Case Study: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company drives innovation and collaboration with Microsoft Office 365

Goodyear uses Microsoft 365 to drive innovation for maximum business impact

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a global tire manufacturer, faced the challenge of uniting its 66,000 geographically dispersed associates to foster innovation and improve productivity. The company needed a modern, stable, and secure platform to replace its legacy systems like Lotus Notes and enable better collaboration across its global workforce. To address this, the company partnered with Microsoft Corporation to implement its cloud-based solution, Microsoft Office 365.

Microsoft provided a suite of services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Skype for Business, and Yammer, which Goodyear deployed to 32,000 users. The solution streamlined communication, enhanced mobile productivity with tools like OneDrive for Business, and created dynamic collaborative spaces. As a result, Microsoft's solution sped up the exchange of ideas, fostered a more open and efficient work environment, and directly supported the faster development of new products and services for Goodyear.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Jennie Bledso

Global Director of Internal Communications