Barclays implements Microsoft Teams as a collaboration platform

This solution is being installed worldwide in the banking entity with the aim of optimizing the communication and collaboration solutions existing on the network..

Barclays Bank has implemented Microsoft Teams as a collaboration platform for more than 120.000 users in key locations around the world.

According to the agreement, The financial institution is optimizing its existing communication and collaboration solutions with Teams, replacing several point solutions that were previously used across the enterprise. This represents one of the largest implementations of Teams in the financial services industry..

The objective sought is to improve retention capabilities, Search and data retrieval available in Microsoft Purview to meet Barclays needs.

“Modern technology is essential to enable our employees to provide the highest level of service to our customers in a sustainable way”, explica Craig Bright, Barclays global CIO. “Microsoft Teams provides us with a collaboration platform that helps us connect our partners and improve our business capabilities”.

With its sights set on providing its employees with a comprehensive collaboration platform that allows teams to interact and work together in a dynamic and modern way, Barclays intended to deliver a robust Teams experience.

It has implemented this Microsoft solution worldwide in a few months and the impact has been instantaneous. It has allowed for greater collaboration and better communication between teams, while reducing email traffic to get things done more efficiently.

“During the last two years, Digital collaboration has become fundamental to the way work is done. Barclays is leading the way for the global financial services industry, providing your employees with modern communication and collaboration tools that allow them to connect seamlessly”, Affirma Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of Microsoft Experiences and Devices.