Eastside Bulk
Managed IT & Infrastructure for a Growing Trucking Operation
From zero IT infrastructure to fully managed endpoints, server, and cloud — SeedTech built the foundation Eastside Bulk runs on.
Overview
About This Project
Eastside Bulk is a family-owned bulk trucking and material wholesale company headquartered in Lake Hopatcong, NJ. Since 2015, they've grown into a multi-state operation with hundreds of trucks and trailers across the Tri-State Area, offices in New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, and a fleet of drivers moving everything from construction aggregates and decorative stone to salt and hazardous dry-bulk materials — guaranteeing 48-hour delivery across the East Coast. SeedTech has been Eastside Bulk's IT partner since the very beginning — one of our first and longest-standing clients. We built and continue to maintain the technology backbone that keeps their office operations running — from their on-site server and Windows workstation fleet to Microsoft 365, WiFi infrastructure, and ongoing proactive support. What started as a business with no IT support, no backups, and no infrastructure is now a stable, well-managed environment with full endpoint coverage, automated disaster recovery, and a reliable backup strategy that has already saved the business from critical data loss more than once.
The Challenge
No Infrastructure. No Backups. No Safety Net.
When Eastside Bulk came to SeedTech, they were running a growing trucking and wholesale operation with essentially no IT foundation in place. There was no managed support, no data backup, and no formal infrastructure — just a business scaling fast and hoping nothing went wrong. The stakes were high. Eastside Bulk relies on QuickBooks for their financials and day-to-day operations, and their office experiences frequent power outages — creating constant risk of data corruption, hardware failure, and unplanned downtime. Without backups, a single bad event could have meant permanent data loss. Without a technology partner, there was no one working proactively to prevent it.
Our Solution
Full IT Buildout + Proactive Managed Support
SeedTech stepped in as Eastside Bulk's dedicated IT partner and built their environment from the ground up. We deployed a physical on-site Windows server with file and folder backup, established Microsoft 365 across all users, and took over management of their entire workstation fleet — all under SeedTech's managed services plan, giving the team unlimited business-hours helpdesk support and 24/7 proactive monitoring. To address the power outage risk directly, we placed the server on a UPS and configured automatic reboot recovery — so when the power goes out, the system comes back online on its own. For WiFi, we moved to HPE Aruba's cloud management platform for remote visibility, alerting, and monitoring. The result is an environment built to absorb disruption and keep the business running.
By the Numbers
Results & Impact
Key metrics from this engagement.
2017
Partnership Started
100%
Endpoint Coverage
0
Data Loss Events
24/7
Proactive Monitoring
What We Built
Deliverables
Everything that shipped as part of this engagement.
Managed IT Support
Ongoing managed services coverage across all endpoints — unlimited business-hours helpdesk, proactive monitoring, patch management, and a dedicated point of contact for every IT need.
On-Site Server Deployment
Physical Windows server deployed and managed on-site, serving as the central file repository with full backup managed through NinjaOne.
UPS & Power Recovery Automation
Server placed on a UPS with automatic reboot configuration — ensuring clean, independent recovery after power loss events without requiring manual intervention.
Microsoft 365 Setup & Management
Full M365 deployment across all users, including account provisioning, license management, and ongoing administration.
QuickBooks Data Recovery
Multiple successful recoveries performed over the course of the engagement — protecting critical financial data from corruption and power-loss-related failures.
WiFi Infrastructure (HPE Aruba)
WiFi environment managed through HPE Aruba's cloud platform with remote visibility, alerting, and monitoring across the office.
How We Did It
Our Process
The phases we moved through from first conversation to launch day.
Discovery & Assessment
We documented Eastside Bulk's existing hardware, user accounts, and the complete absence of backup or IT management infrastructure. Power outage risk and QuickBooks exposure were identified as immediate priorities.
Infrastructure Buildout
We deployed the on-site server, configured file and folder backup, set up UPS hardware with automatic reboot, and enrolled all workstations into NinjaOne. Microsoft 365 was provisioned across all users during this phase.
Stabilization & Coverage
With the foundation in place, Eastside Bulk transitioned to ongoing managed support. WiFi infrastructure was established and later migrated to HPE Aruba for improved remote management and visibility.
Ongoing Partnership
SeedTech has remained Eastside Bulk's IT partner for nearly a decade — handling helpdesk requests, responding to incidents, performing recoveries, and continuously maintaining the environment as the business grows.
Project Highlights
What made this project special
- One of SeedTech's original clients — a partnership active since 2017
- Built the entire IT environment from scratch with no prior infrastructure in place
- Automated server recovery eliminates manual intervention after every power outage
- Multiple QuickBooks recoveries performed, protecting critical financial data from permanent loss
- Nearly a decade of proactive IT management with no gaps in coverage
- WiFi upgraded to HPE Aruba for cloud-managed visibility and remote alerting
Client Testimonial
“SeedTech's entire staff is so great and easy to deal with. I usually contact them with the most random issues and they always resolve them quickly and easily. I am not the most computer savvy and they walk me through everything quickly and easily.”
Melissa
Eastside Bulk
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