Case Study: Smithfield Foods achieves unified global collaboration and significant cost savings with Microsoft Azure

Smithfield - Customer Case Study

Smithfield Foods, a US$15 billion global meat producer with about 48,000 employees, faced collaboration and IT fragmentation after rapid growth and acquisitions. Disconnected systems across operating companies made scheduling, file sharing, and knowledge sharing difficult, hindering the company’s goal to operate as “One Smithfield.”

Smithfield standardized on Microsoft Office 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Skype for Business, and related Azure and management services) to create a single global address list, corporate intranet, and unified productivity tools. The move improved teamwork—especially via video and instant messaging—sped up eDiscovery and compliance, increased mobility and security, and cut hard costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars annually while fostering a more cohesive, efficient global organization.

Smithfield Foods

Julia Anderson

Global Chief Information Officer