Since the early 2000s, Renasant Bank has been on a path of growth, acquiring financial institutions to grow its footprint in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Despite that growth, the IT department has not needed to add to its headcount. Adam Archer, senior vice president and director of infrastructure at Renasant Bank, credits that stability on its investment in Citrix Systems Inc.
It’s a relationship that started with Presentation Server, which eventually became known as Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. The bank, per Archer, uses the app and desktop delivery platform to maintain security, provide work-at-home flexibility to its employees and bring on new users in an easy-to-manage fashion.
In this Q&A, Archer spoke of the bank’s long relationship with Citrix — one that started before he came to Renasant 14 years ago — and how evolving technology has kept up with changing IT needs.
How has virtualization helped Renasant Bank over the years?
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