Discover the benefits of the Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) program and how it enables flexibility and value-added solutions for your O365 licenses.
Know how modern licensing programs are helping companies enable end users, increase IT agility, meet compliance requirements, increase time-to-value, and make IT buying fast and easy.
1. Agenda:
What is the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program
Softchoice offers built on CSP
Keystone Managed Services
Support & engagement process
Q&A
Luke Black
Manager, Microsoft Programs &
Marketing Operations
John Byrne
Sr. Managed Services Advisor
2. What is Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)?
Flexible, cloud subscription platform for partners
to build and support solutions on top of.
6. Benefits of a CSP Solution
Any customer looking to operationalize their cost with Cloud Service
flexibility
Customers wanting to leaver their partner and move away from direct Microsoft
Office Portal
Adamant about not signing a contractual agreement
Doesn’t mind purchasing on-prem licenses using a different method
Enabling shorter term Cloud subscriptions for testing
7. Softchoice offers built upon CSP
Keystone with Office 365
Faster time to value
Configuration Mentorship
Reduced risk and complexity: our on-shore
resources available 24x7x365.
Efficient, predictable costs
Add, remove, changes
Knowledge transfer
Tenant administration
Cloud Services Dashboard
Office 365 Basic
Billing and account management from
Softchoice.
Office 365 management with daily proration.
24x7 email and phone support.
Knowledge base for problem resolution.
Additional Microsoft Office 365 services
available (Exchange Online, Project, Visio)
9. “When users aren’t
consulted about IT
projects and the
deployment of
technology, they are
3X more likely to quit.”
“By 2019, investment in
the public cloud will grow
from $70 billion in 2015
to more than $141
billion.”
By 2020, 80% of
software vendors will
abandon licensing and
maintenance for
subscription models.
“Up to 30% of IT
spending will happen
outside the allotted IT
budget within the next
few years.”
10. the top
threechallenges
ourcustomers
are having with
cloud
1. Lack of Operational Guidelines
Increased security risks and compliance issues
Exposure of data
Mis-alignment with IT policies
2. Skills Gap
Projects delayed
Not able to provide 24X7 support
Incorrect configurations
3. Cost Allocation and Optimization
Lack of understanding of what the costs are
Can’t allocate costs to business units
Overspending (up to 40%)
11. WHY KEYSTONE
24x7 LIVE
ANSWER01 ACTIONABLE
INSIGHTS02 ONGOING
MENTORSHIP03 ENTERPRISE GRADE
EXPERIENCE04
Live Answer
Certified. Instant. Help.
Actionable Insights
Data + Experts = Speed
Ongoing Mentorship
Get it right the first time.
Enterprise Grade
Experience Always. For
Everyone.
Supporting our Customers Journey
• North American Based
• Highly Certified Live
Answer
• No Scripts or Queues
• Manage Risk and
Spend
• Workload Optimization
• Operational
Recommendations
• Configuration
Mentorship
• Feature Adoption
• Emerging Technology
Expertise
• ITIL Standards and
Tools
• Client to the Cloud
Support
• Solution Based
Approach
12. How Keystone Helps
Customer Responsibilities
Office 365 Tenant Administration
PowerShell & API development
Mailbox Migrations
On-premises Application Monitoring
Technology
Office Product Training
Keeping up with Office 365 changes
Working with Microsoft Support
User On-boarding/Off-boarding
People/Process
IT Financial & Asset Management
Product Usage Metrics
Growth Planning
Office 365 Subscription Management
Business
• Office 365 Tenant Administration
• Unlimited 24x7 Live Answer Break/Fix Support
• Incident & Escalation Management
• ITIL-Based Service Management
• User & Group Administration
• Configuration Mentorship
• Office 365 new feature briefings
• Access to Implementation PS Engineer
• Subscription Management
• Usage & Adoption Metrics
• Business Technology Reviews
Keystone Service Deliverables
13. Support
Insight
MentorshipESSENTIAL FOR AZURE
unleashing
the potential of
cloudAnd our customers
people
Solving the Skill Gap:
• Quick technology discussions focused on “how to’s”
designed to build your team’s knowledge so you can
learn as you go
• Monthly webinar with our top Cloud experts
Enabling Cost Allocation and Optimization:
• Cost Management leveraging tagging best practices with
billing center configuration and reporting
• Cloud Management Dashboard to view resource
consumption, health and manage cloud Billing Allocation
• Ongoing Optimization through scheduled reviews of
insights and trends with Recommendations to optimized
your cloud investments
Achieving Operational Excellence
• Unlimited issue management through 24x7 live voice
support provided by Azure experts for faster issue
resolution
• Escalation management in the case the issue needs to be
routed to Microsoft
• Delivered based on ITIL v3 fundamentals
15. Softchoice offers built upon CSP
Keystone with Office 365
Faster time to value
Configuration Mentorship
Reduced risk and complexity: our on-shore
resources available 24x7x365.
Efficient, predictable costs
Add, remove, changes
Knowledge transfer
Tenant administration
Cloud Services Dashboard
Office 365 Basic
Billing and account management from
Softchoice.
Office 365 management with daily proration.
24x7 email and phone support.
Knowledge base for problem resolution.
Additional Microsoft Office 365 services
available (Exchange Online, Project, Visio)
16. Contact Us
1. Contact your account representative at Softchoice
2. Contact Luke Black at Luke.Black@Softchoice.com if you are
unsure of who your Account Representative is
3. Or call 1 800-268-7638
Note: This is about placing the customer needs first– what their peers are experiencing. It’s not about us – it’s about them.
Before I tell you about Softchoice, I think it’s really important we talk about the challenges our customers are experiencing. From their perspective, there are four key issues - at least in the world Softchoice lives in – they’re grappling with:
Number One: Enabling end users. It’s never been more challenging than now for IT departments to deliver what employees want. They demand flexibility, whether it’s the devices they’re bringing to work, or the locations they want to work from. And they want to collaborate or create content on their terms – and there are more collaboration options than ever before. A lot of IT leaders – and end users too - feel there are too many options out there. So many that it paralyses them. This means at times the investments our customers have made just aren’t being leveraged.
Number two: Increasing IT Agility. There’s no question that CIOs are being forced to embrace the cloud. And if they don’t, their competitors will. And even if their competitors don’t, a line of business in their own company will go out and buy the cloud apps or services they need - which will render them irrelevant within their own organization.
Number three: Compliance and ROI. Up until recently, businesses had to focus on using the things they’re paying for, and pay for the things they’re using. That’s always been a part of a core IT asset management strategy. What’s really happening now - because of the cloud - is that customers are finding out what they’ve spent after their lines of business have consumed cloud services. Additionally, vendors are changing how software is licensed. Many are moving away from “seats” to more technical features like processors. This creates a new set of challenges, and major skill gaps for customers.
Number four: Fast, easy and automated way to do business with us. We live in a transparent world, where people can buy things on Amazon, and have it delivered by a drone that same day. The expectations of a customer’s users is very high around a transparent supply chain that moves quick.
This is now a great opportunity to tailor the conversation. Based on the conversation, ask your customer:
Enable End Users:
What is your mobility strategy? What platforms/standards/BYO policies are in place?
How do your users communicate? What platforms do you use to do so? Phone, IM, Webinar, etc.
How do you share data? What platforms do you use? File sharing/storage, collab tools/sites, etc.
Increase IT Agility:
How do you manage your workloads/applications today?
How do you identify and deploy new applications? On-prem vs Cloud?
How do you manage your network’s data traffic + flow?
Compliance & ROI:
How do you currently manage your Assets? What tools/processes/personnel is in place today?
How do you manage/report against ROI? Do you use any sort of Bill Back process?
What was your experience during the most recent Software or Security Audit you’ve gone through? What was the outcome?
Fast + Easy IT Buying:
How do you buys IT equipment today? I.e. Laptops/Desktops/Printers/one-off licensing/etc.
What is your procurement process? Who manages/is a part of it?
How do you report against what you have purchased over a period of time (and “true-up against vendor’s reporting)?
How do you mange your renewals? How do you manage asset lifecycle?