Case Study: Windows 8
Sector: ICT Services
Getronics enjoys higher productivity and increased mobility with Windows 8
Locations: Belgium
Profile: Getronics is an ICT services group consisting of the Getronics and Connectis brands and is owned by the AURELIUS Group, a holding company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Getronics has approzimately 4,000 employees in 13 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, and has a complete portfolio of integrated ICT services for the large enterprise and public sector markets.
Challenge: As provider of ICT services and a Microsoft Gold Partner, Getronics always aims to build up practical experience of each technology before offering it to its customers
Solution: Getronics joined the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program, which involved deploying the beta releases of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 in its production environment. Some 350 laptops, desktop PC's and tablet computers of Getronics' employees, spread across nine different countries were migrated to Windows 8.
"GETRONICS BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE HUGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS CUSTOMERS WITH MOBILE WORKERS AND TASK WORKERS. THAT'S WHY WE STARTED TO BUILD WINDOWS 8 APP IN-HOUSE, INCLUDING AN INTERNAL SOCIAL MEDIA TOOL, ENGINNER APPLICATION AND MEETING ROOM RESERVATION."
Nico Sienaert,
Sr. Infrastructure Consultant,
Getronics
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