Case Study: Edmund Carr achieves secure cloud email migration with Cloud Direct and Microsoft Office 365

Office 365 migration Edmund Carr’s story

The customer, Edmund Carr, a chartered accountancy firm, sought to modernize its technology to improve security, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. Their challenges included protecting sensitive client data from cyber-threats, enabling employee mobility during business growth, and moving from a capital expenditure to an operational expenditure model. They engaged the vendor, Cloud Direct, to migrate their email system to Microsoft Office 365 Exchange Online.

Cloud Direct seamlessly migrated Edmund Carr's emails, contacts, and calendars to the cloud with minimal disruption. The solution provided enhanced security with Microsoft's accredited data centers, enabled staff to work from anywhere on multiple devices, and delivered significant cost savings, saving the firm "thousands of pounds." The result was a more cohesive, flexible, and secure work environment, with employees experiencing no difference after the cutover. Cloud Direct's ongoing support and the platform's reliability gave the firm confidence for its future cloud plans.

Edmund Carr

Stewart Martin

Partner and IT Specialist