Cloud Services
I-BN began offering “cloud services” and “Software as a Service” in 1999 before cloud was called cloud. I-BN has been a leader since its inception as the first official cloud service provider for Sage, SAP, Advanced Software and others. We can help you select the right cloud for your business, improve your customer experience or help you streamline operations using the cloud.
Cloud Services Provider Guide
The I-BN Cloud Services Providers (CSP) Guide was conceived to educate business owners and executives who are looking to leverage cloud technology on the key evaluation parameters for selecting a cloud platform.
Cloud Selection Service
For small to medium sized business, a typical project would include:
- Perform onsite visit (1-3 days) to meet team and review current infrastructure, software and key processes.
- Review current and future systems and integrations.
- Coordinate/Analyze/Review migration work plan.
- Confirm/Identify migration risks
- Review/Indentify migration benefits
All clouds are not created equal. Public clouds offer unlimited scalability and a ton of third party products, but are not always the best for your business. We can help you pick the right cloud based upon your company’s requirements, internal skills, systems complexity, and budget.
- Risk Mitigation Plan
- Migration Acceptance Plan
- Confirmed Go Live Checklist
Cost Basis
Fixed Fee plus out of pocket expenses.
Network Staffing
1-3 Cloud Professionals based upon size and complexity.
Cloud Migration
For small to medium sized business, a typical project would include:
- Perform onsite visit (1-3 days) to meet team and review current infrastructure, software and key processes.
- Review current and future systems and integrations.
- Coordinate/Analyze/Review migration work plan.
- Confirm/Identify migration risks
- Review/Indentify migration benefits
Your specific objectives, benefits, staffing and systems complexity will directly impact the project deliverables. The following typical project assets will be developed and available on a live Teams site.
- Risk Mitigation Plan
- Migration Acceptance Plan
- Confirmed Go Live Checklist
Cost Basis
Fixed Fee plus out of pocket expenses.
network Staffing
1-3 Cloud Professionals based upon size and complexity.
Take Your Cloud to the Next Level
Migration is just the first step in optimizing business operations to take advantage of cloud services. We tailor our engagements specifically to your requirements and provide clarity on scope, deliverables and anticipated benefits.
Optimization Planning
- Perform onsite visit (2-3 days) to meet team, understand business objectives and cloud strategy.
- Identify opportunities for optimization.
- Create high level vision of future processse
Project deliverables vary based upon maturity of cloud journey and include access to the live Teams site with all content. Typical deliverables include:
- Current cloud optimization opportunities.
- Project alignment / benefit grid for prioritization
- Future vision documentation.
Cost Basis
Fixed Fee plus out of pocket expenses.
Network Staffing
1-3 Cloud Professionals based upon size and complexity.
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