Cloud Computing with Microsoft

Microsoft are a very important partner to us. The combination of their software publishing expertise and our ability to design and deliver effective change programmes enables us, together, to deliver lasting and meaningful process led change to our customers.

In particular we are focussed on the cloud computing offerings from Microsoft:

MOSP - Microsoft Online Subscription Programme:
- choose from a whole range of individual hosted services
- prices between £2 and £7 per user per month
BPOS - Business Productivity Online Standard suite:
- a suite of four Online Services offering a 40% discount over purchasing individually
- prices start at just over £10 per user per month
Deskless worker suite:
- offers a 25% discount over purchasing individually
- prices less than £2 per user per month

All this is hosted by Microsoft with a great range of reassuring security features.

This whole offering comes with a wide range of components in the true spirit of you only having to take what you need. Hopefully the following clarifies what is included and available.

The Microsoft Online Subscription Programme (MOSP) contains all the options while Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and Deskless Worker Suite are bundles of MOSP applications available at a discount.

There is not enough room to detail these for people unfamiliar with an application or service, so do contact us for further information.

Microsoft Online Subscription Programme (MOSP)

The a la carte solution - pick any number of options from:

Microsoft® Exchange Online Standard hosted enterprise messaging solution
Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Online Standard hosted enterprise collaboration solution
Microsoft® Office Communicator Online Standard hosted instant messaging and presence solution
Microsoft® Live Meeting Online Standard hosted Web conferencing solution
Microsoft® SharePoint® Online Extra Storage 1GB extra storage available as an Add-On to SharePoint Online Standard only
Microsoft® Exchange Online Deskless Worker lower storage and functionality than Exchange Online Standard
Microsoft® SharePoint® Online Deskless Worker lower storage and functionality than SharePoint Online Standard

The Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS)

BPOS is a suite of four Online Services and offers a 40% discount over purchasing individually. BPOS includes:

Exchange Online Standard
SharePoint Online Standard
Office Communication Online Standard
Live Meeting Online Standard

The Deskless Worker Suite offers a 25% discount over purchasing individually and includes:

Exchange Online Deskless Worker
SharePoint Online Deskless Worker

For those with existing Microsoft Enterprise Agreements (EA) and Enterprise Subscription Agreements (ESA) there are many opportunities to use this investment here.