Cloud

Cloud provides an environment for scalable agile technology innovation. To implement cloud successfully you need to resolve complexities relating to security, legal, cost, capability and service assurance.

We can work with you at any stage of your journey, enabling you to formulate your objectives and support your transformation journey through our proven six-step plan. 

A cloud project relies on effective strategy. By understanding high-level objectives, you can achieve clarity, and avoid falling into the old trap of ‘technology for technology’s sake’.

You may already have a good idea of how the cloud might help you. But you need to also consider how these benefits link to your organisation’s wider digital strategy.

How we can help

Our range of consultancy services can support you to understand your priorities and develop your digital strategy.

With initial vision and objectives in place, it’s time to enter the discovery phase and build a picture of your current environment. This involves a range of steps including:

• Understanding the needs and motivations of key stakeholders
• Reviewing existing IT infrastructure and software
• Understanding how you are using existing resource

How we can help

We can work with you to understand stakeholder needs – your account manager can signpost you to a range of related services to enable you to assess your readiness and review your estate.

Having built a picture of your environment, it can now be analysed in detail to formulate your approach to cloud deployment.

At Jisc, we recommend identifying the quick wins and starting those first; these successful early wins can help build an appetite and support for wider use of cloud within your organisation.

How we can help

Our team of cloud experts have vast experience in planning cloud implementations and can support you to identify the quick wins and map out your approach to cloud.

It’s often said that the ‘devil is in the detail’. With quick wins identified and an outline in place, it’s time to move on to more detailed project design and management. At this stage what needs to be done and by when will be clarified, with essential risk planning included.

How we can help

As part of our strategy and roadmap service, we can work with you to create a detailed implementation plan. This includes key milestones and risk mitigation.

At last, it’s time to make your plan a reality. But remember that few IT projects turn out as you envisaged at the start – at Jisc we continuously test and review during the implementation to ensure a seamless transition.

How we can help

Our consultants, architects and engineers can support you implement cloud projects and become more agile as an organisation.

One of the benefits of moving to the cloud is the vast range of technologies and services now at your disposal. At Jisc, we can periodically review your environments with you and identify new areas for innovation.

How we can help

Our cloud team can keep you informed about the relevant updates from your chosen provider, identify ways in which these could be used to benefit your organisation, and provide ongoing support.

These purchasing frameworks can help accelerate your transformation:

• GEANT IaaS framework
• Shared data centre
• Telephony purchasing service
• Data archiving framework
• Board and committee papers framework
• Microsoft Office 365
• G Suite for Education

Our professional services are at your disposal:

• Cloud consultancy
• Infrastructure review
• Financial X-ray

We can also help you with:

• Cloud design and deployment
• Cloud application development
• Cloud optimisation
• Managed services and support
• Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute