NRC Group

About NRC Group

NRC Group builds and maintains critical infrastructure in the Nordic countries. In Finland, the company is the largest constructor of rail and tram systems and the key maintainer of rail networks. Since this is critical infrastructure, the business must comply with various regulations and standards.

The Challenge

NRC Group is a cloud-native company, meaning cloud expertise is central to its operations. When the company sought a new partner for cloud services, Cloud2’s approach to cloud management appeared fresh and innovative.

Our Solution

Cloud2 and NRC Group began to take a more comprehensive approach to cloud management. Cloud2 built the Landing Zone and created the rules and policies for using the cloud together with NRC Group. These guidelines apply to both the organization’s own employees and its partners.

Azure policies were used to clearly define what is permissible and what is not. Alerts are configured to notify immediately if any unauthorized actions are attempted. Cloud2 offers an exceptional approach to cloud governance, which made the process smooth and easy.

They embraced the policies Cloud2 introduced, and together, they ensured that the cloud governance model was fully aligned also with NRC Group’s business needs and unique requirements.

“I was instantly impressed by the way Cloud2 delivers their cloud services.”

Jari Nieminen, Head of Group IT Infrastructure, NRC Group

Results

The importance of security has grown year by year at NRC Group. Recently, the company has been involved in the ISO27001 certification process and has also had to prepare for the enforcement of the NIS2 Directive.

The cloud governance model and monitoring practices related to cloud security have further enhanced NRC Group’s security. The collaboration with Cloud2 has been agile, and experts are available for any problem as needed. Cloud2 has been able to match NRC Group’s rapid pace. Their experts are also well-versed in the latest Azure developments.

Cloud2’s Spotter allows them to manage FinOps, and they know how much the cloud costs and whether budgets are exceeded.

“We’ve advanced various control measures together – for example, we recognize all external entities operating in our cloud environment and know where they come from. The environment is built so that everything is based on zero-trust thinking, and everything is traceable. Cloud2’s expertise has been invaluable to us also in the ISO27001 certification process.”

Jari Nieminen, Head of Group IT Infrastructure, NRC Group

“Cloud2 offers an exceptional approach to cloud governance.”

Jari Nieminen, Head of Group IT Infrastructure, NRC Group

“Cloud2 has proven to be a dependable partner that truly understands our business needs.”

Anu Asikainen, Head of Group IT, NRC Group