ramsac, a leading IT solutions consultancy, today announced that it has been appointed to provide network support for V Festival 2009 at Hylands Park. For the sixth year in succession, ramsac has been chosen by event promoters Maztec Ltd to support the backstage network that provides Internet and email access to temporary on-site offices for the production teams and performers.
The V Festival (www.vfestival.com) takes place on the 22nd & 23rd August
August 2009, Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park in Staffordshire. Each of the acts billed to appear over the weekend have individual production teams that require backstage access to Internet and email. Bob Angus, Director of the V Festival explains, “It is very important that the production teams of the headline and supporting acts have Internet access and as the festival promoters, we must have access to our company network to co-ordinate all event logistics.”
Although perhaps not immediately apparent to music fans visiting the show, V Festival involves a huge amount of support staff and infrastructure. As well as the bands themselves and their support teams, the event organisers have an army of staff on site, not to mention security personnel and people involved with the infrastructure, catering and deliveries. Essentially the event means providing IT for the equivalent of a medium sized industrial park and its staff. To make sure this runs smoothly, ramsac will provide backstage network support and will be available for consultancy, advice and on-site support, ensuring that any technical problems are dealt with immediately, throughout the two-day Hylands Park event.
Technical Director at ramsac, Paul Mew, comments, “We have a dedicated support team on hand throughout the weekend to ensure that all technical problems are rectified as soon as possible. As well as ensuring the overall IT infrastructure, there are specific needs associated with an event such as this – for example some of the supporting acts only have limited time in their dressing rooms, so it is essential that they are able to access the Internet and their emails instantly.”
Bob Angus from the V Festival adds, “ramsac has provided excellent backstage IT support for the past five years and we are very happy that they have decided to accept the challenge for the sixth year running.”