27 Jan 2012

Konica Minolta goes to the cloud with Google

Posted by iwgcr

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. As PrinterComparison reports, Konica Minolta Goes to the Clouds with Google.

They chose to do the migration of more than 7,000 of its U.S.-based employees to Google Apps Premier Edition, a Web-based messaging and collaboration suite from the popular search engine provider. We can learn on GoogleEnterprise that Konica Minolta‘s main goals from the outset were to:

  • Better meet our user requirements, especially regarding ease of use and collaboration
  • Simplify IT management
  • More easily integrate acquisitions

Nelson Lin, CIO and VP of information technology services at Konica Minolta said:

We chose to move our communications platform to the cloud in order to more easily support our entire workforce, including our large group of mobile users, while introducing new collaboration tools faster than ever before. We anticipate a significant return on our investment in both cost savings and increased innovation

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