ES Global Solutions
Modernising a global events company for a borderless world
🏢 Industry
Major events and Construction
👥 Company size
200+ employees
📍 Location
London / Global offices
⚙️ Services Provided
Advisory & Consulting
Cyber Security & Resilience
Cloud & Modern Workplace
Managed IT Services & IT Support
The Challenge
ES Global is one of the world’s leading event companies, operating across multiple continents with project teams that are constantly on the move. But behind the scenes, the technology holding it all together was starting to show its age.
The business had grown faster than its infrastructure. Teams were spread across the globe but relying on a fragile patchwork of legacy systems, an ageing on-premise Exchange email server, siloed file storage split across Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer and LeapFile, and an outdated VOIP setup that couldn’t keep pace with the demands of a modern, distributed workforce. Collaboration was difficult, resilience was low, and the risk of something failing at a critical moment was growing.
It was clear that ES Global needed more than a quick fix, they needed a wholesale rethink of their technology foundation.
The Solution
We’ve worked with ES Global since 2013, and over that time we’ve helped transform every layer of their technology stack into a cohesive, cloud-first environment built around Microsoft 365.
The first priority was email. We migrated the business from their legacy on-premise Exchange server to Microsoft Exchange Online, giving every user a reliable, accessible inbox no matter where in the world they were working. Next came file storage, we consolidated data from across multiple platforms into SharePoint Online, giving global project teams a single, secure place to store, share and collaborate on documents in real time.
Communications followed. We replaced the existing VOIP and SIP trunking setup with Microsoft Teams Phone, paired with Logitech video conferencing hardware, delivering a unified communications experience that works seamlessly whether a team member is in the office, on site or on the other side of the world.
Over the years, we have provided ES Global with a fully managed IT Service Desk, as well as ongoing managed services covering cloud backup, endpoint security and network and infrastructure management. We have supported their leadership team with IT strategy, digital transformation planning, vendor management and project management, acting as a long-term technology partner rather than just a supplier.
Key deliverables:
- Migration from on-premise Exchange to Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
- Consolidation of all file storage into SharePoint Online
- Migration from legacy VOIP/SIP to Microsoft Teams Phone and Logitech video conferencing
- Global IT Service Desk support
- Managed Cloud Backup, Endpoint Security, Network and Infrastructure management
- Ongoing IT Strategy and Advisory services
The Results
Over a decade of partnership, ES Global’s technology has been completely transformed. What was once a fragile, legacy-dependent infrastructure is now a resilient, modern cloud platform that supports a global workforce without missing a beat.
Single, unified Microsoft 365 environment enabling seamless global collaboration
Fragmented file storage consolidated into one central SharePoint Online hub
Legacy VOIP replaced with a modern, fully integrated communications platform
24/7 resilience through managed cloud backup and endpoint security across all locations
A trusted IT partner for over a decade, from day-to-day support to long-term strategy
Web hosting, domain and SSL certificate management delivered throughout the engagement
“
We’ve worked with Cloudforce for over a decade, and they’ve been instrumental in transforming how our global teams operate. Moving everything to Microsoft 365 was a significant undertaking for a business of our scale and complexity, but they managed the entire process with minimal disruption to our operations. Today our teams can collaborate seamlessly from anywhere in the world, that’s made a real difference to how we deliver projects. Having a partner who understands our business as well as our technology makes all the difference.
”
Jo Roblin, Office Manager and IT Support — ES Global
Sound familiar?
If you’re facing similar challenges, we’d love to have a conversation. No jargon, no pressure.
Existing customer?
Our helpdesk is open Monday to Friday, 8am–5:30pm.
Excludes bank holidays.
Call us on 000 000 0000