Macmillan Publishers was facing issues with its existing email solution including network connectivity problems, constant data loss, and frequent server downtime. The company migrated over 500 users to Microsoft Office 365 with Exchange Online which provided an easy to use and low cost subscription-based email solution without the need for new infrastructure or physical maintenance. This improved productivity by 3% and saved up to 160 hours per year by eliminating downtime and the need for backups.
4. It has relationships with over…
2,500 titles
550 employees
1,500 schools
31 Offices
5. To connect its employees Macmillan was using
Qmail, a freeware mail solution
6. But were facing numerous issues related to…
Network
connectivity
Constant
Data loss
Email and
Back-ups
Frequent server
downtime
7. In addition to these problems, Qmail had its
own limitations like…
Frequent
downtime
Only 5MB
mailboxes
Over 1,000
redundant accounts
8. “We were not happy with our
existing email system. We hired
third-party professionals to
maintain our servers, which raised
our maintenance costs.”
Navnit Pandita,
General Manager ─ IT, MPIL
9. Macmillan needed a solution that
was not capital intensive and yet
allowed for maximum benefits
10. And decided on the cloud based Office 365
solution with Exchange Online.
12. Operationally Macmillan
saw huge advantages because of…
Easy to use
features
Low cost
subscription
based model
Zero need for new
infrastructure
Flexibility in
addition and
reduction
13. In addition to improved productivity by
3% with better calendars and planning.
14. Saving up to 160
hours with no need
for back-ups, and no
downtime.
18. “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.”
Vineet Anand,
Senior Vice President &
CIO, Macmillan Publishers India
Ltd.