From Legacy to the Cloud: Equifax ANZ Partners with EPAM for Strategic IT Transformation
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From Legacy to the Cloud: Equifax ANZ Partners with EPAM for Strategic IT Transformation
When Equifax Australia and New Zealand (Equifax ANZ) faced significant IT infrastructure challenges and a delayed cloud migration plan between 2021 and 2023, the company turned to EPAM to help transform its legacy IT infrastructure. Fragmented technology systems — the result of 17 years of acquisitions — were beginning to have an unfavorable impact on Equifax ANZ’s IT operations and systems integration. When service disruptions started affecting clients and revenue streams, it was clear that a substantial IT modernization effort was required.
Recognizing the need for a strategic technology overhaul, Equifax ANZ’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Paul Gladigau, decided to partner with EPAM, a company globally renowned for its expertise in product engineering and digital transformation services.
“The decision to partner with EPAM wasn’t made lightly,” said Gladigau. “We weren’t simply looking for a tactical vendor to solve niche problems. We needed a strategic partner with established credentials in supporting broader commercial and business strategy, as well as extensive expertise in technical IT consulting, software engineering and delivery management. EPAM’s reputation for delivering strategic roadmaps and solving complex technology challenges made them a reliable choice for bringing our large-scale digital transformation initiatives to life.”
After conducting a thorough technical assessment, EPAM’s IT consulting team presented a clear roadmap and detailed action plan addressing Equifax ANZ’s pressing IT systems issues and long-term digital transformation initiatives:
- Stabilizing legacy systems: EPAM stabilized Equifax ANZ’s customer-facing applications and ensured that repetitive anomalies were promptly resolved.
- Speeding up cloud migration: EPAM accelerated the process of moving key applications to the cloud and provided ongoing support to Equifax ANZ’s internal team to ensure a smooth transition.
- Enhancing delivery: EPAM supported Equifax ANZ with delivery management, execution services and delivery reviews, ensuring continuous improvements in engineering quality uplift across the organization.
- Solving segment-specific problems: EPAM improved the stability of business-critical commercial, data, HR, fraud and ID management applications, which resulted in a flexible cloud infrastructure and more efficient deployment processes.
For Equifax ANZ, working with EPAM has been about more than just solving tactical technology challenges. The partnership with EPAM has provided Equifax ANZ with the strategic digital foundation to achieve its mission of empowering clients and customers with data, analytics and technology to make
Read the article on FinTech Magazine here, pages 80 - 81.
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