Johannesburg, 04 Mar 2013
Mimecast, the leading supplier of cloud-based e-mail archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange, has implemented its Unified Email Management solution at specialist recruitment company, Landelahni Group.
As an organisation that relies on e-mail communications to track business progress, e-mail archiving and data availability is a vital contributor towards the continued success of Landelahni Group. The company also needed to maintain an untarnished record of business in progress conducted via e-mail.
In early 2011, internal IT management identified shortcomings within the group's on-premise Microsoft Exchange 2003 based e-mail infrastructure.
Furthermore, connectivity challenges at Landelahni's head offices in Johannesburg had led to critical communication outages.
"We experienced a loss of connectivity due to cable theft. Prior to our agreement with Mimecast, we would have been left without e-mail services, but due to Mimecast's UEM cloud-based delivery model, we were able to continue functioning as usual," says Tony Boshoff, Facilities and Information Technology Executive at Landelahni Group.
Although Landelahni initially sought out an on-premises solution to these challenges, it soon became clear that a cloud-based approach would be the more favourable choice.
Mimecast's UEM platform allowed Landelahni to continue utilising its Microsoft Exchange 2003 platform for internal and external communications, while archiving information within Mimecast's data hosting locations.
It also afforded it the capability to search and recall legacy communications. Mimecast UEM also guaranteed the "chain of custody" of Landelahni's e-mail messages and attachments to ensure the quality of data.
"Mimecast's ability to perform quality audit searches across all legacy e-mails has proven to be invaluable. This enabled us to determine an exact history of all e-mail communications that had taken place between all parties in the negotiations," adds Boshoff.
Mimecast's Unified Email Management solution and after-sales technical support proved to be helpful for Landelahni.
"We are thoroughly impressed with both the solution and how the Mimecast team has conducted itself. Landelahni Group's electronic communications are more robust than ever before," concludes Boshoff.
For an exclusive view of the Landelahni Group case study, contact marketing@mimecast.co.za.
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