Case Study: Bidvest Steiner achieves 50% reduction in Exchange data footprint with Mimecast UEM

Steiner cuts Exchange data footprint by 50% with Mimecast UEM

Bidvest Steiner, a South African workplace hygiene solutions provider and subsidiary of the Bidvest Group, relied on Microsoft Exchange but faced governance and operational risks from distributed, on-device .pst archiving. The company needed a reliable, auditable email retention and continuity solution to protect sensitive customer data, improve mobile access, and meet corporate compliance requirements.

Steiner implemented Mimecast’s Unified Email Management (UEM) cloud platform, tightly integrated with Exchange and Active Directory, providing centralized archiving, continuity and security managed from a single console. The rollout was rapid and supported by strong after‑sales service, and delivered measurable benefits: a 50% reduction in Exchange data footprint, roughly 50% more usable life from their Exchange environment, simplified policy enforcement, reduced IT overhead, and improved uptime and compliance.

Bidvest Steiner

Jan Thuynsma

Group IT Manager