Meet the Spire Investment Partners:
Spire Investment Partners is a hybrid financial advising firm that rides the wave of rapid growth in wealth management. With 76 advisors across 47 locations managing 20,000 accounts.
Daily Detour: Data Security
Spire faced a challenge that keeps IT leaders awake at night: their existing Laserfiche cloud provider couldn’t guarantee the multi-layered security their highly regulated industry demanded.
The infrastructure, platform, and software layers lived under different vendors’ control. This fragmented approach posed challenges to their security standards. Each layer introduced potential vulnerabilities for regulators to scrutinize: Independent financial advisors accessed sensitive client data daily. They submitted information through critical workflows. Every transaction required approval processes that couldn’t afford downtime or security gaps.
Leadership’s top concern was ensuring all layers of the Laserfiche system remained under their control. And they needed the support of a vendor they trusted to meet the highest regulatory compliance standards.
For a growing firm, “good enough” security wasn’t an option.
The Solution: MCCi Managed Cloud
Highly regulated industries demand more than standard cloud security.
That’s why Spire chose MCCi Managed Cloud. Managed Cloud is built on Azure Government Cloud—the same advanced security features relied on by the Department of Defense! No more holes in their security for auditors to find, no more worries about exposing sensitive client data.
Plus, with MCCi Managed Cloud, our cloud experts operate and maintain their Laserfiche environment and infrastructure on their behalf. This decision addressed their core need: unified control and support across all system layers from a trusted partner who understands financial services compliance.
Single-Vendor Accountability
Managed Cloud environments can host multiple software applications, but Spire chose MCCi as their single vendor for both cloud hosting and Laserfiche support.
This unified approach covers three critical layers:
Meet the Spire Investment Partners:
Spire Investment Partners is a hybrid financial advising firm that rides the wave of rapid growth in wealth management. With 76 advisors across 47 locations managing 20,000 accounts.
Daily Detour: Data Security
Spire faced a challenge that keeps IT leaders awake at night: their existing Laserfiche cloud provider couldn’t guarantee the multi-layered security their highly regulated industry demanded.
The infrastructure, platform, and software layers lived under different vendors’ control. This fragmented approach posed challenges to their security standards. Each layer introduced potential vulnerabilities for regulators to scrutinize: Independent financial advisors accessed sensitive client data daily. They submitted information through critical workflows. Every transaction required approval processes that couldn’t afford downtime or security gaps.
Leadership’s top concern was ensuring all layers of the Laserfiche system remained under their control. And they needed the support of a vendor they trusted to meet the highest regulatory compliance standards.
For a growing firm, “good enough” security wasn’t an option.
The Solution: MCCi Managed Cloud
Highly regulated industries demand more than standard cloud security.
That’s why Spire chose MCCi Managed Cloud. Managed Cloud is built on Azure Government Cloud—the same advanced security features relied on by the Department of Defense! No more holes in their security for auditors to find, no more worries about exposing sensitive client data.
Plus, with MCCi Managed Cloud, our cloud experts operate and maintain their Laserfiche environment and infrastructure on their behalf. This decision addressed their core need: unified control and support across all system layers from a trusted partner who understands financial services compliance.
Single-Vendor Accountability
Managed Cloud environments can host multiple software applications, but Spire chose MCCi as their single vendor for both cloud hosting and Laserfiche support.
This unified approach covers three critical layers:
- Infrastructure: The physical servers, networks, and data centers that power the system
- Platform: The operating systems, databases, and middleware that run applications
- Software: The Laserfiche application itself, including configurations and customizations
Previously, these layers often lived under different vendors’ control. But now, when issues arise, there’s one number to call. When compliance audits happen, there’s one partner who understands the complete environment. When upgrades are needed, one team coordinates every technical detail.
Enterprise Capabilities with Cloud Accessibility
Managed cloud services deliver the robust functionality of on-premise enterprise software with always-on, always-accessible cloud benefits. Teams can work from any location while maintaining the performance and reliability they expect from internal systems.
Automatic scaling handles volume spikes during busy periods. Disaster recovery happens seamlessly if emergencies strike. System updates and security patches deploy automatically without disrupting daily operations.
The Results
“We made a great strategic choice when selecting MCCi as our partner. Their experience and talented team added tremendous value in our migration to their managed cloud services,” said Allen Eickelberg, vice president of operations for Spire Investment.
Reduced Risk Exposure
Spire eliminated the compliance gaps that kept leadership concerned about regulatory scrutiny. Every system layer now meets the highest government security standards automatically.
Improved Operational Efficiency
Administrative burden dropped significantly with single-vendor management. Allen’s team spends less time coordinating between multiple support providers and more time focusing on business growth.