| | June 20179CIOReviewplatform had to not only improve productivity and collaboration but also enable colleagues to enhance client interaction with deeper insights through analytics and interactive dashboards. We quickly determined that existing solutions deployed were either too fragmented and could not adequately scale or the capabilities were not robust enough to meet our need. This ultimately led to the decision to deploy Office 365 E5 across the enterprise. The Microsoft Office 365 cloud provided scalability, security and a platform to bring a fragmented environment together into to a single experience that could grow at the pace of the organization required. The capabilities within the E5 bundle not only provided the collaboration experience we needed to share knowledge and expertise quickly and easily, it also provided a simple and integrated communications platform that could change the way we interacted with clients and colleagues. Finally, with technologies such as SharePoint and PowerBi we could present data and insights to both stakeholders and client faster and easier than ever before. Now, 18 months later, the benefits of the investment in Office 365 have come firmly into focus. Having lived through the excitement and challenges of large-scale integration and transformation, the aggressive objectives we set for ourselves are being realized. The new capabilities have changed the way many in the organization work, collaborate and interact. In addition, operational efficiencies have exceeded initial projections providing more value than originally forecast. The focus has now shifted to looking for more innovative ways we can use this investment to solve business challenges and find opportunities to enhance revenue within the firm. Microsoft gave us the platform to build a robust foundation for growth with an evolving set of capabilities that will provide Cushman & Wakefield a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The Microsoft Office 365 cloud provided scalability, security and a platform to bring a fragmented environment together into to a single experience
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