case study: office 365 - macmillan publishers india pvt. ltd
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Macmillan Publishers India LTD could enhance its workforce productivity by 3% and save 160 man hours per month by migrating to Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange Online. Office 365 comes with high uptime, 0 maintenance, quick deployment and user-friendly features, which directly resulted in enhanced productivity and collaboration. Call toll-free: 1800-102-1100 or write to us at [email protected] if you’re interested in giving your business the cloud advantage with Office 365.TRANSCRIPT
Turning over a new page at Macmillan Publishers with better IT
The publishing industry is built around connectivity with various people.
Founded in 1983, Macmillan Publishers is a global publishing company with a wide footprint
It has relationships with over…
1,500 schools
2,500 titles
550 employees
31 Offices
To connect its employees Macmillan was using Qmail, a freeware mail solution
But were facing numerous issues related to…
Email and Back-ups
Network connectivity
Frequent server downtime
Constant Data loss
In addition to these problems, Qmail had its own limitations like…
Only 5MB mailboxes
Over 1,000 redundant accounts
Frequent downtime
Navnit Pandita,General Manager ─ IT, MPIL
“We were not happy with our existing email system. We hired third-party professionals to maintain our servers, which raised our maintenance costs.”
Macmillan needed a solution that was not capital intensive and yet allowed for maximum benefits
And decided on the cloud based Office 365 solution with Exchange Online.
Migrating over 500 users to Exchange Online.
Zero need for new infrastructure
Low cost subscription based model
Flexibility in addition and
reduction
Easy to use features
Operationally Macmillan saw huge advantages because of…
In addition to improved productivity by 3% with better calendars and planning.
Saving up to 160 hours with no need for back-ups, and no downtime.
Reduced operational costs with no need for physical maintenance.
And better user experience with a
familiar user interface.
Allowing Macmillan Publishers to enjoy cutting edge communication tools with a secure IT.
Vineet Anand,Senior Vice President & CIO, Macmillan Publishers India Ltd.
“Office 365 comes with high uptime, zero maintenance, quick deployment, and user-friendly features. All these have direct impact on productivity that has improved by three percent in the last few months.”
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