Learning Through Landscapes

Name: Rowena Burt - IT Officer

Organisation: Learning through Landscapes - Learning through Landscapes helps schools and early years settings make the most of their outdoor spaces for play and learning.

Number of Users: 40+

"We knew about Horizon Computer Solutions (HCS) from a member of staff who had worked with them in the past, and following a meeting with their Managing Director, Paul Sturges, we decided in April 2008 to move to the Workplacelive system. We shut down our existing service on the Friday Morning, and by Monday morning we had access to all our e-mail and documents, soon followed by our Databases and bespoke software. We were given clear, concise advice throughout, and the team were always happy to discuss our needs.

Since moving over to the service, we’ve found the Support staff helpful and friendly. Calls into the Helpdesk are always answered promptly – even before 9:00am, and most issues we raise are resolved within a few hours.

Workplacelive is very easy to use. We can now share documents, images and our databases with all our offices. This means that everyone can share the contacts they have with the schools we work with. We’ve also found that Workplacelive is more reliable than our previous, internal network which was coming to the end of its life. It was difficult for the other offices to access our network on a regular basis; being able to share everything across the organisation has been a huge advantage.

Moving to Workplacelive has made a huge difference in our ability to share information easily throughout the whole organisation, it has also allowed staff to work from home and still be able to access to the network and their email, and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to others!"