Case Study: Greater Anglia reduces Microsoft 365 storage costs and strengthens governance with AvePoint

Greater Anglia cuts Microsoft 365 storage by 1.7TB with AvePoint

Greater Anglia, a UK rail operator, faced a significant challenge when it was required to transition to public ownership within six months. This shift introduced stringent Freedom of Information requirements and heightened regulatory scrutiny. With its Microsoft 365 environment approaching storage limits and data governance unclear, the lean IT team needed to rapidly gain visibility, control storage overage costs, and prepare its data estate for public ownership without disrupting services. To meet this urgent timeline, Greater Anglia partnered with AvePoint and its Confidence Platform.

AvePoint provided a solution that enabled Greater Anglia's business teams to classify and manage their own data while IT maintained oversight. The implementation resulted in substantial storage optimization, cutting millions of files from OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams. By archiving, deleting, and cleaning up file versions, AvePoint helped the organization save approximately $30,000 annually on storage costs and established a scalable governance model, strengthening security and preparing the foundation for future AI initiatives.

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