Apparel sales are booming in India, and one of the biggest growth factors is the influence of Western wear. Clifton Trends, a manufacturer of “Indo-western” casual attire, was riding the crest of this trend—but without a reliable data access and collaboration system. It turned to Bharti Airtel to implement Microsoft Office 365. The resulting increase in productivity has saved time and costs and sped sales—equipping the company to make the most of growing opportunities.

The Bengaluru International Airport, operated by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is known for its quality and efficiency. It deploys the latest technology and encourages employees to use state-of-the-art devices on the field. In order to achieve this, it needs to ensure the seamless integration of all devices, irrespective of the form factor, with its applications. BIAL has therefore upgraded its operating system (OS) to Windows 8 Enterprise. The new OS works well on touch and non-touch devices, and helps increase productivity by 10 percent. BIAL has also created a Windows 8 B2C application that provides up-to-date information on flights and other services, such as parking and retail facilities at the airport. Available on the Windows Store, the application is a boon to passengers and helps them with their travel plans.

Taylor Shellfish Farms is the largest producer of oysters, clams, and other shellfish food products in North America. As the company expanded, it found that it needed an ERP system robust enough to consolidate data streams from their offices around the globe. At the same time, the system needed to be nimble to track with the contantly fluctuating price of shellfish and adapt to the challenges of working with live animals, and flexible enough to accommodate local regulations. Having already standardized on an all-Microsoft IT platform, Taylor Shellfish Farms found that Microsoft Dynamics AX gave them the robust ERP system they needed.

In 2008, Oklahoma City began building an NBA franchise from the ground up. To generate and maintain fan loyalty, the Oklahoma City Thunder strove to create an experience that went beyond just having a great basketball team. The team deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM to help personalize the fan experience and manage all aspects of guest satisfaction. This focus has paid off. According to the team’s Net Promoter Score (NPS), a system that helps businesses measure customer satisfaction, the Thunder has an NPS of 91.2 percent — more than twice as high as the NBA average. “Microsoft in general is the pinnacle of the software world,” says Scott Loft, Vice President, Ticket Sales, Retention and Database Operations for the Thunder. Describing the team’s CRM solution, Loft adds, “We just felt that over time we would be able to customize it and make it into the solution that we needed.”

By upgrading to Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V for datacentre virtualization, implementing a collaboration platform with SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Lync and System Center they achieved new economies in process automation and management, enabled new avenues for advanced business communication mobility and business efficiency while reducing their deployment and on-going operating costs.

UK-based winter sports retailer Snow+Rock Group wanted to replace its physical communications infrastructure with a cloud-based solution to reduce operational risk and save time and money. It chose Microsoft Exchange Online, the email component of Microsoft Office 365, and migrated the system in three phases for 300 users. The cloud-based system is ensuring business continuity, avoiding external consultancy costs, and giving the IT Director peace of mind.

JJ Food Service is one company that never sleeps. Running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, JJ Food Service distributes food to thousands of customers across the United Kingdom, ranging from restaurants and grocers to schools and football clubs. In this tireless environment, efficiency is everything, and the company will seize any advantage to control its costs, maintain its competitive edge, and drive effective growth. To that end, JJ Food Service decided in 2004 to deploy Microsoft Dynamics AX. Since then, the company has expanded the deployment to cover all aspects of its business. Says Mushtaque Ahmed, Chief Operations Officer at JJ Food Service, “Microsoft Dynamics AX handles our procurement, our sales cycle, our warehouse and inventory management, our financial ledger, our human resources—everything.”

Using the standard connector between Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and Microsoft AX, Dunlop Protective Footwear is able exchange data between the two systems to improve their business practices. The scalability and flexibility of Dynamics CRM Online helps Dunlop move quickly into new markets around the globe and provides a consistent user experience. Now they can also promote innovation throughout their company by being able to listen and capture feedback from their customers.

Getting customers to produce their own T-shirt designs proved hugely popular for online retailer, GantiBaju, but website and server administration devoured staff time and was costly. To reduce these, the firm redeployed gantibaju.com from onsite Ubuntu Linux servers to Windows Server, and hosted it in the cloud. Time spent maintaining the website fell by 75%, while site performance markedly improved. With staff investing more time in new site features, GantiBaju is quickly expanding, locally and abroad.

FLO Wine is a division of FLO Brands, a lifestyle company created by Marcus Johnson, a jazz musician who has released 15 CDs. The company produces a Chardonnay and a Red Blend, and is expanding its product line. As a virtual company, FLO Wine wanted a cost-effective and efficient productivity solution that featured a shared calendar. In January 2012, FLO Wine hired C3 Integrated Solutions to implement Microsoft Office 365. Since implementing Office 365, the company has improved collaboration, reduced IT concerns, and increased sales.