​Vanderlande wanted to achieve a single uniform image throughout the company, which was a real challenge as the business needed to migrate 2,100 mailboxes within a relatively short period of time. The project began by analysing the previous environment and drawing up a requirements document for the Exchange environment.

Roll out of the migration took around three months and was carried out in phases, including a pilot test within the IT department. The rest of the company was then migrated gradually without a problem.

Avanade ensured that management personnel received in-depth training on how to maintain Microsoft Exchange and Outlook. In addition to this solution, other Microsoft solutions such as Office Communicator and Live Meeting were rolled out.

​Vanderlande’s objectives – simplify and centralise the IT environment, reduce costs and  optimise processes – were achieved in full and within the project time frame.

Vanderlande has enjoyed the collaboration with Avanade. Willem van der Craats, ICT Manager at Vanderlande, praises the knowledge and expertise of the team that carried out the migration. “They are great people to work with – customer focused and professional."