Ebix Europe Ltd are a leading insurance software provider to the London and global markets. Their specialist insurance software products and services have been a major driver of digitisation in the insurance industry and Ebix’s Placing Platform was critical for electronic placing and the London Market’s underwriting operations during the pandemic.
The Challenge
Ebix were looking at a comprehensive migration of their platforms and servers to an Azure cloud environment. Their many successful solutions included a new digital placing system — PlacingHub and an exposure management platform — ExposureHub.
It was vital to ensure that the migration and hosting were carried out methodically and securely and that the entire process conformed to industry best practices.
Ebix were keen to partner with security-focused Azure specialists who could provide the necessary skillset for such a technical project.
Our Solution
Intersys has been providing specialist IT support to the insurance sector since the mid-1990s. In fact, our MD Matthew Geyman began his career at a London Market underwriting firm. Our team of Azure experts is well-versed in all aspects of virtualisation and PaaS (Platform as a Service) such as SQL Managed Instances, as well as managing large-scale infrastructure upgrades.
Our Cloud Computing team was able to seamlessly augment Ebix’s in-house staff to help steer this project. We used a scrupulously planned methodology and process to guide the migration. We were able to bring the authority, formal knowledge, and experience that was necessary for such a specialist task. This approach also helped the client comply with regulations applicable to the finance sector.
After a successful migration, the project was handed over to our skilled managed services team who manage the day-to-day running of the project. This systematic and formalised approach has been key to keeping their infrastructure secure, reliable and fast-running.
Testimonial
Peter Smyth, Vice President, Ebix Europe
“Intersys have been a trusted partner throughout our digital transformation projects. They helped drive an essential infrastructure migration to the Azure Cloud environment and enabled us to ensure that our platforms and servers were consistent, secure and aligned with best practices.”