Case Study: University of Calgary achieves stronger email security and streamlined communication with Microsoft Corporation Office 365

University moves to cloud-based email to boost security and improve communication

The University of Calgary needed to replace three separate email systems, including two on-premises platforms, to reduce costs, improve reliability, and strengthen security for students, faculty, and staff. The university chose Microsoft Corporation’s Office 365, including Exchange Online, as a single cloud-based email and productivity platform.

Microsoft Corporation helped the University of Calgary migrate and recover email during a major malware attack, using dial tone recovery and a cloud-based Azure solution to restore access fast. The team moved more than 9,000 accounts in 36 hours and 20 terabytes of data in 48 hours, achieving a 100% success rate. Since then, the university has reported a 96.8% adoption rate, lower IT costs, freed-up data-center space, and better anytime, anywhere access to email and collaboration tools.

University of Calgary

Jerome Beaudoin

Chief Information Officer