Case Study: Owens-Illinois boosts collaboration and manufacturing efficiency with Microsoft Azure and Office 365

Owens-Illinois - Customer Case Study

Owens‑Illinois (O‑I), a leading global glass container manufacturer with about 27,000 employees and 79 factories, needed to move from a decentralized, regional model to a single, collaborative global enterprise. The company sought a secure, modern way to standardize manufacturing best practices, protect intellectual property, and connect executives, engineers and frontline workers so they could improve quality, innovation, and customer engagement.

O‑I replaced its on‑premises systems with Microsoft Office 365—including OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Teams, Skype for Business, Azure Rights Management and Advanced Threat Protection—enabling anywhere access, real‑time teamwork (Surface Hub) and rights‑managed content. Results include migrating 16 TB to OneDrive (9,000 users), 1 million+ Skype minutes, 400 PSTN conference lines, stronger protection for leaders and IP, standardized Manufacturing Fundamentals across plants, faster product development and a cultural shift that empowers employees at all levels.

Owens-Illinois

Rodney Masney

Vice President, Technology Service Delivery