 sites + power + transit)

Illustrative quote: representative scenario, not a real client

“Before, each office ran in isolation. Now we steer our 8 sites from Paris, and the field has the technical autonomy to handle 90% of incidents.”

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NGO · Burkina Faso

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Mobile equipment for an NGO on mission in Burkina Faso

Humanitarian NGO (representative profile)

Challenge

6-month field mission in a Sahel region, a team of 12 people. Extreme conditions: 45°C, dust, power outages, limited internet. Beneficiary data to protect.

Solution deployed

12 × Lenovo ThinkPad T14 MIL-STD-810H with BitLocker + 4 × Samsung Galaxy XCover tablets + 4G/LTE router + Starlink Mini as backup + 3kVA UPS + Victron 5kWp solar kit. VPN + MFA across the board. 1-day team training before departure.

Field seats

12 + 4 tablets

Internet continuity

4G + Starlink backup

Power autonomy

Solar + UPS

Data encrypted by default

100 %

Duration

6 weeks (sourcing + export + deployment)

Budget

≈ €35,000 ex. VAT (hardware + power + training)

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Education · France

Representative profile

Vocational high school · IT Services computer room, 30 seats + Wi-Fi 6E

Public vocational high school (representative profile)

Challenge

Creating a new computer room for an IT Services higher technician diploma. Public-procurement budget, managed by 1 IT lead shared across 5 schools, educational filtering compliant with the education authority's requirements. Tight schedule: installation during the All Saints' school holidays.

Solution deployed

30 × Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q + 30 × 24'' Dell P2425H monitors + Wi-Fi 6E Aruba Instant On with 4 APs + FortiGate 60F with FortiGuard Education + Intune Education for endpoint MDM + Epson interactive display at the teacher's station. Standardized image prepared with coursework software installed (Office, Visual Studio Code, Wireshark, VirtualBox).

Seats installed

30 + teacher display

Installation time during the holidays

5 days

Wi-Fi availability

≥ 99.5 %

Compliant educational filtering

Education authority approved

Estimated annual maintenance

1-2 days/year

Duration

5-day installation during the school holidays

Budget

≈ €38,000 ex. VAT (hardware + service + education licenses)

Illustrative quote: representative scenario, not a real client

“The team met the deadline to the day. Every piece of coursework software worked at first login.”

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Construction · France

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Construction · mobile site IT kit, 15 seats + connectivity

Construction company (representative profile)

Challenge

Kick-off of a major 18-month project (hospital renovation), a team of 15 on site. No fixed offices: portable cabins and containers. Needs: estimating workstation, BIM remote work, security for public-procurement documents, reliable connectivity without fiber hookup.

Solution deployed

15 × Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 MIL-STD-810H (shock + dust) + 15 × HP 14'' portable monitors + an HP ZBook Fury G11 workstation for BIM + on-site HPE MicroServer Gen10+ server with Veeam backup + Synology DS923+ for file sharing + Starlink Business + secondary 4G FortiExtender + APC 3kVA UPS + ruggedized Wi-Fi 6E.

Mobile seats deployed

15 + 1 BIM workstation

Starlink connectivity uptime

≥ 99.2 %

End-to-end lead time

3 weeks

Immutable backup

Daily + Wasabi cloud

4G fallback during Starlink outage

Automatic FortiExtender

Duration

3 weeks (sourcing + on-site commissioning)

Budget

≈ €65,000 ex. VAT (hardware + connectivity + site setup)

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Agri-food · France

Representative profile

Agricultural cooperative · IT modernization across 3 sites + product traceability

Agricultural cooperative, 40 staff (representative profile)

Challenge

Cooperative with 3 sites (head office + 2 silos). Ageing PC fleet, no centralization, line-of-business software on a single fragile workstation, product traceability required by IFS + BRC. No IT department; managed by an administrative officer with no IT training.

Solution deployed

40 × Dell Latitude 3550 (rugged entry-level) + an HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 server hosted in an OVH Strasbourg datacenter (sovereignty + redundancy) + FortiGate SD-WAN connecting the 3 sites + immutable Veeam backup to Wasabi Paris + Microsoft 365 Business Premium (Defender + Intune) + GDPR: outsourced DPO + written procedures + half-day training per site. Migration of the line-of-business software to a centralized client-server model.

Seats refreshed

40 across 3 sites

Line-of-business software centralized

OVH Strasbourg server

Multi-site availability

≥ 99.5 %

IFS/BRC traceability compliance

Annual audit passed

End-to-end lead time

10 weeks

Duration

10 weeks (audit + sourcing + phased migration)

Budget

≈ €95,000 ex. VAT (hardware + services + first-year licenses)

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E-commerce · France

Representative profile

E-commerce micro-business · PrestaShop → Shopify migration + 12-seat IT

E-commerce micro-business, 12 staff (representative profile)

Challenge

E-commerce micro-business self-managing PrestaShop for 8 years. Heavy maintenance, obsolete plugins, mediocre performance, heterogeneous IT fleet (Mac + PC). Decision to migrate to Shopify + a complete IT overhaul.

Solution deployed

PrestaShop → Shopify Plus migration (with a certified Shopify Partner) in 6 weeks: customer/order/product/catalog data. On the IT side: 8 × MacBook Air M3 + 4 × Dell XPS 15 (creative team vs. admin) + Jamf Pro for Mac MDM + Microsoft 365 Business Premium + Defender + Synology DS923+ for legacy archives + Wasabi backup + a new Ubiquiti UniFi network.

Shopify Plus migration

6 weeks end-to-end

Seats refreshed

12 (Mac + PC)

Site performance (PageSpeed Lighthouse)

92 → 98

Site conversion after migration (vs. before)

+18 %

Monthly IT costs

Reduced −35 %

Duration

6 weeks (site migration) + 3 weeks (IT)

Budget

≈ €48,000 ex. VAT (Shopify migration + hardware + IT setup)

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Legal · France

Representative profile

Law firm · end-to-end encryption + strict GDPR, 8 practitioners

Partnership law firm (representative profile)

Challenge

Firm with 8 partner lawyers. Highly confidential client files (M&A, criminal litigation). The Bar Association audit requires end-to-end confidentiality + access traceability. Zero tolerance for data leaks. Documents currently exchanged with clients via unencrypted email.

Solution deployed

Migration M365 Business Premium → M365 E5 (Defender + DLP + Encryption + Compliance Manager) + 8 × MacBook Pro 14'' M4 with FileVault enforced + Jamf Pro MDM + a Wallix PAM bastion for server access (French sovereignty + ANSSI CSPN) + Olvid (sovereign French encrypted messaging) for client exchanges + Universign electronic signature + an outsourced DPO specializing in the legal sector + a half-day cyber training for the partners.

Seats secured with FileVault

8 (100 %)

Server access via PAM bastion

100 % logged

Client exchanges encrypted

Olvid (sovereign FR)

Bar Association compliance

Annual audit passed

Deployment time

8 weeks

Duration

8 weeks (audit + migration + training)

Budget

≈ €72,000 ex. VAT (hardware + services + first-year licenses)

Illustrative quote: representative scenario, not a real client

“We moved from a patched-together IT setup to a security posture on par with our corporate clients. The Bar Association is reassured.”

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Animal health · France

Representative profile

Veterinary clinic · 4 practitioners: IT modernization + patient records

Veterinary clinic (representative profile)

Challenge

Veterinary clinic with 4 practitioners, 8 staff in total. Line-of-business software (Vetocom) on a single fragile PC, manual weekly backup on a USB stick, a crowded reception area with no public Wi-Fi, undocumented GDPR (animal + owner records).

Solution deployed

HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10+ server for a centralized Vetocom + 4 Dell OptiPlex 7020 vet workstations + 4 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 laptops in the consultation rooms + 1 reception PC + Synology DS923+ with immutable Veeam backup to Wasabi Paris + UniFi Wi-Fi 6 (segmented pro network + guest network) + APC 1500VA UPS + M365 Business Basic for email. GDPR: processing register + reception notices + owner rights procedure.

Seats refreshed

9 (vet + admin + reception)

Line-of-business software centralized + backed up

Daily, immutable

Separate pro + guest Wi-Fi

GDPR compliant

End-to-end lead time

3 weeks

Duration

3 weeks (sourcing + deployment over a closed weekend)

Budget

≈ €22,000 ex. VAT (hardware + service + first-year cloud)

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Automotive · France

Representative profile

Car garage · 12 staff: workshop IT + OBD-II diagnostics

Independent multi-brand garage (representative profile)

Challenge

Multi-brand car garage, 12 staff (4 mechanics, 2 bodywork technicians, 3 reception/estimates, 3 admin). Ageing OBD-II diagnostic stations on obsolete Windows 7, Cegid accounting on a single PC with no backup, an SME fleet with no MFA, no client badging.

Solution deployed

8 × ruggedized workshop PCs, Dell OptiPlex micro form factor (shock + vibration) + 4 × ThinkPad Yoga 360° touchscreens for reception/estimates + an HPE MicroServer for a centralized Cegid + Synology RS1221+ immutable backup + FortiGate 60F + Wi-Fi 6 Aruba Instant On with 2 APs + Microsoft 365 Business Standard + Defender for Business + Intune. Renewal of Windows 11 Pro licenses and OBD-II diagnostic software. 2h team training.

Seats refreshed

Off Windows 7

100 %

MFA enabled

100 % of accounts

Immutable Cegid backup

Daily

End-to-end lead time

5 weeks

Duration

5 weeks (sourcing + phased deployment with no downtime)

Budget

≈ €28,000 ex. VAT (hardware + service + first-year licenses)

Illustrative quote: representative scenario, not a real client

“We used to dread losing Cegid if the PC died. Now I sleep easy. Workshop diagnostics run 3× faster.”

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Hospitality · France

Representative profile

30-room hotel · IT modernization + guest Wi-Fi + Mews PMS

Independent 30-room 3-star hotel (representative profile)

Challenge

Independent 30-room 3-star hotel. Mediocre in-room Wi-Fi (1 saturated all-in-one router), buggy legacy PMS (old Reservit), no separate staff/guest network, mounting deco-channel costs, PCI DSS compliance impossible with the current stack. Aim: upgrade to Mews cloud PMS + revive online reputation.

Solution deployed

PMS migration Reservit → Mews Cloud (channel manager + booking engine + Stripe Hotel payments integrations) + 30 × Wi-Fi 6 UniFi U6 Lite access points (1 per room corridor) + a Cisco SG350 PoE+ core switch + strict VLAN segmentation (staff, guests, IoT TV, payments) + FortiGate 60F + 4 × Dell OptiPlex admin/reception workstations + a room-badge reader compatible with Salto Systems + a rack UPS + Synology NAS backup + Wi-Fi monitoring via the UniFi Network Application. PCI DSS level 4 compliance achieved via segmentation + a PCI-compliant Mews.

Wi-Fi 6 APs deployed

30 + corridors

Room coverage

≥ 99 % at 100 Mbps

PMS migration Reservit → Mews

8 weeks

PCI DSS compliance

Level 4 validated

Guest Wi-Fi satisfaction (TripAdvisor)

+1.4 stars

Duration

8 weeks (audit + sourcing + migration + deployment)

Budget

≈ €55,000 ex. VAT (hardware + setup + Mews migration + training)

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The projects presented are representative scenarios typical of our target market: not real customer cases. Our first delivered projects (with the client's consent and logo) will be added as the company accumulates engagements with authorization to publish.