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Microsoft Software Assurance Planning Services

What is Microsoft Software Assurance Planning Services?

The Planning Services Benefits of Software Assurance are designed to help guide customers through the deployment and business value planning stages of software implementation. Planning Services engagements are conducted by certified partners who share best practices, analyze the customer's organizational environment, and help create comprehensive deployment and implementation plans.

Why using Software Assurance Planning Services with Global Knowledge.

Global Knowledge as a Certified Microsoft Software Assurance Planning Services will provide you on-site expertise to help you plan your next Microsoft technologies deployment. Deployment planning consultants help you evaluate how best to deploy an array of Microsoft solutions on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments. With flexible offerings, also we can help you streamline deployments with plans tailored to the needs of your organization. Use Global Knowledge Planning Services to:

  • Get help building a deployment upgrade, or migration plan tailored for your organization.
  • Remove ambiguity and concerns around deployments with on-site expertise.
  • Learn how Microsoft products and services fit within your environment through in-depth technology planning sessions.
  • Build a custom deployment plan based on an assessment of your IT environment, workforce needs, and business requirements.
  • Extend your internal expertise and incorporate Microsoft best practices to help reduce risks and deployment costs.Demonstrate the value of your custom deployment plan and solution with a plan-reinforcing Proof of Concept or Pilot.

When using SA Planning Services with Global Knowledge, you will get in-depth planning assistance from to help you plan your deployment, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments.

The Planning Services offerings @ Global Knowledge

Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS)

wrapped link: PS vedioDesktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS) enables Global Knowledge to outline a plan for the deployment of the latest versions of Office and Windows for entitled Software Assurance benefit customers. DDPS offers a broad range of planning tools and services that help optimize the effectiveness of deployment, lower the cost and complexity for the customer and pave the way for Desktop deployments.

  • Office 365 Fast-track Pilot
  • Office 2013 or Windows 8 Deployment Planning
  • Windows 8 Proof of Concept

Lync and Exchange Deployment Planning Services (L&EDPS)wrapped link: Software-Assurance-Planning-Services-Datasheet

With Lync & Exchange Deployment Planning Services (L&EDPS), Global Knowledge can help customers achieve cost-effective IT productivity by guiding them through the value and deployment planning stages of the latest Microsoft Unified Communications solutions whether in the cloud or on premise. Eligible customers can use their Software Assurance benefits to help evaluate and plan their Exchange Server 2010 or Lync Server 2010 implementation

  • Office 365 Fast-track Pilot
  • Lync Deployment or Upgrade Planning
  • Exchange Deployment or Upgrade Planning

SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS)

SDPS allows Microsoft customers to use Software Assurance Benefits to pay Global Knowledge for SharePoint deployment and upgrade services. Partners love delivering SDPS because they can leverage pre-built engagement materials to deliver 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15-day customer workshops that often lead to follow-on work.

  • Office 365 Fast-track Pilot
  • SharePoint Deployment or Upgrade Planning
  • SharePoint Social Proof of Concept