Case Study: Aquarium Investments achieves secure, compliant cloud-based IT with Microsoft Office 365

A cloud services solution is implemented at the company in compliance with financial regulatory standards

Aquarium Investments, a financial management company in Latvia, needed a new cloud-based office software solution. As a financial services provider, their primary challenge was finding a solution that could meet strict EU financial regulatory compliance standards, specifically Directive 2006/73/EC, as enforced by Latvia's Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC). They required a secure, standardized system from a global vendor and selected Microsoft to implement Office 365 Business Premium.

Microsoft worked directly with the FCMC for nine months to create a legally compliant custom agreement, making Aquarium Investments the first non-banking financial company in Latvia to officially use cloud computing. The Microsoft solution provided a secure, standardized IT environment with a high level of data protection and access to the latest software for a monthly fee. Key results included significantly greater data security, a convenient unified ecosystem for all company information, and the ability for employees to work from any location.

Aquarium Investments

Aleksandrs Ļebedevs

Head of The Legal Department