Student Edge runs a discount card service for secondary and tertiary students as well as a range of online services including a jobs board.

Its IT platform was no longer up to the job, so it turned to Readify to renovate the system on Windows Azure for scalability and easier integration with social networks.

The transition was achieved without disrupting Student Edge's core services.

"Windows Azure, together with Readify's expertise and willingness to understand Student Edge's objectives - from business outcomes to flexible platforms - combined to move our platform from a risk to a competitive business asset," said Student Edge managing director Mike Schwartz.

"Windows Azure enables us to provide a broad range of services to an even larger range of clients.

"We can now service new clients' business needs without the involvement of our IT department and can effectively white label some of these key services for rebranding as our clients' own," added Schwartz.