Cloud Strategy and Readiness
Cloud Strategy and Readiness
Let us guide you on your journey to the cloud and beyond
We make sure to define a solid foundation by ensuring that your organisation is cloud compatible, whether you’re already embracing the cloud or looking to adopt the cloud or wondering what the cloud can do for you or having a bumpy ride on the cloud, we are here to help
Reasons why some organisations have not been successful at adopting the cloud
lack understanding of cloud security and compliance
lack clearly identified business objectives for transitioning to the cloud
lack a roadmap or planning for transitioning to the cloud
...It's not all doomed for failure. Organisation who have successfully embraced the cloud are reaping the benefits
Our expertise
We have extensive experience and knowledge of helping clients to successfully adopt the Microsoft cloud. Irrespective of the size and complexity of your organisation, we will assist and guide you through the process. Our expert team can help you define your business preparedness plan, define your information governance, information architecture and information security for Microsoft 365 and Azure, which is vital to your organization's cloud strategy.
We will show you, in a concise and perceptible way, whether and how you can benefit from the Microsoft 365 platform and what specific challenges your business may face in the process of implementation and subsequent migration to the cloud. Additional requirements related to the integration of cloud services in terms of data residency, data protection legislation and other relevant industry regulations will be considered and discussed with you.
Health checks / Readiness Assessments
Whether you're an organisation who is already embracing the cloud or looking to adopt the cloud. Our Cloud Readiness assessments, we'll observe and evaluate fundamental organisational, procedural and technical circumstances for your organisation.
Our assessments starts from a free no-obligation, commitment-free consultation with one of our expert readiness team members. We will answer any questions you may have and inform you of the best approach and suggested next steps for you to embrace your cloud platform. We'd love to talk to you to discuss how we can potentially help.
Adoption and Business Change
We'll help you to maximise your investment in Microsoft 365. Your workforce is a primary enabler for your organisation to realise the benefits from Microsoft 365. We'll work with you to create and implement a business change strategy that works specifically tailored for your organisation.
Our unique personas, workforce centric methodologies infused with Prosci methodologies have allowed us to successfully support organisations rolling out Microsoft 365. Our products such as Virtual Academy and Reflekt have shown to increase end-user adoption and end-user satisfaction.
Our Cloud Readiness Offerings
Let us guide you on the journey to the cloud. Whether you are a business already on the cloud or an organisation looking to adopt the cloud. We make it easy, quick and manageable to sort through all the jargon and focus on what if organisations needs are being met and how to specifically target what your organisation requires to take it to the next level
- Free no-obligation phone call, or if you're in London, pop into our office for some coffee (...and maybe a few biscuits)
- Whether you're already on your cloud journey, starting your cloud journey or having a bumpy ride, we're here to help
Our cloud readiness experts will work with you to understand your organisation’s requirements from Information architecture, Information governance and Information security. Our cloud readiness assessment will detail the necessary steps required for you to adopt the cloud successfully and realise the benefits of the cloud
- We'll work with your stakeholders to understand your organisation's requirements
- Whether you're already on your cloud journey, starting your cloud journey or having a bumpy ride, we're here to help
- We'll provide you with options and details of the recommended next steps
Security and compliance in any organisation is a vital factor in how their data and files are protected. Cloud security and more specific compliance needs are becoming more concurrent to the market. We provide you with a complete assessment of what your organisation needs for its security and compliance needs. We will capture your organisation’s security and compliance requirements such as your usage scenarios, your risk appetitie and your organisation’s devices to recommended a high-level security and compliance roadmap.
- Analysis of your existing Office 365 and Azure configuration, if applicable
- Overview of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSS) recommendations
- Review of your InfoSec policies
- Analysis of your user access scenarios, device access scenarios, organisational risk appetite
- Azure AD Conditional Access design and implement
- Microsoft Intune MDM
- Microsoft Intune App Protection (BYO)
- Unified Sensitivity labelling
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
As essential and the most overlooked aspect when delivering solutions across the organisation. We recognise that driving adoption comes from the understanding of the organisational business challenges and addressing these with the most appropriate technology. Ensuring that users across the organisation understand the benefits and embrace the technology is key to a successful roll-out.
- Prosci® certified will work with you to assess your organisational requirements
- Persona driven methodologies capturing motivations, preferences, biases, needs, wants, desires
Security & Compliance
Security and Compliance
Manage cybersecurity and compliance effectively across your evolving digital landscape
We understand the importance cyber, regulatory, operational, and financial threats to your organisation. Our accredited security specialists remove the complexities of securing your cloud platform and ensuring that you have the right level of controls based upon your organisational requirements, maturity and culture.
Securing your investment on the Microsoft Cloud
An exponential increase in the number of connected devices albeit corporate or personal, remote workers and a cultural shift in the security ecosystem that may not be widely understood or recognised by your workforce, may potentially put your organisation at risk. Who, what and how can devices, users, partners, vendors access your environments. Security is not just risk management or an IT issue, but instead a core business enabler
Increase in the number of threats on Microsoft 365 over the last two years
Increase in the amount of files deemed sensitive data stored on the Microsoft Cloud (Year-on-Year)
Increase in sharing sensitive data with an open, publicly accessible link over the past two years
Compliance and beyond
In the cloud era, the challenge is not only protecting this sensitive information against internal and external threats, but also retaining the same compliance policy enforcement that enterprises have for on-premises applications. With just a few clicks, an employee can share an entire folder containing sensitive data with another user within the company (or outside the company) in violation of a compliance regulations
80%
Unclassified data
Corporate data that is “dark” – it is not classified, protected or governed
53%
Insider threat
Organisations that have experienced insider attacks in the last 12 months
200+
Regulatory
Updates per day from over 1000 regulatory bodies worldwide
Our Cloud Security and Compliance Offerings
We’ll love to discuss how we can help you with securing your investment on the cloud. We make it easy, quick and manageable to sort through all the jargon and focus on what if organisations needs are being met and how to specifically target what your organisation requires to take it to the next level
- Free no-obligation phone call, or if you're in London, pop into our office for some coffee (...and maybe a few biscuits)
- Whether you're already on your cloud journey, starting your cloud journey or having a bumpy ride, we're here to help
Security and compliance in any organisation are vital factors in how their data and files are protected. Cloud security and more specific compliance needs are becoming more concurrent to the market. We provide you with a complete assessment of what your organisation needs for its security and compliance needs. We will capture your organisation’s security and compliance requirements such as your usage scenarios, your risk appetite and your organisation’s devices to recommend a high-level security and compliance roadmap.
- Analysis of your existing Office 365 and Azure configuration, if applicable
- Overview of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSS) and HMG Cyber Security recommendations
- Review of your InfoSec policies
- Analysis of your user access scenarios, device access scenarios, organisational risk appetite
- Azure AD Conditional Access design and implement
- Microsoft Intune MDM
- Microsoft Intune App Protection (BYO)
- Unified Sensitivity labeling
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP)