Why MedRecruit chose Office 365
Why MedRecruit leapt at the chance to get on board with Microsoft's latest cloud offering.
Queenstown-based medical recruitment company MedRecruit is all about offering doctors a work-life balance and the chance to see the world while working. With 20 staff spread across Australasia, and a network of international contacts, MedRecruit needs low-maintenance and highly flexible IT systems that “just work”.
As a company in growth mode, first-rate international collaboration was becoming increasingly important. For MedRecruit, no matter where in the world a MedRecruit staff member or customer happens to be, the smooth running of business processes and uninterrupted communications are a must. And as a small business with huge reach and big aspirations, Office 365 perfectly fitted MedRecruit’s brief.
As very early adopters of Office 365, MedRecruit founder, Sam Hazeldine, is already counting the benefits Office 365 is bringing.
“We needed a platform that didn’t require us to run our own servers, something low maintenance and 100% reliable that we didn’t have to think about. Our email is critical to the operation of our business. If it goes down, business stops, we can’t access our records and there are all sorts of things that can’t proceed. Before Office 365, these downtimes were time-consuming for us, and an inefficient use of our resources. We wanted to get rid of the overhead and time wastage that was causing strain on our processes,” he says.
Having the latest communication and collaboration technologies on hand is proving a boon for business, too.
“We’re already fully utilising our solution amongst our Australasian operation,” Sam continues, “and we’re looking at various other international opportunities, so having a robust communication platform is critical for us; it’s a support mechanism for our international expansion plans. Communication amongst our team is super important and now we can support our team no matter where they are. Through Office 365 we’re able to talk to and message each other, which allows us to stay in touch with what’s happening in both countries. This improved communication definitely gives us a competitive advantage.”
Office 365’s benefits lie in the numerous simple things that make working life easier, Sam points out. “There are so many little things that help improve efficiencies and are absolutely useful, like instead of walking down the hall – or calling someone overseas – to see if someone is free, you can check their calendar online, and see their availability via ‘presence',” he says.
Microsoft’s latest cloud offering brings together online versions of its best communications and collaboration tools.
With a range of packages catering for all business scenarios – from small business to enterprise level solutions – and with pricing plans starting at less than $10 per person per month, there are a number of reasons to sit up and take notice of Office 365.
Why consider Office 365?
Work from anywhere, at any time, on virtually any device.
Gone are the traditional ‘four walls’ of the office. Work how you want, where you want.
Spend less on IT, and know exactly what you’re spending.
Save your IT budget for the big projects. With Office 365 you pay only for the services you need.
Take organisational collaboration to new heights.
Conduct online meetings with colleagues and customers, making the most of the latest audio, video and screen sharing technologies. Share your calendar; important business information and documents; create sites for collaboration.
Free up your IT resources.
Office 365 fully manages and supports its offerings, providing 24/7 IT-level phone support.
Stay online and stay protected.
99.9% uptime guaranteed, the latest virus and spam protection, and geographically-distributed data centres with backup and disaster recovery.
What does Office 365 include?
It’s not one size fits all – there are multiple plans available to fit different company needs, including: Microsoft Office Web Apps or Microsoft Office Professional Plus, Microsoft Lync Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online.