See also: Premier Foods CIO Profile Grocery foods and bread manufacturer Premier Foods has migrated its office apps to Google Apps for Business, making a 50 per cent saving on operational costs. The company, which owns the Branston, Hovis and Oxo brands will be using Google Docs, Gmail, Calendar, Google Talk and Google Drive. Speaking to CIO UK, Premier Foods Group IS and Change Director Mark Vickery explained that the move was intended to free up staffing and investment resources from operational tasks so that they could be devoted to more strategic products. “This move is in line with other programmes of change and simplification to our IT infrastructure,” he said. “It is complementary to similar activities around our core SAP ERP system.” Although the migration to cloud-based Google apps and the associated pay-per-use pricing model has a cost benefit to the company, Vickery maintained the biggest advantage the move gave the company was the ability to extend business systems to remote and mobile staff. “It’s much more about mobilising the company in terms of collaboration and moving into new areas of how we all work together,” he said. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe