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Microsoft Office 365 Email and Collaboration Services in the Cloud. Maria Hishikawa IT Specialist Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. ATF Email in the Cloud. Pre-Migration 7500 Users (95% 100MB mailboxes) Exchange 2003 Personal archives on local hard drives Migration
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Microsoft Office 365 Email and Collaboration Services in the Cloud Maria Hishikawa IT Specialist Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
ATF Email in the Cloud Pre-Migration • 7500 Users (95% 100MB mailboxes) • Exchange 2003 • Personal archives on local hard drives Migration • Kick-off: July 2012 • Deployment: May 2013 Post-Migration • 7500 Users @5GB Mailboxes • Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Lync Online • Proofpoint Archiving with 3 year retention policy
Challenges and Triumphs • Service Terms Agreement • Personnel Security Requirements • IT Security - FISMA • Identity Management • Directory clean up • Identity Federation • Network Architecture • Dedicated network connectivity • Complex layers of nodes and zones • Firewalls, proxies, ports, routing…. • Paradigm Shift of Cloud Service Management • Opposing forces of resistance vs. impatience • Redefine policies and processes • From ad-hoc reactive to formalized proactive mode • Multiple service provider relationship management • Incident triage and escalation methodology
Assess the Situation What you have What they offer Subscription models Feature options/limitations Storage growth costs Mobile device compatibility Connectivity options Records features Integrators and partners Service roadmap Security, security, security • Amount of data • Types of data • Data sensitivity • Access points • Bandwidth • Records Policies • Procurement options/limits • Long-term plans • Security, security, security
Find the Right Fit • Finances • Features • Geography • Past relationships • Other customers • Recent news and changes
Manage Expectations With Vendor Within Organization: Clearly Articulate Purpose and Goals Define Roles and Responsibilities Early Assess Skill Gaps Develop HR/Training Plans • Performance Measures • Penalties • Frequency of Reviews • In/Out of Scope Services
Don’t Expect to Micromanage • Don’t expect detailed inventories • Don’t expect to install agents • Some logs may not be available to you • Change Requests in queue with other customers
Don’t Bury Your Head in the Sand • Know where your data is • Know who has access to your data • Know your SLAs • Know what changes are planned • Keep lines of communications open • Ask questions
Find the Equilibrium • Monitor services not hardware • Monitor SLAs not daily tasks • Know your boundaries and thresholds • Advocate for changes of mutual benefit • Know what changes are planned and how they impact your organization
Know Your Exit Strategy • Extend agreement • Find another vendor • Take it back on-premises • Hybrid solution • Data Retention/Destruction