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UK cruise holiday retailer migrates email services to the cloud with Ancoris

UK cruise holiday retailer migrates email services to the cloud with Ancoris

 

Ancoris, a specialist provider of cloud computing and enterprise security solutions, has successfully migrated UK based cruise holiday retailer Gill’s Cruise Centre to Google Apps for Business.

 

The migration moved over 250 staff located throughout the UK to the Google messaging and collaboration platform to improve communication and offer scalability as the cruise retailer grows.

 

The migration was driven by a 100% increase in turnover at Gill’s Cruise Centre during the past 18 months. The growth of the business prompted the need for improved email scalability and flexibility, as well as the ability for staff to work from any location, at any time.

 

Google Apps for Business offers Gill’s Cruise staff the ability to instantly share calendars and to synchronise email information, contacts and calendars across any device. A central company address book was also implemented to improve internal communication throughout the organisation.

 

Streamlining costs and operations

 

Ceri Evans, IT and facilities manager at Gill's Cruise Centre, commented: “Google Apps for Business offers us financial benefits, such as no up-front costs and predictable pricing as the service works on a pay-per-user basis. The Google infrastructure means everything is based off-site, which improves email security and provides an added disaster recovery benefit, as should anything happen staff can work effectively from any location at any time.”

 

Evans continued: “We also have immediate scalability, allowing us to adjust our email service when needed. The entire service is backed up by an outstanding service level agreement and excellent on-demand support from Ancoris, should we need it.”

 

David McLeman, Ancoris managing director, added: “The transition of people and technology for Gill’s Cruise Centre was achieved in less than a day and will deliver financial benefits and innovation for many years to come.”