Watershed Consulting staff members work mainly from home-based offices and so there was a difficulty in sharing documents and working with each other. Added to this, there was a lack of security. The business is all about recruitment and it was necessary to have complete security when working with a person's curriculum vitae.
Solution
"It was suggested to us that Office 365 would be the answer," said Carole Craggs, MD of Watershed Consulting. "We have quite a small staff complement of about 11 people, so Microsoft Office 365 for Small Business and Professionals was ideal for us."
The central share, previously located at the head office, was moved into the Office 365 Cloud, which allows staff members to search and pull up any documentation they need for their work.
The company found the installation very simple and there were no problems.
"Staff members have been using Microsoft Office for many years, so it was a very simple transition for them, because it is still Office with all the programs they know," continued Craggs.
Benefits
Staff members have been using Office 365 since the beginning of the year and have had no glitches, either with implementation, or with everyday usage.
"Because we were an early adopter, we are using it free of charge at the present time, but we believe that, even with time, it will be more economical, and a more formal system will be implemented," concluded Craggs.
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