IT Strategy22 July 2026

Slow internet, remote sites and unreliable WAN: where OpenText GroupWise still earns its place

For most SMEs with reliable UK broadband, cloud email is the right answer in 2026. For SMEs with branch sites on poor links, sites that genuinely go offline, or sites whose connectivity is operationally critical, on-premise email — and GroupWise in particular — keeps doing the job that it was always best at.

Cyber Security18 July 2026

Data residency by design: when on-premise email is still the right answer for UK SMEs

UK data residency is no longer a niche requirement. Public-sector suppliers, legal practices, health-adjacent businesses and any SME whose customers ask for it now have a real preference for email that sits inside their own datacentre. OpenText GroupWise is one of a small number of platforms that delivers that intrinsically, without a bolt-on.

IT Strategy14 July 2026

Why a predictable total cost of ownership still beats per-seat cloud email for some SMEs

Cloud email is sold on the basis of moving opex from capex and shifting cost from fixed to variable. For many SMEs that promise has held up. For a meaningful group it has not — and GroupWise on-premise is one of the few platforms where the total cost really does behave predictably over a five-year horizon.

IT Strategy11 July 2026

Keeping OpenText GroupWise healthy: upgrades, security and the long-term plan most SMEs do not have

If you have decided to keep GroupWise — for sound operational, financial or compliance reasons — it still has to be looked after on a disciplined cadence to stay supported, secure and recoverable. Here is the lifecycle plan we recommend, including the LTS-versus-quarterly decision and the people-and-process work around it.

Microsoft 365 & Windows9 July 2026

Migrating from OpenText GroupWise to Microsoft 365 without losing your history

Migrations from GroupWise to Microsoft 365 are well-understood now: the tooling has matured, the pitfalls are documented, and the rough timeline is predictable. Here is what actually happens, what usually goes wrong, and how to plan a project that does not lose your mail history, calendar data or shared folders.

Microsoft 365 & Windows22 June 2026

OpenText GroupWise vs Microsoft 365: an honest comparison for UK SMEs weighing a move

GroupWise and Microsoft 365 are both mature email and calendaring platforms that have been in market for decades. The case for moving to Microsoft 365 has got steadily stronger, but there are still a handful of scenarios where GroupWise is the right answer. Here is an honest, practical comparison.

IT Strategy4 June 2026

OpenText GroupWise explained: what it is, where it came from, and why UK SMEs still run it

OpenText GroupWise has been "about to be retired" for at least a decade, and yet it keeps shipping quarterly releases. Here is what the platform actually is in 2026, how it ended up at OpenText, and why a meaningful number of UK SMEs still choose to keep it running.

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