Case Study: University of Texas at Arlington streamlines collaboration and cuts costs with Microsoft Teams

A university's journey from many tools to a single collaboration platform

The University of Texas at Arlington faced a challenge with an inefficient and costly collection of disparate communication tools like Zoom and Slack. This fragmented ecosystem slowed down collaboration and was difficult for their IT department to support, creating frustration and technology fatigue among faculty and staff who were resistant to further change.

By implementing Microsoft’s collaboration platform, Microsoft Teams, the university consolidated its tools into a single, integrated solution. Microsoft's product provided a hub for chat, video meetings, and file co-authoring, which was quickly adopted across the campus. The solution from Microsoft significantly improved efficiency, reduced IT costs, increased security, and provided a seamless experience that accelerated research and improved campus-wide collaboration.

The University of Texas at Arlington

Jeff Neyland

Chief Information Officer