Case Study: Skandia Nordic achieves automated SOA governance — 91% headcount reduction and $2M annual savings with Rogue Wave Software

Online Banking and Insurance Provider Reduces Risk, Improves Agility and Lowers Cost

Skandia Nordic, the Swedish insurance and online banking provider, faced rapid growth in SOA services after integrating systems on Microsoft BizTalk and needed automated governance to manage hundreds of services and ensure a single view of the customer. After evaluating the market, Skandia Nordic selected Rogue Wave Software’s Policy Manager and Service Manager to govern its Microsoft Application Platform–based online banking and insurance systems.

Rogue Wave Software implemented Policy Manager as the central authorization point and graphical dashboard and Service Manager with BizTalk and IIS agents to enforce security, monitor performance and manage SLAs. The solution delivered 24/7 operational visibility, let Skandia Nordic detect and resolve problems in minutes, reduced governance headcount by 91% to a team of three managing hundreds of services, and produced estimated annual benefits exceeding $2,000,000 while improving customer satisfaction and business agility.

Skandia Nordic

Robert Ekblom

CTO