Program Overview "We heard a number of stories of people deploying SharePoint themselves and then having to call in a Microsoft partner to fix their deployment.

Program Overview

"We heard a number of stories of people deploying SharePoint themselves and then having to call in a Microsoft partner to fix their deployment. We didn’t want to do that and so we looked for SharePoint best practice knowledge experts to partner with."

Adrian PanazzoloIT Infrastructure Manager, ETSA Utilities

SharePoint Deployment Planning Service allows Microsoft customers to use their Software Assurance Benefits to pay certified partners for SharePoint deployment and upgrade services.

Depending on your level of Software Assurance Benefits , you could be eligible for 1, 3, 5, 10 or 15-days of consulting services!

Benefits•Customized SharePoint deployment and upgrade roadmap•Deploy/Upgrade faster•Leverage best practices from Microsoft and certified consultants•Paid for by your SA Benefits!

Offers•SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2007 Deployment Planning•SharePoint Internet Sites Planning•SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Planning

SharePoint Deployment Planning

PLAN EARLYPLAN EARLY• Focus on a particular

workload(s) such as Enterprise Content Management or Search• Develop a deployment

plan customized to your unique environment

WHAT AM I ENTITLED WHAT AM I ENTITLED TO?TO?1, 3, 5 , 10 or 15 days of deployment planning services depending on your SA benefit level delivered by a certified SDPS Partner

Gain best practices from a certified SharePoint consultant!

Perfect if you want to:•Deploy SharePoint 2010 or 2007•Expand the functionality of an existing SharePoint deployment

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Paid for by your SA Benefits!Learn more: www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/default.aspx

SharePoint for Internet Sites Planning

PLAN EARLYPLAN EARLY• Establish an Enterprise

Platform for Web Content Management

• Increase IT Manageability and Efficiency of Web Solutions

• Simplify the Content Publication Lifecycle

• Integrate and Extend WCM Solutions

WHAT AM I ENTITLED WHAT AM I ENTITLED TO?TO?1, 3, 5 , 10 or 15 days of deployment planning services depending on your SA benefit level delivered by a certified SDPS Partner

Leverage SharePoint as a single platform for your Internet, Extranet, and Intranet

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PLAN EARLYPLAN EARLY•A comprehensive introduction to SharePoint 2010 •Thorough understanding of upgrade process as it relates to their deployment •Awareness of the upgrade “costs” and benefits•A customized migration plan for deployed workloads

WHAT AM I ENTITLED WHAT AM I ENTITLED TO?TO?

1, 3, 5 , 10 or 15 days of deployment planning services depending on your SA benefit level delivered by a certified SDPS Partner

You can read up on a product, but it is different than someone sitting down with you and going over the features. You're able to talk about your business processes and see where there is a fit and leverage the expertise of someone that has already been there.

Andy PetersonNetwork Operations Manager, AAA Allied Group

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BUILT FOR:BUILT FOR:Customers who have already deployed SharePoint 2007 and are considering upgrading to 2010.

Connect and Empower People

Cut Costs with a Unified Infrastructure

Rapidly Respond to Business Needs

Unleash the Power of Microsoft SharePoint 2010The Business Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise and the Web

Engagement Day DetailsSharePoint Deployment Planning

Days Details

1 Includes a Strategy Briefing Session (SBS) and an overview of SharePoint features and solution areas, plus a review of your environment, pain points and requirements. Together, we will design a high-level solution based on your business needs and further gain knowledge on how best to deploy SharePoint in your environment.

3 Includes an Architecture Design Session (ADS), participants dive deeper into their requirements and design a SharePoint solution tailored to their environment. Conceptual design, logical and physical architectures are created for the solution. (in addition to the Strategy Briefing Session).

5 Designed to provide deep guidance on specific SharePoint solution capabilities that provide value within your environment. Includes a virtual lab session for hands-on understanding of the solution technologies and capabilities, 2 days of deployment planning and assistance with creating a plan and best practices for deployment. (in addition to the Strategy Briefing and Architecture Design Session)

10 & 15 Both the 10 and 15 day engagement includes a 3-day ADS to understand your scenarios and introduce technologies, solutions, and concepts; plus 2 days of deployment planning for a specific SharePoint capability. This is followed by a 5 or 10-day Proof of Concept (POC) project to demonstrate the solution at a customer environment. (in addition to the Strategy Briefing Session)

Engagement Day DetailsSharePoint 2010 Upgrade Planning

Days Details

1 Includes a Strategy Briefing Session to introduce SharePoint 2010 and discuss the immediate and future value of moving to 2010

3 Includes an Architecture Design Session to document the current 2007 deployment end to end, discuss upgrade options and flag areas of potential concern (in addition to the Strategy Briefing Session)

5 Includes an Upgrade Plan to provide formal documentation of the upgrade based on data collected (in addition to the Strategy Briefing and Architecture Design Session)

10 & 15 Both the 10 and 15 day engagements could include a Pre-Upgrade Checker that utilizes the pre-upgrade checker tool to assess upgrade readiness and provide a formal analysis of the results along with recommendations for problem resolution (in addition to the Strategy Briefing, Architecture Design Session, and Upgrade Plan)