Since launching its new system in Amazon VPC, LIONSGATE has slashed IT demands in multiple ways. Fuchs explains: “In leveraging AWS for our SharePoint deployment, we decreased our implementation time by eliminating the steps of purchasing and installing additional servers and storage. We have also optimized uptime while reducing the burden that would have been placed on our data center and technical support staff had we gone with an on-premises deployment.”

By offloading infrastructure management to Datapipe, the LIONSGATE SharePoint team can focus on delivering tangible value to the business by using SharePoint 2010 to build new sites and applications.

With its SharePoint system in place, LIONSGATE is exploring the possibility of incorporating AWS into upcoming business continuity and disaster recovery planning. Fuchs reports, “AWS will continue to have a place in our IT roadmap, because it is easy to use, cost-effective, scalable, and reliable. Our positive experience with AWS and its growing ecosystem of solutions and services has us looking for new ways to leverage what AWS has to offer.”