CASE STUDY
ACCA ANTICIPATED THAT THE TRANSFORMATION WOULD TAKE THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE , INSIGHT DELIVERED IT IN SIX MONTHS .
Solution and outcome
The solution Insight delivered combines modern IT architecture with ongoing managed services to oversee and support data centre , cloud and workspace operations – including networks , cybersecurity and end-user computing . ACCA anticipated that the transformation would take three years to complete , Insight delivered it in six months .
M365 end-user productivity and collaboration tools from Microsoft . The managed , modern desktop environment means all user applications are packaged for remote deployment and management – an important consideration given ACCA ’ s growing global footprint . Insight delivers a range of services that allows ACCA to provide a consistent experience to its end-users and members across the globe .
The move to become a more agile , flexible and digital business involved migrating workloads from the aging on-premise platform to Microsoft Azure . Insight designed the architecture and delivered the migration programme , also designing a cloud governance framework using patterns and templates to operate and optimise security in a cloud environment . The Cisco network and security infrastructure was provisioned with maximum flexibility in mind , giving ACCA resilient and secure connections to the cloud services .
Within the Azure environment , Insight set up and now manages ACCA ’ s servers and the
Insight ’ s careful implementation planning enabled ACCA to continue delivering its services throughout the implementation period with zero business disruption , and retain its position as the world ’ s number one professional accounting body .
Why Insight ?
ACCA selected Insight as a trusted partner to integrate the technical solutions of a Digital Transformation with managed services encompassing security , infrastructure , global data centre and network cloud services .
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