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Loans2Go is the trading name of Loans 2 Go Ltd ; established over 20 years ago . Loans2Go is an industry leader in the provision of alternative , affordable personal loans . Following a merger with Logbook Loans , Loans2Go has experienced substantial growth and continues to develop innovative approaches to lending , customer service and account management . The company provides loans with flexible terms for those seeking to find an alternative to more traditional forms of credit .

The challenge

Loans2Go started as a high street lender but has successfully transitioned to fully online operations . As part of that journey , it was paramount to modernise the company ’ s IT infrastructure so that it could compete with other digital players . The same is true of the company ’ s infrastructure and processes when it comes to data platform management .

The organisation was using bespoke systems running on old IBM mainframes designed by a related company based in the US . The Database Administrations ( DBAs ) supporting the systems were part of this company . Over time the systems were migrated over to MSSQL but still supported by the US until new stricter rules under GDPR were announced . It was agreed that DBA support should move to the UK to mitigate any compliance issues .

Loans2Go runs a small IT and development team , and while it was clear that it needed a skilled resource to maintain and optimise the

THE ENVIRONMENT NEEDED URGENT OPTIMISATION AS THE COMPANY WAS MISSING OUT ON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO THE TIME- SENSITIVE NATURE OF THE ONLINE ACQUISITION PROCESS .