Microsoft Office 365 Customer Solution Case Study Leading Humanitarian Organization Speeds Response Time by Moving to the Cloud “For us, response time is everything. If we can’t Overview Country or Region: Denmark communicate, we can’t respond. With Office 365, we can Industry: Non-profit Organization share and act on information in just seconds—at half the Customer Profile cost of our previous solution.” The Danish Red Cross helps people Claus Olsen, CIO, Danish Red Cross seeking relief from poverty, war, and natural disasters. Located in Copenhagen, Denmark, the organization is composed of 250 employees, along with an The Danish Red Cross wanted to reduce communication costs by extensive volunteer base. transitioning its messaging and collaboration solutions to the cloud. When employees started using the beta version of Microsoft Office Business Situation As a non-profit, the Danish Red Cross 365 to communicate via email and videoconferencing, they found was looking for a cost-effective solution more cost-efficient ways to share critical information across to managing email and collaboration. borders—and more opportunities to enhance communication in the Solution future. With a set of easy-to-use cloud-based management tools, Office 365 makes it Situation easy to transition to the cloud and stay connected to colleagues regardless of As part of the world’s largest humanitarian organization, the Danish Red Cross offers relief and support to those in need—especially in times of crises. Because response time is critical in location. Plus, a fixed monthly per-user overcoming or averting disaster, fast and reliable communication is the lifeblood of the branch. cost provides predictability—a great relief for a non-profit organization that To help its 250 employees communicate more efficiently—and help avert disaster or provide must routinely tackle the unexpected. relief to those in need even faster—the company set a strategic mandate to strengthen its communications. Claus Olsen, CIO of Danish Red Cross, explains, “We help build or rebuild Benefits communications infrastructure in places hit by hurricanes, floods, or earthquakes. Time is critical Reduce email costs by 50 –70 in that effort, and so is coordinating across borders. We need to be sure we have the best percent possible ways to communicate with each other in order to help those who need it most.” Forecast reduction of travel costs by 30 percent Flexible solution for growth
Microsoft Office 365 Customer Solution Case Study Leading Humanitarian Organization Speeds Response Time by Moving to the Cloud Overview Country or Region: Denmark Industry: Non-profit Organization Customer Profile The Danish Red Cross helps people seeking relief from poverty, war, and natural disasters. Located in Copenhagen, Denmark, the organization is composed of 250 employees, along with an extensive volunteer base. Business Situation As a non-profit, the Danish Red Cross was looking for a cost-effective solution to managing email and collaboration. Solution With a set of easy-to-use cloud-based management tools, Office 365 makes it easy to transition to the cloud and stay connected to colleagues regardless of location. Plus, a fixed monthly per-user cost provides predictability—a great relief for a non-profit organization that must routinely tackle the unexpected. Benefits Reduce email costs by 50 –70 percent Forecast reduction of travel costs by 30 percent Flexible solution for growth “For us, response time is everything. If we can’t communicate, we can’t respond. With Office 365, we can share and act on information in just seconds—at half the cost of our previous solution.” Claus Olsen, CIO, Danish Red Cross The Danish Red Cross wanted to reduce communication costs by transitioning its messaging and collaboration solutions to the cloud. When employees started using the beta version of Microsoft Office 365 to communicate via email and videoconferencing, they found more cost-efficient ways to share critical information across borders—and more opportunities to enhance communication in the future. Situation As part of the world’s largest humanitarian organization, the Danish Red Cross offers relief and support to those in need—especially in times of crises. Because response time is critical in overcoming or averting disaster, fast and reliable communication is the lifeblood of the branch. To help its 250 employees communicate more efficiently—and help avert disaster or provide relief to those in need even faster—the company set a strategic mandate to strengthen its communications. Claus Olsen, CIO of Danish Red Cross, explains, “We help build or rebuild communications infrastructure in places hit by hurricanes, floods, or earthquakes. Time is critical in that effort, and so is coordinating across borders. We need to be sure we have the best possible ways to communicate with each other in order to help those who need it most.”
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