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SharePoint Deployment Planning Services Available
9/24/2008
On 19th May 2007, Microsoft announced the release of the SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS), a new partner and Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) delivered offering designed to help Software Assurance customers successfully plan and deploy SharePoint. SDPS includes a broad range of planning tools and services that help optimise the effectiveness of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server's core capabilities (Portals & Collaboration, ECM and Search) and help lower the cost of deployment.
SDPS is a packaged service offering that is a benefit for customers with qualifying Software Assurance.
The number of Packaged Service days is determined by a combination of the number of qualifying Office licenses and the number of Core CAL suite and Enterprise CAL suite licenses.
What does an SDPS engagement entitle customers to receive?
A 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 day deployment planning engagement will be offered depending on your SA benefit level.
The types of services delivered will depend on the length of the engagement
- 1. A Strategy Briefing defines the vision for achieving technical and business goals and is part of all engagements
- 2. An Architectural Design Session introduces SharePoint technologies, solutions and concepts is added in a 3 Day Engagement
- 3. A Deployment Planning Session covers a specific SharePoint capability in depth is added in a 5 Day Engagement
- 4. A Proof of Concept demonstrates the solution in the customer's environment is added in a 10 and 15 day engagement
Where do I find information on my companies SA benefits?
To determine the software assurance you may have purchased, you must identify who, within the organisation, "owns" the contract with Microsoft. This could be a legal resource, a contracting specialist, or an IT executive and is known as the Notices Contact and the Agreement Administrator. This person would receive their entitlement details at http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/default.mspx.
What is the value of SDPS to you as a Customer?
- SDPS enables you to obtain a roadmap to understand how to effectively deploy SharePoint within your organisation and helps remove the perceived risk and cost of planning for a SharePoint deployment.
- SDPS offers an engagement that is customised for each customer, addressing your specific business or technical challenges.
- SDPS enables you to get more value out of your existing Software Assurance investment, and is available at no additional cost.
Where can I find more information?
Customers can understand the opportunity and benefit of SDPS as part of the Software Assurance investment at http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa.
