Technology Magazine March 2018 | Page 175

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“ We ’ ve been working closely with IBM to completely modernize our data centre and to support a hybrid-cloud environment . We ’ ve rethought how we store information , how we retrieve information , how we configure our servers , to ensure our infrastructure is secure , fast and efficient . We ’ re also modernizing our mainframes , allowing for rapid data access . IBM is providing and partnering with us on our data intelligence technology stack , another fast moving area within our company .”
“ We have a very close relationship with SAP , which provide us with a variety of quality platforms and services . SAP platforms power our corporate financial systems , augmented with products such as Insurance Analyzer , HR solutions , and in-memory computing capabilities like HANA . Our cloud-based development stack also includes tools like Hybris . With changing regulations such as GDPR and IFRS , having a large global partner like SAP has proven to be invaluable .” Click to hear about Great-West Lifeco ’ s partners of choice