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Draper Tools

Draper Tools takes advantage of Anti-virus and Microsoft 365, all within a single-provider IT solution.

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About Draper Tools

Draper Tools is an independent family business with over a century of success. Manufactured to international standards of quality and safety, you can assuredly rely on their products.

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The challenge

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Draper Tools had already used us for their connectivity services since 2013 and approached us to provide a quote for the renewal of their Microsoft 365 licences.

They were also interested in reviewing their anti-virus software, as world events meant their existing virus protection now posed a potential security risk.

However, Draper Tools was using different providers for their Microsoft 365 licensing and anti-virus software and was keen to consolidate their business communications with one provider. That's where we stepped in.

The solution

To kick things off, we took advantage of the Microsoft licensing price freeze at the time to offer a considerably discounted rate for more than 300 licences, with no increase in subscription fees for the first 12 months.

With the Enterprise E3 plan, programmes such as Word, Excel and Outlook are available for installation on up to five devices per licence, including tablets and mobile phones. This allowed for easy access to the entire Office suite both in the office and on the go.

This plan also offers 1TB of online data storage per user via Microsoft OneDrive. On top of that, with access to Sharepoint, Draper Tools can create a user-friendly intranet site for use between teams with easily customisable security set-ups. And, like all the Microsoft 365 applications, these can be accessed anytime, from anywhere.

For virus protection, we recommended the Sophos Intercept X Advanced solution for their 319 users. Draper Tools benefits from the Sophos Managed Detection and Response Service (MDR), allowing them to carry on with their day-to-day business activities knowing their IT systems are protected. The Sophos MDR utilises advanced artificial intelligence to monitor the Draper Tools network 24/7, identifying and dispatching threats before they have a chance to attack, even when the particular type of malware identified hasn’t been seen before. Additionally, ransomware blocking and measures to prevent exploit techniques all contribute to peace of mind for the business.

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The results

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Draper Tools continues to enjoy the convenience of being able to access all their familiar office applications, all in one cloud-based location.

However, now, the business benefits from having all their connectivity, Microsoft 365 licensing and anti-virus software from a single provider, one that they are used to working with. Plus, should they have any issues, Draper Tools can contact our support desk for a prompt response!

“Draper Tools has been in partnership with you for a number of years now, and it made perfect sense to harmonise solutions under one roof. You were the natural choice due to your excellent customer focus. From speaking to account managers to the support team, you approach everything in a clear and concise way. I have already recommended you to another business locally. I very much look forward to working with the team on future projects.”

Keith Normington

IT Infrastructure Manager

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