Case Study: Leading Regional Bank achieves 50% IT cost reduction and secure cloud transformation with Align's Managed Azure Solution

Leading Regional Bank - Customer Case Study

Leading Regional Bank faced major legacy‑technology, security and operational challenges across dozens of branches, legacy primary and DR data centers, disparate vendors and an overstaffed IT team—creating high total cost of ownership, poor transparency and compliance risk. To address this, the bank engaged Align to lead an IT transformation, using Align’s Managed Azure Solution and Managed Cloud Platform to modernize infrastructure, improve security and stabilize day‑to‑day operations.

Align executed a four‑phased program (assessment; on‑site support/staff outsource; technology transformation; managed cloud services) that leveraged Microsoft tools including Office 365 and Azure, application discovery and dependency mapping, and 24x7x365 managed services. As a result Align cut the bank’s annual IT spend by 50%, standardized and documented the environment to reduce risk and meet compliance, improved uptime and end‑user experience, and delivered a scalable platform that enabled growth and acquisition.