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The Cloud Computing Transformation is Here. Are You Ready?
There is a lot of commotion around cloud computing these days, and many organizations are trying to figure out what to do. The cloud has a plethora of benefits that should be considered, but is public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud/on-premise the right answer for your organization? Do you need business productivity solutions in the cloud or a cloud platform in which you can develop your own custom applications, or both? Ensynch can help you make sense of all the rhetoric and get down to reality to meet your business needs today and in the future.

Why Cloud?
It's no surprise to learn that IT infrastructure complexity is mounting. Yet many enterprises still spend as much of their IT budgets maintaining inflexible, siloed systems. To move forward, organizations are looking at the promise of cloud-based IT services to give them a competitive edge.

Key Benefits of the Cloud

• Overcome technology challenges faced by your business
• Reduce infrastructure and management costs and complexities
• Keep up with the consumerization of IT, where users are demanding their home technology experience at work
• Help find ways to harness the expertise of employees, maximize team relationships, and use information to drive both profit growth and reduced costs.
• Enable better mobile computing experience for end users and management by IT
• Support a multi-generational, diverse, and distributed workforce with distinct work styles

Start with Cloud Solutions that meets your Business Needs
You don't have to go 100% all-in with the cloud in one giant leap. Ensynch can help you design the right cloud solution for your needs by combining today's cloud offerings from leading providers like Microsoft, with your own current or expanded on-premise IT infrastructure.

You have the option to host several services – such as e-mail, contact- management and calendaring – in the cloud today with Office 365, and look at other solutions in the future. Whatever solution(s) you choose, Ensynch is ready to help with the transition to make it as seamless as possible. We can then help you build your Cloud Roadmap for the long haul.

Partner with Ensynch for your Cloud Transformation
As a preferred Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner, Ensynch will help you successfully plan and implement your cloud computing transformation. We have a unique approach to developing you cloud roadmap.

Ensynch Cloud Solutions Include:

Cloud Assessments Not sure where to start? We will walk you through the decision points that matter when trying to determine if a move to the Cloud is the right one. We assess IT Services vs. Applications and perform a comprehensive review of your current state

Microsoft Office 365 Migration and Implementation Services Exchange Online Migration and Implementation SharePoint Online Migration and Implementation Lync Online Migration and Implementation ADFS Single-Sign-On / SSO for Office 365

ADFS Identity Management Single-Sign-On (SSO) with any Cloud Application

Private Cloud Solutions

Windows Azure and SQL Azure Cloud Platform Migration and Implementation Services

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What is Cloud Computing? (Ensynch’s Cloud 101 Crash Course)

“The Cloud” or “Cloud Computing” was initially defined as anything you consume outside the firewall of your organization (anything available on the Internet).  In a nutshell, cloud computing is virtual servers available over the internet and not hosted internally by your organization’s servers.

With the buzz-word “Cloud” gaining in popularity, there are now multiple terms for cloud computing that stretch the definitions further, including a new form known as private cloud, which is actually hosted internally by your organization’s servers.

Overview of Cloud Computing Types:

PaaS – Platform as a Service

• Windows Azure and SQL Azure are Microsoft PaaS solutions that enable you to build, host and scale applications in Microsoft datacenters. They require no up-front expenses, no long term commitment, and enable you to pay only for the resources you use.

SaaS – Software as a Service is the most talked about form of cloud computing that delivers applications to thousands of customers using a multitenant architecture

• Microsoft Office 365 is, for the most part, a SaaS solution (Microsoft calls it a Productivity Cloud) that brings together cloud versions of Microsoft’s most trusted email, communication and collaboration software including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online, with their familiar Office Professional Plus desktop suite. Office 365 helps connect people in new ways. Users get all the productivity benefits of Microsoft Office along with the power of cloud services.

IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service refers to a combination of hosting, hardware, provisioning and basic services needed to do what you want. Where SaaS offers software as a service, and PaaS offers the ability to develop apps, IaaS doesn’t care about apps. IaaS provides you with the ability to scale easily, but also can provide you with a cost structure to pay only for what you use.

• Ensynch recommends addressing IaaS as part of a full cloud roadmap that addresses public and private cloud solutions, as well as management, and does not focus only on infrastructure and/or highly virtualized computing.

Private Cloud – Different from IaaS, Private cloud is not just highly virtualized computing, but is also highly automated, scalable/elastic, self service oriented and enables larger cost savings. Private cloud also helps enable readiness for public cloud solutions.

• With Microsoft's private cloud using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and System Center, you can build out a scalable and efficient private cloud infrastructure to transform the way you deliver IT services to your business.

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Microsoft Office 365- Product Overview

Microsoft Office 365 takes the industry's most recognized set of productivity and collaboration tools and delivers them as a subscription service. With Microsoft’s cloud services, your organization can lower overall costs and deliver the right set of tools for the right users, all with appropriate layers of security and compliance. And, Office 365 includes a financially-backed service level agreement, allowing you to feel confident that you chose the best cloud solution.

Anywhere Access

Work how you want, where you want
"Most people work from home or client locations. That is why have a cloud solution is so appealing. It reaches out to everyone and removes barriers.”

• Secure, single-sign-on access to email, documents, people, and meetings without VPN
• Access from Windows® Phone, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android
• Works on virtually any device with Internet Explorer®, Firefox, Safari, or Chrome

Security and Reliability

Stay online, Stay Protected
“Peace of mind is the biggest benefit for me. Knowing that someone else is taking care of everything is great.”

• 99.9 percent uptime Service Level Agreement with money back guarantee
• Latest defenses against viruses and spam
• Geographically-distributed data centers with backup and premier disaster recovery

IT Control and Management

Keep it in control
“Things are getting more complex. Without Office 365 we would need more people to understand it all.”

• 24/7 IT-level phone support
• Role-based access control to sensitive documents
• One easy-to-use and robust control panel for all of your online services

Value

Save your IT budget for the important projects
“The cost savings that we see from a cloud-based solution are reason enough to choose Office 365.”

• Predictable monthly costs
• No upfront infrastructure investments
• Pay for just the services you need

What's included in Office 365?

Office 365 is not a one-size-fits-all solution. There are multiple plans available to fit different company sizes and needs. Enterprise SKUs are a great fit for companies with more than 25 PCs, and include the following:

The world's leading productivity applications, giving you anywhere access from virtually any device. Best productivity experience and familiar interface Consistent formatting across your PC, Phone, Browser Edit documents at the same time with colleagues with IM and presence

Business-class email, calendar, and contacts. 25GB mailbox with voicemail and unified messaging Shared calendars, contacts, and tasks Mobile email for most mobile devices including Windows Phone, BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia

Connect with people in new ways, anytime, from virtually anywhere. PC-to-PC audio and video conferencing Click-to-communicate from Outlook®, team sites, and other Office Applications One-click to create online meetings with desktop sharing

Create sites to share documents and information with colleagues and customers. Team sites to keep track of documents and schedules Extranet for sharing large files with customers Offline access to documents using SharePoint® Workspace

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Office 365 Solutions from Ensynch

 

Let’s face it, moving to the cloud isn’t a quick or easy decision. You’ve got a lot to think about. What is it really going to cost? Will it allow your people to work how and where they want to work but still keep you in control? Is your data really going to be secure in the cloud?

Office 365 is a set of cloud-based services that bring together Office 2010 with sites to share documents, IM, web conferencing, and the power of Exchange Online, the industry’s leading business-class email with 25GB mailboxes and built-in layers of antivirus and anti-spam protection.

As a Microsoft Partner with multiple Gold Competencies, and a member of Microsoft’s exclusive Cloud Accelerate Program, Ensynch provides robust planning and migration services for organizations considering the move to Office 365 and Cloud based services.

Ensynch's Office 365 Solutions Include: Cloud Assessment
Not sure where to start? We will walk you through the decision points that matter when trying to determine if a move to the Cloud is the right one. We assess IT Services vs. Applications and perform a comprehensive review of your current state. We then provide a weighted analysis of on premise vs. hybrid vs. Cloud solutions.

ADFS Identity Federation w/Office 365
Your organization can be seamlessly integrated with the Office 365 platform to allow Single Sign On to the Cloud Services you have subscribed to. Our Identity Management experts have a wealth experience integrating our customer environments with the Microsoft Cloud.

Exchange Online Migration and Implementation
Leverage our experience and fixed fee approach to the migration of your messaging environment from on-premise into Office 365. We handle everything from account provisioning to mail routing to migration of data into Production. Our approach leverages Simple and/or Rich Coexistence to ensure zero downtime.

SharePoint Online Migration and Implementation
Extend your Cloud investment with a migration of your collaboration platform to SharePoint Online. Ensynch has experience migrating collaborative platforms into BPOS and now Office 365. We bring lessons learned from our SharePoint engagements like Taxonomy Governance and Workflow Customization.

Lync Online Implementation
Take advantage of Microsoft’s latest communications client and extend the reach of your organization across physical boundaries with integrated Voice and Video chat, Instant Messaging and Desktop/Screen sharing. Optionally, connect with your on-premise Voice solution to enable Lync based Enterprise Voice services.

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Cloud Computing FAQs and Risks to Address

Ensynch can help you address many of the frequently asked questions about the cloud, many of which are noted below. These risks and questions should be addressed early in the stages of your organization's cloud planning.

Cloud Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• How do we assure the cloud is secure?
• How can we build a private cloud before we are forced to the public cloud?
• Is Public cloud inevitable?
• How do we integrate with the public cloud?
• How can we deal with losses of control (consumerization of IT), while having to lower costs?
• How do we deal with the rise in mobile devices such as smartphones and ipads?
• How do we gain transportability in and out of the cloud?
• How do we decide what goes in the cloud and what does not?
• How do we educate people on the cloud?

Cloud Risks to Address

• The cloud can add complexity to the business when systems are not connected and different versions of "the truth" become a common occurrence in day-to-day business
• Because business users now have options outside of the IT department—Out in "The Cloud", organizations can end up with even more disconnected systems and information.
• If sprawl is allowed, the cloud can make it more difficult for front line workers to collaborate and gain access to opinions and information
• In larger organizations, shadow IT is being replaced by cloud solutions

Contact Ensynch's cloud experts today to address these items and start your cloud transformation.

Why Ensynch for Cloud Solutions?

As a Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner, we hold a special designation in the Microsoft Partner Network that highlights our cloud expertise. Our datacenter expertise enhances our cloud readiness further (Ensynch sold its managed service datacenter in 2008 to go “all-in” with Microsoft’s cloud vision). Additionally, Ensynch holds several Microsoft Gold Competencies in areas that are important to cloud solutions including Virtualization and Identity Management.

We have our own unique approach to helping you address the cloud, which includes assessing IT services and developing a cloud roadmap. We will walk you through the decision points that matter when trying to determine if a move to the Cloud is the right one. We assess IT Services vs. Applications and perform a comprehensive review of your current state. We then provide a weighted analysis of on premise vs. hybrid vs. Cloud solutions and create a roadmap that meets your business needs.

Ensynch’s Holistic Approach to Cloud Computing:

Assess IT Services

• Services vs. Applications
• Comprehensive review of current state (maturity, costs, skills, etc.)
• Weighted analysis of outsourcing benefits

Develop Roadmap

• Landscape simplification
• Schedule and dependencies
• Moving from Virtualization to Private Cloud
• Moving from Private Cloud to Public Cloud

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Cloud Solutions

Ensynch has a proven track record of using Microsoft products to create effective solutions. Ensynch's Cloud solutions embrace the Microsoft platform, including, but not limited to, the following software products.

Current Products

Legacy Products

• Microsoft Business Productivity Office Suite (BPOS) 
• Microsoft Live Meeting Online
• Microsoft Office Communicator Online

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