GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
State University Switches to Microsoft Office 365, Saves $1 Million in Operating Costs
Solution Overview:
Organization Size
6500 employees
Organization Profile
Founded in 1913 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University (GSU) offers more than 250 degree programs with 100 fields of study. It has 32,000 students and employs 6,500 faculty and staff.
Business Situation
GSU needed to replace its aging Novell GroupWise–based email system with more modern technology that would better support anywhere access and scale to support new communication services.
Solution
GSU switched to Microsoft Office 365 for its multiplatform support, rich calendaring capabilities, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure and storage.
Benefits
- Simplified IT management
- Reduced IT costs, rapid return on investment
- Improved productivity and usability
- Flexible mobile device support
Software and Services
- Microsoft Office 365
- Active Directory Domain Services
- Microsoft Office Professional 2010
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
- Microsoft Services
- Microsoft Live@edu
Vertical Industries
Higher Education
Country/Region
United States
Business Need
- Business Productivity
- Cost Containment
IT Issue
Cloud Services
Languages
English
