Pharmacy Infrastructure Overhaul

Situation

A pharmacy client needed a full technology backbone: point-of-sale, video surveillance, staff workstations, and management software, but wanted the tech to be invisible so staff could focus on running the pharmacy, not troubleshooting it.

Task

Design and deploy a complete, secure, reliable infrastructure covering networking, hardware, surveillance, data protection, and remote access, while integrating a third-party management software the client had already chosen.

Action

Designed and installed the full network: cabling, switches, and connectivity for administration and point-of-sale systems.
Deployed 6 security cameras feeding into an NVR running on-site.
Supplied and configured POS systems, barcode scanners, cash drawers, and printers for daily operations.
Built a virtualization server to host the client's chosen pharmacy management software, coordinating directly with the software's developer for integration.
Ran a NAS on the same server for centralized, protected data storage.
Set up WireGuard for secure remote access, so the client (or Gola) can manage the system without being on-site.
Prioritized security and reliability throughout, so the technology stays in the background and staff never have to think about it.

Result

A single, self-contained infrastructure — network, security, POS, data protection, and remote access — running reliably with a third-party vendor's software fully integrated.
The client can operate day-to-day without any awareness of the systems underneath, which was the actual goal from the start.
A separate long-running client, an architecture firm that started with Gola in 2019 for 4 workstations and a NAS, has grown into a ~25-employee company with a new office, new network, and a full GolaWS virtualization server handling file sharing and backup — an example of clients scaling with Gola rather than outgrowing it.

Situation

Task

Action

Designed and installed the full network: cabling, switches, and connectivity for administration and point-of-sale systems.
Deployed 6 security cameras feeding into an NVR running on-site.
Supplied and configured POS systems, barcode scanners, cash drawers, and printers for daily operations.
Built a virtualization server to host the client's chosen pharmacy management software, coordinating directly with the software's developer for integration.
Ran a NAS on the same server for centralized, protected data storage.
Set up WireGuard for secure remote access, so the client (or Gola) can manage the system without being on-site.
Prioritized security and reliability throughout, so the technology stays in the background and staff never have to think about it.

Result

A single, self-contained infrastructure — network, security, POS, data protection, and remote access — running reliably with a third-party vendor's software fully integrated.
The client can operate day-to-day without any awareness of the systems underneath, which was the actual goal from the start.
A separate long-running client, an architecture firm that started with Gola in 2019 for 4 workstations and a NAS, has grown into a ~25-employee company with a new office, new network, and a full GolaWS virtualization server handling file sharing and backup — an example of clients scaling with Gola rather than outgrowing it.