The benefits of upgrading to Notes and Domino 8.5 have never been more clear. Since it's release this year, Applicable have been delivering upgrades to new and existing customers all over the UK, the US and Australia. This is undoubtedly the fastest ever uptake of a new release of Notes and Domino since Applicable was founded a decade ago. Customers upgraded this year include:
- Virgin Money - a leading provider of personal finance.
- CPA Global - one of the world's top intellectual property specialists
- NHS Department (Bio Products Laboratory)
- Toyoda Gosei Europe - a global leader in automotive manufacturing products
- Spanline - Australia's largest provider of home additions
- ICRT - An association of 40 consumer associations
- Bristan, one of the UK's largest suppliers of bathroom supplies
- Redler - A leading UK manufacturer of bulk materials handling machinery
The single most significant business driver for these projects has been to save storage and backup costs. Domino Attachment Object Store (DAOS), new in Notes and Domino 8.5 manages a shared repository of document attachments on disk, saving significant disk space and reducing I/O and time to compact, among other benefits. DAOS reduces or eliminates duplicate attached files within a single Notes Storage Facility (NSF) file or across multiple NSF files on the same server.
The other key benefit that has driven customers to upgrade is the Sametime Sidebar integrated into the Notes 8.5 client. Now that instant messaging and presence awareness is effectively free for Notes users, this feature has driven many customers to upgrade their Domino estates in order to take advantage closer collaboration between their users.