How Wortell helps customers set up an IT management organization during mergers and acquisitions

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4-6-2025

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In a dynamic business environment where growth is often achieved through mergers and acquisitions, a robust and flexible IT infrastructure plays a crucial role. Wortell offers the expertise and solutions that companies need to set up and manage their IT management organization, so that they can focus on their core business. In this blog, we show how Wortell tackles this challenge and what benefits this brings to our customers.

Buy-and-Build strategies and IT challenges

Companies that follow a buy-and-build strategy, where they acquire smaller companies to grow quickly, face several IT challenges:

Integration of different IT systems: New acquisitions bring with them their own IT environments and systems, which are often not directly compatible with the existing infrastructure.
Multi-environment management: Maintaining multiple, often divergent IT environments can be complex and costly.
Achieving economies of scale: To achieve the intended benefits of scale, IT processes and systems must be streamlined and harmonized.

Wortell helps companies overcome these challenges through a structured and strategic approach, using proven methodologies and cutting-edge technologies.

Our approach: IT management organization and Carve-In of environments

At Wortell, we understand the importance of a strong IT management organization, especially during and after mergers and acquisitions. Our approach consists of the following steps:

1. As-is management

Direct unburdening: We take care of the customer's current IT environments as-is. This relieves the internal IT department and gives them the space to focus on strategic transformation projects.
Inventory and analysis: A detailed inventory of the IT environments of all parties involved to get a clear picture of the current infrastructure and systems.

2. Integration and harmonisation

Standardization of IT processes and systems according to best practices and advanced technologies, such as Microsoft Azure and Office 365.
Linking environments: Integrating on-premises Active Directories with Azure AD to ensure unified identity and access control.

3. Carve-in and implementation

Data migration: Automated migration of data, including mail, SharePoint, OneDrive and business applications, to the new integrated environment.
Application management: Repackaging and distributing applications via Intune and AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop).

4. Cleaning and optimization

Cleaning up old environments: After a successful migration, we ensure the safe cleanup of old data and systems to ensure a clean and efficient new environment.
Continuity and support: Ongoing support for end users and administrators during the transition period, including adoption programs and user guides.

Added value: economies of scale and innovation

Our approach not only provides a stable and secure IT environment, but also ensures significant economies of scale:

Cost savings through standardization and automation.
Improved productivity through a streamlined and unified work environment.
Innovation Through continuous improvement and adoption of new technologies, our customers remain at the forefront of their market.

Conclusion

With Wortell as a partner, companies that follow a buy-and-build strategy can count on a reliable and expert IT management organization that understands and solves the complex challenges of mergers and acquisitions. Our extensive experience and strategic approach ensure seamless integration, efficient management processes and ultimately greater business value. We empower people, and that is especially true during the challenging phases of growth and transformation.