Case Studies

The Challenge With more than six dozen opera ons in 16 states and Canada, with more than 500 loca ons serving more than 75,000 producer-owners and other customers, CHS has grown way beyond its humble beginning in 1929 to a modern farmer-owned coopera ve working to help America's farmers be more successful. But with this success comes tremendous responsibility that requires reliable technology that will not fail. Like many large organiza ons with a long history of service, CHS was struggling with an aging on- premises network environment, and it was me to look at addi onal op ons that would guarantee them the access to their applica ons and data their business demands. When CHS realized their current primary, on-premises data center was not sufficient to meet the increasing needs of the business, they started shopping around. "Data centers are focal to our business," said Jeff Gresenz, CHS Inc. IT Opera ons Manager. "We needed a well-established coloca on company that was conveniently located in the metro area, but far enough away to mi gate risk." The OneNeck® IT Solutions Answer The answer to CHS became clear when they toured OneNeck's Tier III data center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Located in the Golden Triangle Business Park in a Minneapolis suburb, this data center set the standard for Minnesota-based data centers when it was built in 2010. The now Tier III design cer fied, 50,000-foot facility features fully redundant data and power connec ons, along with on- site backup generators and carrier-neutral connec vity. Addi onally, the data center features 24/7 security, biometric access scanners, real- me tracking of staff and visitors and more than 50 HD closed-circuit cameras for monitoring. The Company CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and coopera ves across the United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, they're commi ed to helping their customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through their domes c and global opera ons. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marke ng services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solu ons including insurance, financial and risk management services. They operate petroleum refineries/ pipelines and manufacture, market and distribute Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products. Their preferred stocks trade on the NASDAQ exchange under CHSCP, CHSCO, CHSCN, CHSCM and CHSCL. Customer Case Study CHS Inc. Cultivating a partnership enabling today's modern farmer

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