Case Study: First Tech achieves reliable, scalable cloud operations with Microsoft Azure

First Tech - Customer Case Study

First Tech Federal Credit Union, a financial services institution, faced challenges with ensuring service availability and meeting regulatory compliance while supporting its rapid growth. To achieve its "zero failed interactions" vision and avoid the multi-million dollar cost of upgrading its on-premises disaster recovery site, it partnered with Microsoft and chose to migrate its operations to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Microsoft implemented a phased migration to Azure, utilizing services like Azure StorSimple and Azure Backup. This solution provided built-in scalability, enhanced security through Azure's financial services compliance team, and a path to eliminating both planned and unplanned downtime. As a result, First Tech expects significant future cost reductions, increased availability, and the ability to scale on demand to support its members, all while meeting strict regulatory requirements.

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Mike Upton

Chief Technology Officer