Parkdean Resorts and SCC

The overview

Parkdean faced a big and complicated challenge; they needed to condense five of their data centres into just one, as well as re-platform all of their apps.

They needed a trustworthy and reliable partner – so they chose SCC.

“There was little time, little money, and we needed a quick success. So it was quite a big ask,” says Parkdean CIO, Mark Grimes. “We needed to condense our data centres and this was all on the back of closing our offices in the south of England and moving them to the north. We needed to do the move while not affecting the data centre project. That was a tricky gig.”

This is what led Parkdean to SCC.

“We knew we had to work with a multifaceted company, and we knew SCC could do all of the heavy lifting for us.”

Time was a challenge on this project, and with Parkdean needing to focus their efforts on selling holidays and making caravan sales, SCC took the weight off their shoulders and took care of their technological needs.

“SCC are a good partner because they bring new ideas to the table,” says Grimes. “Hybrid cloud was something we were a bit concerned about; we had some historical applications and we needed to move those to a more professional platform.” SCC carefully guided Parkdean through their journey to cloud, taking care of their entire legacy IT.

“We had some world class IT people from SCC working with us and they enabled us to get to where we needed and cross the finish line on time.”

“We were lucky, as with SCC, we could get hold of the very best technologies. We had some world class IT people from SCC working with us and they enabled us to get to where we needed and cross the finish line on time.”

SCC’s expertise and proficiency gave Parkdean peace of mind throughout the project. Grimes says, “SCC encompass a broad spectrum of technology from data center moves right down to desktops. So I knew that whatever the project threw up at us, we would get a good answer from SCC.”

No project comes without its ups and downs, but SCC were able to ensure a smooth process, even through more challenging moments. “With any relationships there’s going to be tricky conversations, but with SCC we had an open relationship where we could easily discuss architecture and best practice.

“We took on board SCC’s experience, they’ve done this a lot of times; Parkdean never has. So we learned from their involvement and followed their lead to a large extent.”

This work has showcased SCC’s capabilities, leaving Parkdean delighted with the project, “I would recommend SCC for one simple reason – the people. They are good people, very professional and at the top of their game.”