IT Action provides a fully managed hosting solution for a key performance and compliance system used by asset managers to evaluate broker services and manage broker commissions
Challenge
The hosted system manages confidential trading data and produces confidential client reports, requiring robust security equal to the security standards expected by the system's end users
High availability is essential to allow users access to trade data and reports online during required business hours
Offsite backups are mandatory for Disaster Recovery purposes
Solution
IT Action designed and built a Microsoft based solution, hosted in IT Action's London Docklands data centre
Ongoing monitoring of the application, database, and web servers using IT Action's monitoring and alerting system
The hosting solution is built to be fully scaleable, to easily accommodate the requirements of additional end-users
Offsite backups are provided by utilising IT Action's twin data centre Disaster Recovery solution, with physically separated locations connected by dedicated fibre
The system was specified, built and installed rapidly to meet the client's service delivery requirements
Business Value
Hosting Service Level Agreement (SLA) guaranteeing the client's own system availability SLA with end-users
Fixed price and cost-effective ongoing service contract, incorporating equipment leasing
The client benefits from a fully managed hosting solution that requires no additional direct input or work on their part
