- Client: Ithaca Energy
- Sector: Energy & Upstream Operations
- Delivery Scope: Multi-Company Domain Integration, Hardware Provisioning (Aberdeen & London), Offshore PC Deployment, Azure Storage Migration, Hosting Handover
- Fleet Deployed: 247 laptops rebuilt, 52 offshore PCs configured, 30 London laptops provisioned, 62 secure mobile devices rolled out
- Operating Footprint: Corporate offices in Aberdeen and London, plus active North Sea offshore platforms
Project Impact at a Glance
430
End users transitioned to Ithaca domain
24/7
Workstations securely rebuilt and redeployed
52
Offshore platform PCs configured and deployed
Azure Migration
Cloud data migrated seamlessly between tenants
The Challenge: Unifying Disparate Corporate Networks Under M&A Timelines
In Brief: Ithaca Energy needed to consolidate IT estates following the acquisition of another operator. The project required migrating hundreds of users and petabytes of data from one enterprise environment to another while keeping trading and offshore operations running smoothly.
- Regulatory Data Rules: Transferring confidential subsurface data and operational archives required careful governance to ensure compliance
- Offshore Environments: Updating operational workstations on remote North Sea platforms required coordinated logistics.
- Staff Productiveness: Over 400 transitioning staff needed access to email, enterprise systems, and files from Day 1 to avoid operational friction
The Solution: Structured Domain Cutover & Azure Cloud Migration
Sword planned and executed a structured integration programme: moving Azure cloud storage tenants, rebuilding desktop estates in Aberdeen and London, and configuring virtualised offshore computing platforms.
Data Migration:
Managed the migration of operational data from legacy Azure storage into Ithaca’s cloud estate.
End-User Device Staging & Packaging
Repackaged enterprise applications and rebuilt 247 laptops, 30 London workstations, and 62 mobile phones for seamless domain onboarding.
Offshore Workstation Cutover
Configured 52 offshore PCs and deployed virtualised application instances to support remote offshore production teams.
Measurable Business Outcomes
Commercial / Efficiency Gain
Unified corporate hosting environments and reduced IT administration costs by decommissioning redundant infrastructure.
Operational Resilience / Risk Mitigation
Preserved strict oil and gas data compliance standards during cross-tenant Azure cloud migrations.
Speed, Agility & User Experience
Successfully onboarded 430 users, rebuilt 247 laptops, and provisioned 52 offshore PCs with zero disruption to daily energy production.
Future-Proof Scalability & Independence
Modernised virtualisation estate provides the technical agility to integrate future asset acquisitions easily.
"Sword delivered a seamless IT integration for us, enhancing productivity, ensuring compliance, and providing scalable infrastructure to support future growth. Their expertise was invaluable in overcoming our complex challenges effectively and efficiently."
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Offshore systems were pre-configured, tested, and packaged onshore before transit, allowing platform technicians to swap devices with minimal changeover time.
Data transfers were run using staged bandwidth-throttled pipelines with cryptographic checksum validation to ensure data integrity without straining active corporate links.
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