A pharmaceutical company has taken the first stride towards moving their entire business to the cloud. ESS, seamlessly migrated their emails, contacts and calendars from their local server to Microsoft Office 365 Exchange Online, Microsoft’s cloud email. 

Staff can access Exchange Online from up to four devices from anywhere. The company also feels at less of a risk from cyberattack, now they are protected with Microsoft ISO accredited security and 99.9 percent uptime guarantee. 

Challenges 

  • 3,000 users and 40,000 individual email archives (200TB of data) to migrate to Microsoft Office 365. 
  • Five major email archive migration projects to complete across three geographies: Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe. 
  • Platform consolidation for multiple email archives, including the email archives of two sister companies. 

Results 

  • Successful consolidation of multiple email and email archive platforms into Microsoft Office 365. 
  • Reduced platform Total Cost of Ownership due to standardization and retirement of legacy tools. 
  • On-going operational savings achieved through simplified licensing structures. 
  • Centralized oversight and management of email archives worldwide.