Collaborate with our licensing specialists to gain a thorough understanding of your current Microsoft 365 environment, licensing status, and establish your future roadmap.
If you're struggling with understanding the utilization of your Microsoft 365 licenses and the level of protection in your environment, Crayon's team of experts can help. With over 100 years of combined experience in telecommunications technologies, they offer a broad range of integrated communication solutions, including PSTN connectivity through Direct Routing, Operator Connect, and Microsoft Teams Calling Plans. They also specialize in analog technology integration with Microsoft Teams, providing planning, design, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting services.
Crayon's License Optimization Services can assist in maximizing your Microsoft 365 investment by optimizing your software licensing and utilization, resulting in cost savings, improved productivity, enhanced security, and increased collaboration.
Our Process:
The Compliance and Roadmap Phases can be executed simultaneously.
COMPLIANCE PHASE - 4 to 6 weeks
Objective: Conduct a point-in-time evaluation of your Microsoft 365 and software estate by analyzing what is owned and deployed.
Deliverable: Effective License Position
ROADMAP PHASE - 4-Hour Virtual Workshop
Objective: Determine the customer's future plans regarding your Microsoft 365 and software estate and overall business. Develop a sustainable roadmap for incorporating new technology into different workloads.
Deliverable: Roadmap report that outlines the customer's technology roadmap, potential risk exposure, and recommendations for utilizing their licensing.
STRATEGY PHASE - Up to 2 weeks
(This phase begins after the Compliance and Roadmap Phases are complete.) Objective: Develop various scenarios based on the outcomes of the previous phases.
Deliverable: Scenario analysis that compares the benefits, usage, and total cost of ownership.
NAVIGATION PHASE - 1 to 2 weeks
Objective: Help the customer navigate the licensing requirements based on their current and future technology needs. Deliverable: Documentation of current and future technology plans.
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE - 2-hour meeting
Objective: Ensure that all relevant stakeholders in the organization are aware of the licensing agreement and understand how to optimize utilization to maximize the benefits of the technologies, such as E5 Phone/Converged Communications and Security.
Deliverable: Implementation document that highlights the current agreement structure and future plan.
Pricing may vary depending on the complexity of your environment and the actual duration of work.