Bell Publishing Ltd
Modernising the foundations – helping a specialist publisher transition to the cloud
🏢 Industry
Publishing
👥 Company size
22 employees
📍 Location
Kent
⚙️ Services Provided
Advisory & Consulting
Cyber Security & Resilience
Cloud & Modern Workplace
Managed IT Services & IT Support
The Challenge
Bell Publishing is a specialist publishing company that had found itself increasingly held back by an ageing on-premise server infrastructure and a technology setup that was struggling to keep pace with the demands of a modern, fast-moving business.
With no clear IT strategy in place and limited room to grow, the risks were mounting, poor resilience, restricted collaboration and a legacy stack that was one failure away from causing serious disruption. They needed a trusted partner to take stock of where they were, plan a way forward and execute it properly.
The Solution
We were brought in to assess the existing environment and build a practical modernisation plan. The centrepiece was a migration of core functionality away from their legacy on-premise server and Exchange setup to Microsoft 365, giving the team a reliable, cloud-based platform for email, collaboration and file management, accessible from anywhere.
Alongside the core migration, we helped advise on their domain, hosting and Adestra email marketing platform, ensuring continuity across all their digital touchpoints. We’ve also provided IT Service Desk support across both Mac and Windows devices, network, printers and infrastructure.
Key deliverables:
- Migration from legacy on-premise Exchange to Microsoft 365
- Domain, hosting and Adestra email marketing platform support
- Ad-hoc IT Service Desk support across Mac and Windows
- Ad-hoc Network, Printer and Infrastructure management
- IT Strategy and digital transformation advisory
The Results
Bell Publishing now operates on a modern, stable and flexible platform – freeing the team to focus on what they do best rather than managing the limitations of outdated technology.
Legacy on-premise infrastructure replaced with a resilient Microsoft 365 cloud environment
Improved collaboration and file accessibility across the team
Reliable, responsive IT support covering the full range of Mac and Windows devices
Streamlined domain, hosting and email marketing platform advice
A scalable foundation with the headroom to grow without IT becoming a bottleneck
Expert IT advice and ad-hoc support on demand, without the cost of an in-house IT team
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Our old IT setup had been holding us back for a long time, unreliable, outdated and with nobody really driving things forward. Cloudforce gave us a clear plan and got us moved over to Microsoft 365 without any major disruption. The difference in day-to-day reliability has been significant, and having a team we can call on for support across both our Macs and PCs has made life a lot easier.
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Neil McRitchie, Publishing Director – Bell Publishing Ltd
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