iQmetrix is one of the largest providers of retail software and point-of-sale solutions for specialty retail markets in North America.

# iQmetrix

## From a mix of physical data centres and Azure to entirely cloud-based, Invero helped iQmetrix plan their migration and optimize their Azure environment.

**Headquarters:** Vancouver, Canada  
**Retail locations served:** 20,000+  
**Transactions processed:** Over 90 million yearly

#### THE CHALLENGE

## Moving to the Cloud to Achieve Maximum Business Potential

iQmetrix needed a cloud-based solution that would enable them to:

- Firstly, quickly move their 600 virtual machines across 3 physical data centres to the cloud  
- Secondly, arrange two operating environments that were running side-by-side: on-premise data centres and Azure for newer applications  
- Thirdly, leverage the latest cloud-native toolsets to move away from traditional data centre processes  
- Also, modernize their practices with Azure and commit to no longer buying hardware  
- Lastly, gain from earlier investments in hardware that still had a useful economic life

#### THE SOLUTION

## Ensuring a Solid Foundation to the iQmetrix Cloud Journey

##### Our Approach

- First, conduct a cloud strategy and economic assessment of their three local data centres to determine the migration approach.
- Then, assess the existing Azure environment to identify opportunities for cost, security and operational optimizations.
- After that, develop a multi-year roadmap for their cloud journey with short-, medium- and long-term business objectives.
- Next, guide the planning and architecture of the data centre migration.
- Further, modernize their DevOps approaches to leverage automation.
- Finally, support the execution of the roadmap and strategy.

#### THE RESULTS

## A Modern Cloud Environment That Provides Real Value

### Significant Savings Identified

Invero’s proprietary Azure Audit identified ways to simplify the Azure organization consumption licensing that allows iQmetrix to **optimize their investment in the cloud**.

### Leveraging Invero’s Network of Partners

Thus, our strong bond with Microsoft and Ingram Micro let us offer iQmetrix **a competitive solution** that made their business case compelling. Also, our combined expertise provided the support they needed to plan and execute their cloud migration.

##### Shahram Koukia

###### Director of Site Reliability Engineering

We started our Cloud migration journey with Invero; we could not have asked for a better partner; their hands-on approach, the way they listened and adapted to our needs were the key points to our success.

## Delivering Digital Optimization Services and Practical Solutions

To carry out this digital initiative, we used our Digital Foundation Toolset to provide iQmetrix with:

- An **Azure Audit** to analyze and compare their Azure environment with best practices to know:  
  - For instance, opportunities for cost savings  
  - Plus, potential security reforms  
  - Lastly, operational productivity improvements  
- An **economic assessment** on the data centre movement to examine and learn:  
  - For example, optimal workload sizing and specifications  
  - Plus, the workload profiles  
  - Then, the estimated operating costs  
- A **cloud roadmap and strategy** that holds:  
  - Workshops and interviews for alignment on existing challenges and setting  
  - Surely, prioritizing and mapping advice  
  - Above all, a complete report for the execution of the multi-year cloud adoption strategy
- Ultimately, continuing **expert guidance and aid** with Azure architecture and data centre transition.

##### Shahram Koukia  
###### Director of Site Reliability Engineering