As part of your Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement, you own a set number of PRE-PAID consulting days through Software Assurance to support your planning and deployment needs. Planet is uniquely qualified to offer five of Microsoft’s planning services options: Desktop Deployment Planning Services, SharePoint Deployment Planning Services, Exchange Deployment Planning Services, Windows Azure Deployment Planning Services and Private Cloud and Virtualization Deployment Planning Services. The number of engagement days is 1, 3, 5, 10, or 15, as determined by your Software Assurance coverage.
Planet Technologies is one of only a handful of partners qualified by Microsoft to assist organizations with all of these programs.
- Private Cloud and Virtualization Deployment Planning Services (PVDPS) NEW
PVDPS is a Software Assurance (SA) benefit designed to help organizations plan effective deployments of their System Center, Windows Server and Hyper-V solutions. Customers request PVDPS providers to develop customized migration and deployment plans. - Windows Azure Deployment Planning Services (AZDPS) NEW
AZDPS offers 3, 5, and 10-day pre-defined engagements with pre-built engagement materials that show customers how the Microsoft Public Cloud offering, Windows Azure, can be used to benefit their business. - Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS)
DDPS can help you ensure successful deployment of Microsoft Office or Windows software to increase usage, increase productivity, and lower costs. Planet will collaborate with you to create a comprehensive deployment plan that includes analysis, business case, process, and technical procedures. The service is based on the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment and best practices from Microsoft, and will help reduce the cost and complexity associated with high levels of process and automation. In the past year, Planet has supported over 3 million desktops. - SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS)
SDPS is designed to help your organization plan an effective deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Planet will share best practices, analyze your organizational environment, and provide tools and services to help you optimize the effectiveness of the Office SharePoint Service core capabilities, help lower the cost of deployment, and help improve the productivity of your organization. Planet has delivered over 200 SharePoint expert design sessions within the past two years. - Exchange Deployment Planning Services (EDPS)
EDPS is designed to help guide your organization through the deployment planning stages of a Microsoft Exchange implementation. Through a structured engagement, Planet will review new Microsoft Exchange product features, shares best practices, analyze organizational requirements, provide hands-on deployment training, and help create comprehensive deployment and implementation plans.
Deployment Planning Services – No Out of Pocket Costs
If your organization licenses your Microsoft software under a Volume Licensing arrangement (over 250 computers), you already own a set number of consulting day vouchers earned through Software Assurance. Planet will help you determine the number of planning and deployment engagement days (up to 15 days) you have and how you can best use those vouchers. Since Planet delivers all the available services, we can explain all your options, including:
- How to develop a customized engagement based on your needs.
- How to use the planning services to help lower the cost of deployment.
- Which engagement will have the most impact on the productivity of your organization.
