Technology Magazine March 2018 | Page 174

KEY PARTNERS

“ Early in our planning , we realised that if we are going to transform our digital capabilities we would need a strong technology foundation . So the first thing we needed to address was our core Canadian network , and to do this we developed a strong partnership with Cisco .”
“ Cisco designed and built an intelligent state-of-the-art , leaf-andspine , software-defined network that provides us with secure access , increased responsiveness , robust stability and scalability . This now provides us with a clear competitive edge to support all of our digital aspirations .”
“ Partnering with Microsoft has provided our employees with the latest in office productivity and collaboration tools , such as Office 365 and the Azure cloud . We ’ re transforming our campuses through wireless access , enabling desktopto-desktop communication tools through Skype , and activating digital collaboration spaces equipped with Microsoft Surface Hubs .”
“ Supporting employee mobility and enhanced connectivity gives us the freedom to work where , when and how we want , increasing productivity and collaboration .”
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