Technology Record - Issue 22: Autumn 2021

131 F I NANC I A L S E R V I C E S “I now have a staff that can take us into the future, confident that all members are knowl- edgeable and experienced using the platform and tools we provide them to work with,” said Allen. “We were about to face a situation where we had very few staff with experience on the computing platform that supported the business. That is not a good position to be in.” From their first meeting, Allen, and the team at SFBLI were impressed with Asysco’s knowl- edge of the mainframe, which reassured them that the firm could migrate them from it. However, neither party could have guessed that the collaboration would coincide with a global pandemic. Despite this, Asysco’s responsiveness and flexibility, and the synergy between the two organisations, created a strong team that was able to deliver on time and work remotely where necessary. “Due to Covid-19, we had no on-site support from Asysco personnel,” said Allen. “Obviously, we were concerned about that, but I can’t say enough about the support that Asysco gave us remotely. It was amazing!” Asysco – with a team spanning its US and European offices – even adjusted its work sched- ule to US Central Standard Time to deliver results that exceeded expectations. “What can I say? I am ecstatic about what SFBLI and Asysco pulled off!” said Allen.