Hollard has undertaken a large-scale data migration, involving IT systems and platforms of various ages.

Hundreds of virtual servers were consolidated and moved to a new data centre in one weekend, with the help of experts at Interactive.

“Interactive worked diligently alongside us at every turn, offering support throughout the project,” Hollard head of technology operations Larry Neimann said.  

“When no one notices anything has changed, we know it means the migration was a success.

“There was a fair amount of anxiety on both sides. However ... by Saturday afternoon, we knew it was going well.”

Mr Neimann says Interactive “provided the strategic partnership and expertise to navigate a complex migration under tight deadlines”.

The move followed testing and scenario planning, and all core operations were functioning again on the first working day after the migration.

“We shifted from a staggered pace to a fast-moving approach, thanks to Hollard’s decisiveness to move forward,” Interactive director of enterprise sales Brad Wells said.