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When putting together business case to justify a move to the cloud, there are the real and obvious cost savings to be had; reduced server foot print, simplified and reduced licensing costs etc.
There are also hidden or at least not as obvious and some intangible savings; reduced cost of risk, reduced complexity, reduced IT administration costs
One of IT’s most important functions has become managing their data, applying the right controls without inhibiting worker productivity. With Microsoft 365, IT organisations don’t have to choose between providing a great user experience or making that experience secure. They can now do both.
Tangibles
Consolidate vendor licensingFrom management and monitoring, to security tools for threats and vulnerabilities, M365 provides tools and features that reduce the complexity and number of tools required to keep your data safe and secure

Reduced IT overheadThe obvious reduction in both compute and data storage footprint leads to cost savings during the next hardware refresh

Save with automation and process improvements
Intangibles
Reduce total cost of risk
Reduced IT administrationPotential for reduced head count, or the potential to refocus IT resources to more proactive (rather than reactive) tasks
Saving on physical and travel related costs

True productivityIn this new era of WFA (work from anywhere), M365 provides a unified productivity suite that empowers users to collaborate seamlessly across traditional business devices (PC, MAC etc), as well as phone and tablets with a consistent user experience across all their devices

In this episode, Dan Kregor is joined by Dan “The Professor” Snape to discuss migrating your email to Exchange Online.
We’ll cover topics including:
Data analysis of your existing on-premises Exchange including mail archives and public folders
Hybrid – what is it and do we need it
Best approach to migration (batch vs big bang)
Migration tooling
Migration Best Practices
Download our Email Archive Migration Best Practices Guide for a checklist of some important steps you can follow, along with other actionable advice and migration tips from leading industry experts. Get it here https://insentra.fyi/email-migration-guide

In this, the first ever episode of The IT Factor we give you a high level overview of Microsoft 365 in preparation for a deep dive into how to migrate your on-premises work loads and data to Microsoft 365 without compromising on security and governance!