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As the global economy recovers, financial institutions are seeing new growth
and fiercer competition.
and fiercer competition.
That’s certainly true for Skipton Building Society, the United Kingdom’s
fourth-largest building society. In 2013, the organisation made strong
advances in customer count, savings balances, and pretax profits.
fourth-largest building society. In 2013, the organisation made strong
advances in customer count, savings balances, and pretax profits.
Trouble is, the IT department wasn’t keeping pace. Complex processes, aging
servers, and a lack of agility hindered the organisation from meeting increasing
demand. “When the business asked IT for a service, our processes were
getting in the way,” admits David Miskell, solutions architect for Skipton.
servers, and a lack of agility hindered the organisation from meeting increasing
demand. “When the business asked IT for a service, our processes were
getting in the way,” admits David Miskell, solutions architect for Skipton.
The outmoded processes and technology were especially affecting
application development and testing. All Skipton core mortgage and savings
applications are developed in-house, and their effectiveness is what gives
Skipton its competitive advantage.
application development and testing. All Skipton core mortgage and savings
applications are developed in-house, and their effectiveness is what gives
Skipton its competitive advantage.
So there was nothing more crucial than for the IT organisation to support
application development. “There was a lot of frustration among our internal
clients because we couldn’t serve them effectively,” says Ged Donovan,
architecture and solutions manager for Skipton. “And at the end of the day,
that affects our ability to serve our external customers as well.”
application development. “There was a lot of frustration among our internal
clients because we couldn’t serve them effectively,” says Ged Donovan,
architecture and solutions manager for Skipton. “And at the end of the day,
that affects our ability to serve our external customers as well.”
With the Cisco Domain Ten framework and Cisco
blade servers, Skipton Building Society ensures
the IT organisation supports the business.
“
With the Domain Ten workshops, there was no sales pitch.
It was all focused on our challenges and aspirations
It was all focused on our challenges and aspirations
.
”
- Ged Donovan, Architecture and Solutions Manager,
Skipton Building Society
Size: 1800 employees
Location: Skipton, England
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• Complex IT processes slowed responsiveness
to the business
• Aging server architecture didn’t adapt to
changing needs
• IT department lacked the agility to keep pace
with new business demands
Challenges
Industry: Financial services