How Skype for Business Can Improve Communication and Performance Hosted by: Dataprise and Microsoft Presenter: Evan Doty, Microsoft Systems Architect, Dataprise dataprise.com | #WinningWithIT
AGENDA • Dataprise At-A-Glance • Meetings • PSTN Conferencing Team Introductions • Skype Meeting Broadcast • Voice • Cloud PBX • Skype Across Devices
Dataprise At-A-Glance • Leading managed services provider; regionally based with national reach • Founded in 1995, privately held • Headquarters outside Washington, DC • Microsoft/Dell Solutions Consulting, Managed Services, and Enterprise Information Technology Management for two decades NATIONWIDE COVERAGE 300+ Technical and Support Professionals • Extremely service and process focused • One-stop IT shop dedicated to helping Core coverage from New York to Georgia companies stay ahead of technology trends Consultant network in 30+ major U.S. cities and solutions
One Platform for Meetings & Voice
Meetings • Work like you are all in one room, even when you are not • From collaborative team sessions to large broadcasts or dialing into a conference using your phone, Skype for Business is designed for all your meeting needs
PSTN Conferencing • Enable people to join an online meetings from a telephone or equivalent • Add dial-in, dial-out to conferencing • Decrease costs • Dial-in Conferencing • Dial-out Conferencing
PSTN Conferencing Potential Cost Savings Cost Comparison for 10,000 Seats (total per year) Cisco WebEx $960,000 Assumes 100 minutes per week/employee x $0.02 per minute Per minute cost $702,000 Assumes 1,500 host licenses x $39/month $480,000 License cost PSTN Conferencing cost = $4 per user per month standalone. Included in Office 365 E5 at no extra cost. Unlimited events that could be hosted by any user Microsoft Cost Savings $1.2M per year* *PSTN Conferencing is included with Office 365 E5; in this case, with no Savings are estimates only. For a customized analysis for your additional cost for PSTN Conferencing, total savings would be $1.7M. organization, contact Microsoft.
Skype Meeting Broadcast* • Easily reach thousands of attendees • Broadcast a Skype meeting to thousands or attendees for All- hands and Town Hall scenarios. Attendees can join via nearly any browser* • Share recordings • Use Office 365 Video to post recordings and control video access • Available to online and on-premises customers • Take advantage of Microsoft cloud scale regardless of your infrastructure *Broadcast to up to 10,000 attendees supported in initial release, using Skype for Business Online and Azure Media Services.
Skype Meeting Broadcast Potential Cost Savings Cost Comparison for 10,000 Seats (total per year) Cisco WebEx Event Center $287,400 Assumes 50 host licenses x $39/month $0 License cost Skype Meeting Broadcast is included with Office 365 E1, E3, and E5. Unlimited events that could be hosted by any user Microsoft Cost Savings $287,400 per year* Savings are estimates only. For a customized analysis for your organization, contact Microsoft.
Maximizing Value from Meetings • Below is a roadmap of the Skype for Business meeting capabilities to adopt • Value increases as you move through each step Use Skype online Organize large Enable PSTN dial-in Use Skype for Business for meetings meetings and and dial-out all your meetings webcasts IT Improve presenter and Nearly universal reach for Eliminate disparate systems Provide audio, web, attendee experience meetings and video conferencing Consistent management Value to entire org Reduce management and Rapid provisioning and rollout approach for all meetings support burden for users around the world Business Improved collaboration Eliminate point solutions Vendor consolidation Simpler global contracting Workforce flexibility without incurring incremental Value Lower TCO More predictable pricing Travel reduction cost Lower web conferencing cost *Broadcast to up to 10,000 attendees supported in initial release, using Skype for Business Online and Azure Media Services.
Voice • Make, receive, and transfer business calls in the office, at home, or on the road using phone or PC • Increase agility and consolidate management with voice service in Office 365
Market Validation • #1 in new voice seats sold • Microsoft is preferred by more customers than any other IP PBX vendor • 79% of U.S. enterprises are deploying or planning to deploy Skype for Business, including telephony
Cloud PBX (Call Management) • Best user experience • Make and receive business calls in the office, at home, or on the road from almost any device, and easily add video and sharing • Unify your global phone systems in Office 365 • Provide a complete voice solution in the cloud* • Reduce reliance on traditional PBX systems and on-premises hardware • Simplify IT • Increase agility and consolidate management with rapid provisioning, reporting, and diagnostics of voice services in Office 365 *A complete voice solution is possible with a combination of Cloud PBX and PSTN Calling
Cloud PBX (Call Management) Potential Cost Savings Cost Comparison for 10,000 Seats (total per year) $31 $22 $8 Hosted PBX Microsoft Cloud PBX On-premises PBX $1.7 M Microsoft Cost Savings per year vs. on-premises PBX* *Cloud PBX is included with Office 365 E5, in this case, with no additional cost for Cloud PBX, total savings would be $2.6M. Savings are estimates only. For a customized analysis for your *A complete voice solution is possible with a combination of Cloud PBX organization, contact Microsoft. and PSTN Calling
PSTN Calling • Rapid provisioning • Procure and assign phone numbers in minutes, everywhere Microsoft offers service, with no on-premises equipment • Number porting and enhanced 911 • Use your existing phone numbers with Microsoft calling plans, and meet E-911 and other legal obligations • Local, long distance and international calling • Reach the people important to your business, with a choice of calling plans
PSTN Calling Potential Cost Savings Cost Comparison for 10,000 Seats (total per year) Ring Central Global Office Verizon and Ring Central $60 $35 $24 $12 International Calling Plans On-premises PBX National and International PSTN Calling plans are available as add-ons to E1, E3, and E5. $2.8 M Microsoft Cost Savings per year vs. national calling plans Savings are estimates only. For a customized analysis for your organization, contact Microsoft.
Maximizing Value from Voice • Below is a roadmap of the Skype for Business voice capabilities to adopt • Value increases as you move through each step Use Cloud PBX Use PSTN Calling Use Skype for Business for all your voice needs • Fast enablement of phone IT • Avoid redundant systems • Single administration numbers • Integrated and single • Ease of on/off-boarding Value • Simple and central directory • Greater insights on usage management and control Business • Anywhere business phone • More predictable pricing • One communication tool • Vendor consolidation • Ease of procurement • Lower TCO Value
Flexible Options On-Premises Hybrid Online End-user features & Cloud PBX in Office 365; Users online or on- customer PSTN services premises; integration with PSFTN services provided integrated on-premises PSTN services on- by Microsoft premises • Control • Reduced capital costs • Flexibility and scale • Integration • Reduced overhead • Increased functionalities • Compliance • O365 reliability • Cloud connected • Dedicated hardware • Instant scale • Extend reach
Skype Across Devices • Simplify Adoption • Provide a familiar, single client experience, inspired by Skype, to make it easy for people to use on Windows, Android, and iOS • Connect from within docs • With Skype in-app integration, you can IM, screen share, talk, or video chat from within your documents • Better meeting room experience • Easily bring remote participants into meeting spaces of all sizes, with Surface Hub and Project Rigel
“As our company grows, so does our investment in modern collaboration and security capabilities. With Office 365, we are delivering the office of the future to our employees, with cloud-based voice and conferencing that’s part of a complete productivity and collaboration suite.” - Robert France, Chief Technology Officer, Cushman & Wakefield
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