CASE STUDY
WE STARTED TO SEE AN INCREASE IN
TARGETED THREATS SUCH AS SPEAR-
PHISHING AND WHALING, SO WE
NEEDED TO URGENTLY IMPLEMENT
ADVANCED SECURITY SOLUTIONS TO
KEEP THIS DATA SAFE.
Benefits
Mimecast’s technology gave Growthpoint
a single point of control over its email
communications that integrated easily into
its new IT setup.
“On an operational level, the cost
savings were immediate from licensing
and infrastructure costs, to a reduction
in bandwidth costs,” explained Davis.
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Growthpoint gained a comprehensive
business continuity infrastructure, which
was put to good use straight away during
the unbundling.
“We all know that any email system will
fail at some stage, whether as a result of
software error, hardware failure, human error
or a possible cyberattack,” Davis said. “We
were immediately able to plan and protect
our email services appropriately. This helped
us avoid the costs and risks that usually stem
from email failure.”
Growthpoint’s complex migration to its
own new system meant that it tested the
Mimecast solution to its limits. Now, if it
ever faces a possible outage or disaster,
it will have complete access to both new
and archived emails. The organisation has
experienced major cost and time savings.
The archive’s e-discovery capabilities have
allowed employees to locate historical emails
which have served as evidence in a number
of legal matters.
“Having access to every single email ever
sent or received saved us from paying
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