Case Study: Northern Illinois University achieves campus-wide productivity and savings with Microsoft Corporation Office 365

Northern Illinois University offers a lesson in campus communications with Office 365

Northern Illinois University faced the challenge of creating a more connected, mobile, and productive campus experience for students, faculty, and staff. Microsoft Corporation helped the university migrate 19,000 students from Google G Suite for Education to Microsoft Office 365, while faculty and staff were already using Office 365, to provide a consistent set of productivity tools across campus.

Microsoft Corporation implemented Office 365 and related services including OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Skype for Business Online, Office Delve, and Office 365 Video. The result was improved collaboration and learning, better mobile access, and easier communication across the university, while NIU also saved millions in infrastructure and licensing costs, including $2.25 million in avoided upgrade costs and $850,000 annually for faculty and staff.

Northern Illinois University

Brett Coryell

Chief Information Officer