Office 365 Deployment Planning Service

Getting the best, most reliable results from your cloud infrastructure and productivity solution starts with a solid, clear and in-depth plan and a smooth migration path.  Our team of cloud solutions professionals understand every aspect of Microsoft's cloud offerings and the effort that it takes for organizations to succseefully transition from their current solutions to Microsoft's — from planning to project management, installation, testing, training and implementation.

Our 3 or 10 day planning services engagements result in providing you with a complete, easy-to-implement cloud migration and management plan or the fees are waived.

If your organization currently has Software Assurance, you may be eligible to take advantage of the Software Assurance Planning Sersvices benefit.  District Computers is enrolled as an official Microsoft Cloud Deployment Partner and is registered to deliver Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS) and Lync and Exchange Deployment Planning Services (L&EDPS) currently.  Our strategic partners also offer SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS).

$1200.00 ($400 recurring quarterly option)

The quality, performance and security of your on-premises network will directly affect your Office 365 experience.  We can identify weaknesses and the performance and security of your environment often can be vastly improved with our technology audits. Working together with your in-house teams, we analyze your IT infrastructure in order to identify vulnerabilities. Then we set priorities that match your personnel and budget requirements to improve your network to make sure it's ready to help you deliver a great cloud experience to your users.

We offer recurreng quarterly assessments for a reduced fee to keep you informed about changes in your environment and for auditing and/or compliance sake.

$2000.00 (or $175/hour)

This engagement helps clients envision an Office 365 solution. The benefit to the you is an opportunity to work with District Compuers to discover how Office 365’s capabilities can help you achieve your business objectives. The outcome is a recommended approach to deployment with clearly defined next steps.

• Planning workshop to understand project objectives, challenges and success criteria of Office 365 project
• Setup of a ‘Getting Started’ environment to help end users familiarize themselves with the Office 365 environment
• Technical workshops or labs to address specific environment concerns

At the end of the engagement, you will be provided with an Office 365 preliminary deployment plan with recommendations.

$5000.00 (or $175/hour)

The 10-day engagement includes the outcomes of the 3-day engagement and helps you envision, plan and get started with Office 365 in your environment. The benefit to you is a deeper understanding of how Office 365 maps to your business priorities, access to technical expertise, recommended guidance and certified, experienced Office 365 solution professionals. This results in easier transition, amplified user engagement, reduced project risk and faster time to value.

• Detailed planning workshop to understand project objectives, timelines, current environment and technical requirements
• Setup of a ‘Getting Started’ environment to help end users familiarize themselves with the Office 365 environment
• Technical assessment of current environment using planning tools and remediation checks
• Technical workshops and custom configurations to address specific environment concerns
• Configuration of deployment training labs

At the end of the engagement, you will be provided an Office 365 detailed deployment plan.