We have recently upgraded Tyrrells Wood golf club’s server to Microsoft Small business server 2008.  This means they can now take advantage of some of the many features that Microsoft have included.

Initially it has enabled us to remove the separate Mail-Server that they had in place.  SBS included exchange server so it means we are comfortably running it all on the same box.  It also means that they can take advantage of better “out of office” auto responders and SPAM filtering.

SBS 2008 includes features such as shared calendars, tasks and shared contacts.  This means that they can create a staff holiday calendar and also a staff rota system.  Now everybody at the club who uses MS Outlook can see exactly who is in and when they are on duty.

Contact details for customers or suppliers can now be stored centrally so that every member of staff has got access to the same contact database.  This makes the whole club more efficient and allows it to act more like a business.

We are also due to configure Sharepoint which we hope to use as a intranet system allow the club to keep better control over some of there internal procedures including holiday requests, sickness reports and purchase orders.

Imagination are also developing a series of forms that will be used to manage events and functions at the club.  All of these can be stored centrally so that every member of staff has access to them and the built in version control means the club can manage any changes to event details.

“This is a major step forward for us and I am confident that we will see a distinct improvement to the service that we offer, the efficiency of the club and almost directly an increase in income” – Luke Edgcumbe (General Manager)