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Microsoft Office 365: Expectations vs. Reality

There are many benefits to implementing Microsoft Office 365 including reducing capital expenditures, the ability to scale your business quickly, and simplified licensing. There have also been increased features and functionality such as Yammer, Delve and Skype for Business. Keep in mind, however, there can be some challenges associated with Office 365 implementations. Organizations need to take the proper measures to prepare for quality migration  and management of this critical suite of end user productivity services.

I'll be hosting a webinar on 11/18, with my colleagues Jay Keating and Geoff Smith, to cover strategies for migrating and supporting mobile workforces. If you're considering implementation, I highly recommend you register. Below are some of the topics Jay, Geoff and I will be covering:

  • Office 365 capabilities and use cases
  • Microsoft Cloud IaaS (Azure) considerations
  • Hidden challenges of migrating to Office 365
  • Licensing, version control, & AD Premium & Office 365 E3 issues
  • The ugly side of post-migration user support
  • SLAs, Quality of Service, and accountability challenges
  • Security, confidentiality, and compliance pit falls
  • Having the CFO talk - risks, benefits, costs

Register now for David's upcoming webinar, "Microsoft Office 365: Expectations vs. Reality." Bring your questions, as there will be a Q&A session at the end of the webinar!

 

By David Barter, Practice Manager, Microsoft Technologies

David Barter
David Barter
Ad GreenPages' Microsoft Technologies Practice Manager, David builds the Microsoft brand and technology solutions with GreenPages’ customers. He has managed the professional services work and engineers at GreenPages, worked to build the go-to-market strategy for Microsoft, and fostered a strong and deep relationship with Microsoft and the Microsoft ecosystem, setting GreenPages apart as the leading Microsoft Partner in the Northeast and Southeast. David has vast experience across many IT roles, starting from the days of mainframe and Windows for Work Group leading up to the cutting-edge experiences with Microsoft Public Cloud (M365, D365, Azure and Power Platform). Having spent time leading many organizations in Sales leadership, Services leadership, and customer-specific CIO roles, David brings a wealth of cross vertical experiences to each customer interaction. Personally, David builds custom street rods (ask him about his latest project called “1BadPenny”) and has a background as a professional restaurateur and chef as well as a long career as a home builder and carpenter which he tries to fit in as much as he can.

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