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Proof of Concept. The Office 365 Proof of Concept Answers Your Questions . What’s the benefit of moving to 365 ?. What considerations need to be taken for migration ?. What role does IT management have in Office 365 ?. How secure is Office 365? Is the network ready ?.
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The Office 365 Proof of Concept Answers Your Questions What’s the benefit of moving to 365? What considerations need to be taken for migration? What role does IT management have in Office 365? How secure is Office 365? Is the network ready?
The Office 365 Proof of Concept Answers Your Questions • The Office 365 Proof of Concept offers an opportunity to understand Microsoft’s cloud visionand the benefits Office 365 has to offer to IT.
Office 365 Proof of Concept Outline Engagement Cloud Principles Alignment Plan Hands On Assessment of Office 365 Next Steps Focus Conduct Office 365 Technical Briefing Conduct Solution Alignment Workshop Perform Migration Due Diligence Provision Office 365 Tenant Activities • Experience Alignment Reports Results 3 Day Engagement Funding
What to Expect: Cloud PrinciplesConfidence through understanding Conduct Technical Briefing 1 Provision Office 365 Tenant 2 • Understand cloud principles & infrastructure • Provide overview of Office 365 services, capabilities and constraints • Understand the migration life cycle • Determine whether Office 365 is a fit based on business needs • Determine technical issues to explore in the Solution Alignment Workshop • Provision tenant for Office 365 120-day extended trial • Load sample Office 365 demo content • Receive guidance on how to use within your organization to make the business case to management for Office 365 migration Extended Trial Details This PoC engagement includes a special promotional code for a 120-day extended Office 365 trial with 25 licenses.
What to Expect: Office 365 Alignment IndexAssess alignment and then risk and remediation to the Office 365 Services 3 4 Perform Migration Due Diligence Conduct Solution Alignment Workshop • Explore technical capabilities and limitations of Office 365 • Explain technical alignment and fit with Office 365 service policies, capabilities, and capacities • Determine solution fit by identifying gaps between customer and Office 365 service • Uncover issues needing further exploration • Explore possible solutions to address remaining gaps • Provide a documented plan to resolve outstanding issues • Determine Risk Index by current state assessment, targeting various points and interfaces with Office 365. • Identify pre-migration work. • Calculate a “Migration Risk Index” (MRI). The MRI helps both the customer, partners and Microsoft understand a customer’s ability to onboard to Office 365. • Identify any gaps that may exist between the Office 365 services and current state as well as requirements. • Prioritize remediation tasks that the customer may need to address prior to ramping up migration.
Office Alignment Index: Results and Next Steps Solution Alignment Index (SAI) Alignment between the customer’s business & technical needs & Office 365 Migration Risk Index (MRI) Risk index indicating ability to provision service, achieve migration velocity & complete migration project in a reasonable timeframe SAI Office Alignment Index MRI • Results: OAI score from 1 to 4 (poor to excellent) • Next steps: Score Directs Actions: Remediation, Solutions, Migration Options
Office 365 Proof of Concept and What it’s Not • Technical training for 365 • The PoC is not a deep-dive Office 365 technical training • Hybrid deployment • The PoC will not set up a hybrid deployment between Office 365 tenant and on-premises implementations of different workloads • Connected to customer infrastructure • The PoC provides an extended trial experience in the cloud only and does not connect to customers’ infrastructure for integration • Production deployment • This engagement is intended for delivery in a trial domain with a recommendation that a new tenant be provisioned after ordering Office 365
Details to Get Started – Using Software Assurance Benefits • Microsoft provides Deployment Planning days under Software Assurance (SA) benefits • Office 365 PoC can utilize 3 days of SA benefits. • Check your available days under SA benefits. If needed, convert your training days available by following the instructions in this guide. • To utilize the benefit • Create and assign a voucher to DDPS to put everything in motion. • Reserve the voucher for delivery through a Partner. 1Allocate 2Assess • For a successful engagement, make time for the Partner-delivered pre-engagement survey and environment review. • Allocate budget for project out-of-pocket costs. • Confirm project schedule with Partner. • For best results: • Complete all pre-engagement questionnaires/surveys. • Assure correct roles understand the nature of the engagement and plan to attend. 3Schedule
Details for Getting Started – Using Jumpstart Funds • Microsoft provides funding through the Jumpstart Program. • Ask your partner to complete a Statement Of Work, and then submit nomination for funding and obtain approval. • Partner will confirm approval/denial of Jumpstart funding for the project. • Based on approval/denial, determine any out-of-pocket costs and then initiate engagement. 1Allocate 2Assess • For a successful engagement, make time for the Partner-delivered pre-engagement survey and environment review. • Allocate budget for project out-of-pocket costs. • Confirm project schedule with Partner. • For best results: • Complete all pre-engagement questionnaires/surveys. • Assure correct roles understand the nature of the engagement and plan to attend. 3Schedule
Contact Atidan for special Office 365 PoC offer details: office365@atidan.comDavid J. Rosenthal, President+1-215-825-5045 x5001