Markerstudy Insurance Group Increases Business Resilience, Efficiency and Data Centre Sustainability with Schneider Electric and on365
Delivering increased resilience, efficiency, and sustainability for Markerstudy Insurance Group using Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Data Center solutions to modernise and integrate its critical IT infrastructure.
Story Overview
Markerstudy Insurance Group, one of the UK’s fastest-growing general insurance providers, partnered with on365 to modernise and integrate its digital infrastructure. Seeking a strategic approach to enhance the resilience, efficiency, and sustainability of its critical IT systems, the company worked with on365 to upgrade its data centres and network infrastructure. By deploying Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure™ Data Center Solutions, Markerstudy has strengthened operational reliability while optimising energy efficiency and scalability.
Customer Background
Founded in 2001, Markerstudy Insurance Group serves over eight million customers and employs more than 7,000 people across 40 brands. Following a series of strategic acquisitions, the company faced challenges in integrating multiple technology systems while ensuring the sustainability of its expanding IT infrastructure.
Goal
- Reliability of its IT and Communications systems
- Integration of various technology systems and digital infrastructures, operating several data centres and remote IT installations.
- Wide range of legacy systems
- Business sustainability
Approach
Deployment of Schneider Electric’s end-to-end EcoStruxure™ Data Centre Solutions, including:
• EcoStruxure Row Data Center solution (formerly NetShelter Hot Aisle Containment system – or HACS)
• InRow DX cooling units and Uniflair Chillers
• APC NetShelter Rack, PDUs and environmental sensors
• Galaxy range three phase UPSs
• APC Smart-UPS RT single phase UPS
• EcoStruxure IT Expert DCIM solution
Story
Working closely with on365, Markerstudy implemented a strategic upgrade and consolidation plan for its data centres, networking systems, and electrical infrastructure. The modernisation effort included:
- Standardising on Schneider Electric Galaxy V-Series UPS and APC Smart-UPS to improve efficiency and reliability.
- Upgrading legacy electrical systems with IoT-enabled infrastructure to enhance monitoring and management.
- Deploying EcoStruxure IT Expert for advanced data-driven insights and real-time system optimisation.
- Strengthening the resilience of edge computing environments across regional offices and call centres.
Results
- Markerstudy Group has been able to establish better control over its IT and network environments, helping it to monitor and manage them for better efficiency and to lower the emissions associated with data processing and storage as well as delivering its services.
- Standardisation helps with the monitoring and management of infrastructure, reducing unforeseen service callouts, the number of spare parts needed to be held, and reducing human error which is more likely when agents are using unfamiliar software and servicing unfamiliar equipment.
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Contact Details
- Address: Weldon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RN
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- E-mail: supportingtechnology@on365.co.uk