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Microsoft Software Assurance BenefitsPlanning and Design Services

Microsoft Planning Benefits

Planning Services are available to all Software Assurance (SA) entitled customers based on their license type and spend. This encompasses customers with Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement Subscription, Select SAM (Software Assurance Membership) and Open Value or Open Value Subscription (with SA) Enrolments.

As an SA customer, you receive a set number of Planning Services days based on your license agreements at no additional cost. These can be used for on-site deployment planning engagements, which range from 1 to 15 days in length and are accessed via a straightforward voucher creation and redemption process.

Why Use Planning Services?

Planning Services benefit SA customers by facilitating deployment and infrastructure optimisation projects that will help improve your IT infrastructure and enhance your business.

Qualified Ultima specialists will work on-site to provide in-depth planning assistance and help you evaluate how best to deploy Microsoft solutions on premise, in the cloud or via a hybrid environment. These flexible services will help you streamline deployments, with customised plans tailored to the needs of your organisation.

Improve the efficiency of your IT staff, augmenting them with expert advice from skilled Ultima technical consultants

Learn how Microsoft products and services fit within your environment through in-depth technology discussions and product demos

Understand and experience the value of your chosen solution through virtual lab sessions or proof of concept (PoC) demonstrations

Build a customised deployment plan based on an assessment of your IT environment, workforce needs and business requirements

Incorporate Microsoft best practices to lower the risk, cost and complexity of your deployments

“Your software lifecycle is a continuous process of deciding which technologies to use, planning and deploying those technologies, and ensuring adoption. The sooner you deploy, the faster you can realise productivity gains, increased security and other benefits that will provide your business with a competitive edge.” Dave Rogers - Pre-Sales Director, Ultima

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Ultima’s Microsoft Planning Services

Planning Services can include demonstrations, infrastructure assessment activities and extensive discussions to help you evaluate how Microsoft products and services can support your organisation, while addressing key implementation questions and concerns.

Regardless of your chosen service, we will work with you to establish specific components based on your needs. Longer engagements allow for a deeper look at a specific technology, provide more in-depth analysis and deployment planning, and in some cases additional assessment and deliverables.

Public Cloud, Microsoft Azure Deployment Planning Services (AZDPS)

Activating Microsoft Azure Storage Migrate Applications to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services Enterprise Mobility and Security Identity and Access Management Enterprise Mobility and Security Identity Driven Security Enterprise Mobility and Security Information Protection Implementing Operations Management Suite Enterprise Mobility and Security Managed Mobile Productivity Implementing Develop & Test Scenarios with Microsoft Azure VMs

Understand what Azure can do for your business and identify projects that are best suited for this public cloud offering. Extend your on premise applications to the public cloud to help reduce IT complexity and costs.

Private Cloud, Management and Virtualization Deployment Planning Services (PVDPS)

Upgrading to Windows Server Migrating to Hyper-V from VMware Accelerating Management and Virtualisation Deployment

Provides the fundamental analysis, business case, process and technical procedures that you need to optimise your data centre.

Take advantage of infrastructure solutions based on Windows Server, System Center and Hyper-V, and help reduce data centre costs, increase business agility and provide improved control over your physical, virtual, and hybrid infrastructure.

Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS)

Office 365 FastTrack Planning Windows and Office Deployment Planning Mobile Productivity Deployment PlanningWindows and Office Enterprise Planning Proof of ConceptWindows Enterprise Mobility Proof of Concept

Plan a successful deployment of Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus, Office Professional Plus, and the Windows operating system.

Discover how activating Office applications on employees’ mobile devices will deliver productivity benefits to your business.

Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Planning Services (S&EDPS)

Office 365 FastTrack PlanningExchange Deployment Planning

Helps your organiastion evaluate and plan your Microsoft Exchange implementation - whether on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment.

Evaluate Microsoft’s latest security and encryption features by focusing on Exchange Online Protection and Data Loss Prevention to help ensure your sensitive email and data are secure with Microsoft cloud-based protection services.