Case Study: Kcell cuts costs and boosts mobility with Microsoft Azure and Office 365

Kazakhstan telecom company “proves the future” of the cloud

Kazakhstan telecommunications operator KCell, a Microsoft business partner, faced customer skepticism about the legal and security implications of moving to the cloud. To address these concerns and demonstrate the technology's viability, their B2B department needed to implement a solution that would prove the cloud was a secure and cost-effective path forward for their clients.

Microsoft implemented its Office 365 solution for KCell. The deployment, supported by Microsoft Premier Support, provided the B2B sales team with greater mailbox capacity, user mobility, and easier IT management. The measurable impact was significant, with KCell reporting that Office 365 is cutting costs by four to five times compared to their previous on-premises systems. Furthermore, the hands-on experience allowed KCell to effectively sell cloud services, and they unexpectedly began receiving customer calls asking for Office 365.

KCell

Darkhan Kashkinbayev

B2B Expert