Health and Social Work
Microtrading have work with a number of organisations operating in the Health and Social Work sector for a number of years. As a structured industry, Microtrading understand the problems and constraints that affect companies within this area. With the use of our latest systems, software and solutions, we have helped improve a number of customers in this sector.
Products and Services
The Health and Social Work sector requires a whole host of complex IT systems in order to withstand the number functions which are required to be carried out. Microtrading can assist with the selection, installation, maintenance and upgrades which your company may require. We can provide you with the end to end solutions for all of your IT needs.
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Case Study - Hosted Exchange
Customer Profile - Real Fostering
Real Fostering is an independent fostering provider which recruits, supports and manages foster carers. With a dedicated company ethos of family, family, family, they are a child centred service which delivers quality family placement to children and young people. Through satisfying their personal, health and social needs, Real Fostering ensures that any child or young person is successfully placed within an appropriate family environment.
Business Challenge
Real Fostering operate with a number of different foster carers and regional councils both from in-office and off-site. The ability to communicate with them was therefore of paramount importance to the company and the continuity of their business. Previously, Real Fostering had been using POP3 e-mail accounts provided by their ISP but with an on-going growth of the company, containing their own e-mail exchange server at their offices was not appropriate and they therefore needed a solution which would provide all the e-mail server benefits. This includes company alias' e-mails, increased mailbox space and shared contacts, calendars and tasks but without the relative initial capital expenditure involved with implementing an e-mail server.
Business Solution
Microtrading were tasked with implementing an e-mail solution which would meet the needs of Real Fostering allowing them to gain all the positives of having an e-mail server without running the hardware on-premise. Microtrading's E-mail Hosted Exchange provided a cost effective solution ensuring they could readily access their e-mails from anywhere. With company alias' providing a professional company image, shared calendars, contacts and tasks options, an award winning anti-spam software and a dedicated off-site Exchange server ensuring at least 99.9% up time, rolled into a cost effective price, Real Fostering can be sure that access to their e-mails would be immediately available allowing them to communicate whenever or wherever they needed to.
Key Benefits
- Reduced IT Infrastructure costs
- Huge 25GB per Mailbox
- Instant Scalability
- Exchange 2010
- Rapid Deployment
- Company e-mail alias'
- Better internal communication and collaboration
The Results - Kate Davies - Director
"We decided to implement a Hosted Exchange solution after consultation with Microtrading. It provided us with the mobility needed to access our business e-mails anywhere, anytime and book calendar appointments via both PC and iPhone. Using shared calendars, we are fully updated on each others locations and as a company who are not always situated in-office, this is of great benefit.
The solution was ready to use extremely quickly and with e-mail playing an important role within the company, the consistent uptime has provided real business continuity. At just £7 per mailbox per month, Hosted Exchange is a great cost effective solution and thanks to Microtrading's IT knowledge and expertise, we have been extremely happy with the results."
To find out how your company could benefit from Microtrading's Hosted Exchange solution, call us today on 0121 784 0077 or click here and we will call you back.


