Microsoft 365: 2-week Cloud Migration Assessment

A Strategic Service for Planning a Cloud Migration

What is Cloud Readiness Assessment?

Cloud Readiness Assessment is a strategic service designed to evaluate a company's current infrastructure, applications, business processes, and workflows to create a comprehensive plan for migrating to the cloud. This includes assessing how Microsoft OneDrive can streamline file storage and sharing, how Microsoft Teams can improve communication and collaboration, and how Microsoft SharePoint can be utilized for advanced document management and intranet services. The service helps companies understand the benefits, challenges, and costs of moving to the cloud and identify the best cloud solutions for their specific needs. For companies already in the cloud, this assessment helps them understand how to better leverage their investment and gain efficiency for their workforce.

Who should Cloud Readiness Assessment work?

This assessment is designed for small to medium businesses who want to strategically adopt Microsoft Cloud Services, including Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft SharePoint. Companies who have already deployed these services and are looking to drive employee adoption and higher return on investment can also benefit from this assessment.

How does Cloud Readiness Assessment work?

One or more Microsoft Certified IT Consultant(s) will guide your company through our proven process of strategically planning your cloud strategy.

Assessment activities include:

• Identifying Line of Business applications: how they function logically, who uses them, who supports them, and how they serve the business.
• Identifying current pain points and wish list items with existing technology, business processes, and workflows.
• Review on-premises systems that may be impacted by moving to the cloud.
• Review existing cloud services.
• Gather existing licensing information.
• Reviewing business strategic plan for any changes that should be considered.
• Interview business stakeholders to understand business processes and workflows that interact with existing technology.
• Identify Disaster Recovery Plan, Recovery Point Objectives, and Recovery Time Objectives.
• Determine current and future needs for remote workforce.

Deliverables include:

• Create and present strategy and recommendations to migrate known systems, processes, and workflows to cloud solutions.
• Create and present consulting plan for upgrading or replacing known systems that will not move to the cloud seamlessly.

What are the benefits of Cloud Readiness Assessment?

Cloud Readiness Assessment provides the following benefits for companies:

• Aligns business goals and technology needs with the best cloud solutions.
• Provides a clear roadmap and timeline for cloud migration.
• Reduces the risks and costs of cloud migration by identifying potential issues and solutions beforehand.
• Enables a smooth and seamless transition to the cloud with minimal disruption to business operations.
• Enhances the performance, security, scalability, and reliability of technology systems in the cloud.
• Enables new opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and efficiency in the cloud.

Why choose Cloud Readiness Assessment?

Cloud Readiness Assessment is a perfect fit for small to medium sized business who want to:

• better understand the costs associated with a cloud migration effort.
• better integrate technology within an existing or brand-new Microsoft ecosystem.
• create more flexibility for a hybrid workforce.
• create a better collaboration space for your employees.
• eliminate the costs and support of traditional onsite IT infrastructure.
• leverage the expertise and experience of Microsoft certified cloud consultants.
• utilize the best practices and tools of Microsoft cloud technologies.