EDF Energy

EDF Energy, created from the merger of London Electricity and Seeboard Group of companies, is one of the largest energy companies in the UK. Based in London with operations across the country, EDF Energy employs 11,300 people. More than a quarter of the UK population depends on EDF Energy for electricity. When EDF Energy found that 50 percent of its total storage capacity was taken up by personal archiving files, the IT department looked to email archiving for a solution. The energy conglomerate chose Autonomy ZANTAZ Enterprise Archive Solution (EAS) for Exchange because of its high performance and superior storage and compliance capabilities. With the Autonomy ZANTAZ EAS installation, EDF Energy met both its operational and compliance needs. Personal archive files were eliminated, with email storage reduced from 4TB to 1TB, directly saving the company $200,000 in disk space expansion. End user productivity and access to information was greatly improved, with the introduction of full text searching and the elimination of corruption-prone PST files. IT productivity also benefited from the solution, with backup times reduced by more than 30%. ZANTAZ's solution ensures the company's ongoing compliance with the regulations of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM).