<p>V8 Supercars has adopted Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 software suite to replace its archaic on-premises productivity tools.</p><p>The company, which organises V8 Supercars races across the world, had been using Microsoft Exchange 2003 and Microsoft Office products hosted on its own servers, but it was evident that the old systems weren't up to scratch anymore. The infrastructure had been left to rot for a long time, causing delays and outages when staff were trying to email each other or access shared files, according to V8 Supercars director of finance and IT Peter Trimble.</p><p>"As the guy at the end of the day where the buck stopped on systems performance, I felt ashamed with the time I was causing our people to waste, and level of ineffectiveness on regular occasions that actually impacted their jobs," he told ZDNet.</p><p>Trimble called in IT consultancy firm Synapse to look into the issue, and it came back with a recommendation to migrate to Office 365. The suite includes Microsoft Exchange, Lynch, SharePoint, and Office Web Apps.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/au/v8-supercar-races-off-with-microsoft-office-365-7000013568/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://topnews.ae/content/215591-v8-supercars-adopts-microsoft-s-office-365-software">V8 Supercars Adopts Microsoft&#039;s Office 365 Software</a> (TopNews Arab Emirates)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dg5K1ebhFr5IhvM1_kYx1eNv4UntM&ned=us">21 additional articles.</a></p>