“It was vital to find a partner like Auxilion that we could trust to provide strong Microsoft hosting, software-as-a-service, project management skills, and 24/7 support.”
Forecourt & Retail Sector
Applegreen required a total digital transformation and a cloud-based solution to facilitate the transition from legacy IT systems across their 400+ global sites.
Applegreen’s rapid growth and ageing legacy systems meant that a total transformation of their IT infrastructure was necessary. They also required a new Store Management Suite which incorporated an electronic point of sale solution. This was essential to facilitate the success of a rapid expansion without any disruption to front or back-end processing and reporting.
Up-to-date and fully accurate reporting across all stores is essential to Applegreen’s operations. They required a comprehensive upgrade and a highly scalable solution to meet their requirements. They also needed a reliable support system behind this solution.
Applegreen, a major multinational brand in the forecourt and retail sector with annual revenues of over €1bn, engaged Auxilion to help facilitate this major expansion.
“It is business critical to ensure resilience, stability and scalability when your operations run on a 24/7 basis,” reported Applegreen’s Group Head of Information Technology.
After carrying out a comprehensive review of Applegreen’s requirements, Auxilion proposed the implementation of a Microsoft Azure cloud computing solution able to meet the key requirements of resilience, stability and scalability. “It was vital to find a partner like Auxilion that we could trust to provide strong Microsoft hosting, software-as-a-service, project management skills, and 24/7 support,” said Applegreen’s Group Head of Information Technology.
Auxilion carried out a comprehensive review of Applegreen’s IT infrastructure and their requirements. They collaborated closely with their software vendor, designing a solution to meet the client’s needs and take full advantage of the Azure platform. The scalability and ease of use of Azure made it an ideal platform for the project. Thorough stress-testing confirmed that Azure would provide the level of scalability, security, and efficiency required by Applegreen.
Auxilion collaborated closely with Applegreen to design and implement a fully comprehensive, scalable, cost-effective solution. “The cloud platform provides us with far greater reliability, resilience, stability, management and visibility than the previous approach,” reported the Group Head of IT.
The partnership has gone from strength to strength since the completion of this project. As Applegreen has continued its successful expansion, Auxilion has managed its overall IT estate and has consistently provided managed services. In 2021, Auxilion installed a new security infrastructure for Applegreen’s entire IT estate. As Applegreen continues an ambitious expansion, Auxilion looks forward to providing constant and comprehensive support.
“Auxilion is an award-winning Microsoft partner and it was great to have the benefit of that expertise in the implementation of such a business critical programme. We also have the reassurance of 24x7 support from Auxilion centres in Dublin and Sheffield.”
