Streamlining Operations and Minimizing Downtime
The Challenge
The client, an investment firm with $30 billion in AUM and more than 20 years of experience building customized portfolios was struggling with aging technology and urgently needed to mitigate operational and security risks.
Aging legacy systems posed growing risks of data loss and downtime
New mobile strategy required tighter control over corporate technology and better security to protect against malware and other threats
Ever-increasing data storage needs were outpacing existing infrastructure
The Solution
Realizing that in-house IT resources were stretched too thin to solve the challenges, the investment firm requested proposals from third-party service providers. Ultimately the firm selected HalcyonFT due to its integrity, responsiveness and experience serving investment management firms.
“When we don’t get a second chance to fix things, it’s critical that I’m dealing with knowledgeable professionals. The team at HalcyonFT clearly demonstrates that they are good at what they do.”
HalcyonFT’s experienced IT professionals conducted a detailed needs assessment of the investment firm’s business needs. They identified the most pressing IT risks, developed a mitigation plan, and established a clear set of deliverables and a timeline for completion. This included remediation of issues in the legacy infrastructure as well as implementation of the Nutanix converged server environment and Palo Alto Networks next- generation firewall.
Business Outcomes
As a result of HalcyonFT’s work, the investment firm achieved the following business outcomes:
Greater agility - Dramatically reduced the time to implement new environments for business applications and development
Greater reliability – Resolved recurring problems in the legacy environment Lower DR risk - Utilized VMware’s replication and site recovery manager for reliable data replication and DR failover
Lower cybersecurity risk - Implemented Palo Alto Network’s advanced network monitoring and filtering for better network visibility and control
“Every time I work with HalcyonFT, good things happen. As long as they keep doing what they say they will
do, I will keep hiring them to do the job.”
INDUSTRY
Asset Management
Customized Global Asset Portfolios
AREAS OF FOCUS
Security
Data storage
Infrastructure agility
TECHNOLOGY USED
Nutanix
VMWare
Brocade
Palo Alto Networks
Microsoft
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