1. Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)
Microsoft Partner
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)
Opening new possibilities for collaboration
Hamburg Port Authority boosts employee mobility with cloud-based solution
Results
Manage operations across a vast port territory, HPA needed to improve employee productivity by adopting more modern devices with access to Microsoft Office tools.
Worked with Blue Communications Software to adopt Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus
Supports anywhere access with Windows 8 touch-enabled devices
Enables mobility strategy
Reduces deployment hours by 75 percent
Reduces business disruption
Improves emergency response
Transform
Customer: Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)
Partner: Blue Communications Software
City: Hamburg, Germany
Organization Profile
Located in the city of Hamburg, Germany, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) manages all infrastructure operations in the Port of Hamburg, the second-largest port in Europe.
Summary
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is in charge of managing the largest port in Germany, and second largest in Europe. HPA wanted to take advantage of new devices and form factors to boost employee mobility and remove issues that could impede the effectiveness of employees working outside of the office. HPA chose to upgrade to Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus to provide employees the ability to be productive on virtually any device from anywhere in the port. In addition, by taking advantage of the new deployment capabilities in Office 365 ProPlus, the IT staff was able to mitigate the risk of compatibility issues disrupting the business and reduce the time administrators spent managing the Office deployment by 75 percent.
Technology:
Microsoft Office 365
“We are excited to explore the possibilities of moving to Office 365 as part of our strategy to improve communications and collaboration.”
— Dr. Sebastian Saxe, Chief Information Officer, Hamburg Port Authority