Microsoft CSP Licensing
It's not rocket science, but it does require a desire to help a small business get the most out of their technology investment rather than a conscious effort to try to "sell more stuff." That desire can only come from understanding what it's like to be a small business. Cloud611 is a small business so we understand.
Our Approach
Analyze Usage
First, we review the current usage of your end users and map out the "to-be" state.
Determine Subscription
Next. we look at the various combination of licenses to determine the best mix.
Govern Cost
Then we monitor your usage to see if adjustments need to be made to save cost.
Technology Implementation
Whether it's migrating mailboxes from Gmail, Exchange, or other email systems to Exchange Online in Office 365, or fully utilizing the capabilities of SharePoint Online for intranets, or implementing mobile device management (MDM) to support your Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stategy, or even deploying Windows 10 to standardize your operating system, we can help!
Training and Adoption
We have a number of different ways to get your team quickly adopt the productivity and collaboration tools that come with Office 365. We are certified Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) facilitators and we use the same approach from our For Dummies books to make it easier for end users to undestand new technologies.
200%
Employees work on nearly 2x the number of teams than they did 5 years ago
41%
41% employees say mobile business apps are changing the way they work
25%
Information overload wastes 25% of employee time, costing U.S. business $997B each year
Ripley Managed Services
We found the cost of the support plans from other IT service providers to be challenging for small business. To address this challenge, we developed a managed services model called Ripley Managed Services broken down into three tiers: Essentials, Advanced, and Premium. Each tier is designed to meet our customers where they are at with built-in flexibility for growth.
Top Three Cloud Challenges for SMBs
There is no question that all roads lead to the cloud for SMBs, bet it an all-cloud or a hybrid cloud strategy. Today, however, SMBs are facing three key challenges which slows down their cloud journey.
- Skills and experience gap. Internal IT staff cannot keep up with rapid changes in cloud innovation. Hiring dedicated cloud resources is expensive and the market is competitive.
- Lack of operational readiness. Running IT operations in the cloud requires a whole new way of thinking. Securely managing access, deployment, and monitoring or performance and availability requires a paradigm shift.
- Cost allocation and optimization. Controlling cloud spend and visibility to cloud consumption is not a simple task. Regardless of the cloud provider, cloud billings are confusing. Optimizing costs requires deep technical expertise.
Cloud611 has built our Ripley Managed Services offering to address the challenges SMBs face today. We understand that each SMB is different so we created a tiered offering to meet the needs of our customers.