October 29, 2025
RPIA is a Toronto-based asset management firm with approximately $8 billion in assets under management, providing fixed-income solutions for a broad range of Canadian investors, from private clients to institutions. Since inception, the firm has grown to over 100 employees and has invested considerable time and resources into its proprietary investment technology and the digital client experience.
As an asset management firm, risk management is a top priority. With some of their critical IT infrastructure located on-premise, the potential for an unplanned outage, which would lead to negative impacts on their revenue, brand, and productivity, was substantial.
The company needed to migrate its IT infrastructure to a more secure and reliable environment to enhance productivity. Migrating to a Public Cloud IT Infrastructure such as Azure Cloud Services provided the ideal solution for achieving agility and innovation.
Migrating Infrastructure
Managed Azure Environment
Redundancy Measures
RPIA chose C60 Digital for their deep experience with Azure Cloud and the ability to provide migration support. The C60 Digital team offered subject matter expertise and professional services to help RPIA get into the cloud, set up the initial environment, and provide ongoing management along with 24x7 monitoring and operational support. Additionally, C60 Digital could support them by working with the existing MSP, who was still providing some desktop support services.
The scope of services for the project included a project plan, discovery workshops, Azure Landing Zone design document, high-level migration plan, implementation of Azure Landing Zone, workload migration and testing, as-configured documentation, knowledge transfer, and ongoing management afterward.
Included in the project plan were the following solutions:
Azure account management.
24/7/365 monitoring of system availability, alerts, and response related to system outages, performance issues, or security incidents.
Deployment and continuous management of the infrastructure.
Technical and architectural planning.
Cost management guidance.
Technical account management.
Audit/compliance support.
Managed end-point protection services.
C60 Digital provided a comprehensive solution to support the migration of RPIA’s Virtual Machines from its data center in Toronto to the Canada Central Region in Azure. The solution involved building the infrastructure foundation in Azure, then re-hosting or re-platforming the existing virtual environment from the current environment to Azure, leveraging primarily Azure’s IaaS or PaaS services.
Additionally, C60 Digital provided ongoing 24 x 7 management and operational support of RPIA’s Azure environment following solution deployment and in production mode.
C60 Digital also provided R&D on new Azure features and services and recommended their applicability to customers.
Overall, C60 Digital offered an end-to-end solution that supported RPIA’s migration to Azure while ensuring ongoing operational support and management of the new cloud environment.
Project kick-off to implementation took five to six months. Overall, the Azure cloud migration helped RPIA mitigate the risk of an unplanned outage and focus on core competencies while providing secure and reliable IT infrastructure services.
The other benefits of the Azure cloud migration included risk mitigation, enhanced productivity, 24x7 monitoring and the ability to respond quickly, and improved quality of service.
RPIA has a small IT team focused on business delivery and core application development and support, enabling C60 Digital to act as an extension of the team. We provide ongoing support and a high degree of agility to execute noncore, infrastructure-related tasks quickly.
C60 Digital’s ongoing management and operational support have enabled us to focus on our core business while knowing our IT infrastructure is in good hands. With their expertise, we are able to shift our focus toward driving innovation, exploring cutting-edge public cloud technologies, and leveraging advanced analytics to propel our business forward. C60 Digital’s seamless IT infrastructure services empowered us to push the boundaries of what’s possible while ensuring reliable and secure operations.
Dannielle Ullrich | Principal, Chief Financial & Operating Officer at RPIA
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