East Coast Credit Union
Modernising a growing credit union with secure cloud, collaboration, and rock-solid IT – without downtime.
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About East Coast Credit Union
East Coast Credit Union (ECCU) is a progressive, member-focused financial institution offering current accounts, loans, and savings products to communities along Ireland’s east coast. With membership expanding and digital expectations rising, ECCU set out to modernise its technology foundation so staff could work securely and efficiently across branches and remotely.
In recent years, ECCU’s on-premise servers, shared drives, and legacy tools created data silos and fragile connectivity. Meeting evolving regulatory and cybersecurity requirements demanded stronger controls, clearer ownership of information, and dependable recovery options.
Working with Nostra, ECCU designed a roadmap to the Microsoft cloud – prioritising security, governance, and user experience – so day-to-day operations could run smoother while laying a scalable platform for future growth.
The Challenges
ECCU relied on ageing on-prem servers and fragmented shared drives, which made documents difficult to find and permissions hard to govern.
Connectivity between branches was unreliable, interrupting member services and slowing internal collaboration.
Meanwhile, GDPR, auditability, and least-privilege standards were rising, but the legacy stack couldn’t enforce them consistently.
Backup and disaster recovery were limited, and the whole uplift needed to happen on a tight timeline with minimal disruption for staff and members.
Solutions
Nostra designed a secure move to Microsoft 365 and Azure. SharePoint Online and OneDrive replaced legacy file shares with a clear information architecture and role-based access. Entra ID introduced Conditional Access and MFA, while Intune delivered encrypted, standardised, centrally managed devices; Defender for Office 365 strengthened protection across email and collaboration.
A lightweight Azure landing zone hosted selected workloads with segmented networking, monitoring, and immutable backups to meet RPO/RTO targets. Change management was hands-on—Purple Pod training, floor-walking on go-live, and an out-of-hours cutover with on-site engineers for rapid issue resolution.
The Results
The cutover was smooth and controlled, keeping member services available throughout. Security posture improved markedly through MFA, Conditional Access, and least-privilege governance, while cloud backups and Azure DR delivered resilience by design.
Staff now work faster from any location with reliable access, versioning, powerful search, and simple approval flows. Standardised device builds have reduced help-desk tickets and sped up onboarding, and ECCU now operates on a modern, scalable platform ready for new branches, digital services, and future integrations.
Testimonial
“We have had the pleasure of working with Nostra over the past couple of years. Overall, the experience is excellent – the Purple Pod and help desks are always very friendly, efficient, and professional. The customer is number one in everything they do.
We would highly recommend Nostra to anyone seeking reliable and innovative IT services. They have exceeded our expectations and have become a trusted partner in our technology journey.”
“SharePoint / Azure migration – The migration of our infrastructure was a major strategic move for us. The entire process was seamless thanks to the structured approach and expert guidance from Lauren and her team. Any issues on the day of migration were swiftly dealt with by the team on site.”
Elaine Doyle, Director, East Coast Credit Union
