Case Studies
Benefit from Azure’s limitless capacity and scale, without the IT management headaches.
Case Study –
Microsoft 365
BC Government wanted to migrate from a shared service provider of Microsoft services into their own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenancy.
Solutions
- Migrated identity services to Azure AD and transitioned to corporate managed Exchange Online
- Upgrade desktops and laptops to Office 365 & install Office (incl. Teams & Outlook) on mobile devices.
- Enable Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Compliance Centre, migrate telephony services Teams
- Leverage M365 Security services, including Intune/Endpoint Manager, Defender
- Implemented Windows “Always On” VPN
Outcomes
- Improved online collaboration supporting the new hybrid working model.
- Improved remote device management including remote patching of corporate laptops
- Improved agility to adopt new Microsoft services
- Simplified the IT environment and achieved over $1 million annual cost savings
Case Study –
Microsoft Azure
BC Government wanted to migrate from data centre hosting provider. Allowing them to build and deliver services faster while reducing hosting services costs.
Solutions
- Azure Foundation setup and deployment.
- Multiple subscriptions to segregate data with granular access controls
- Azure Stack Edge appliances installed to host latency sensitive or legacy applications
- Deployed ExpressRoute for a dedicated high speed, low latency link to the Canada Central Azure datacentre
- Built environment to Microsoft best practices and moved to XaaS offerings where possible
- Plan for the migration of the COTS applications for quick wins to reduce cost and complexities
Outcomes
- Agility, allowing the BC government service provider to deploy and manage their own services without having to raise tickets with the hosting provider
- Cost savings, services running on Azure were cheaper than through the existing hosting provider
Case Study –
Microsoft 365
Carbon Capture Underground Storage (CCUS) company. Wanted to invest in technology solutions but keep costs low, scalable, and predictable.
Solutions
- Configured Microsoft 365 services for users (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, etc.)
- Configured Windows 365 virtual desktop services for users. Allowing for a BYOD policy for access while keeping all data fast and secure within Azure
- Configured Azure AD with conditional access policies to control access to all services and data. MFA was implemented as part of this initiative
- Leverage M365 Security services, including Intune/Endpoint Manager, Defender
- Implemented Azure for all servers and high-end virtual desktops for Engineers and Geologists
Outcomes
- Secure connectivity to all data and applications with both Corporate and Bring-your-own-Device model
- Fast onboarding of new staff and contractors with a dedicated virtual computer
- Very agile in spinning up new services in Azure as they are required Secure access to
Case Study –
Microsoft Azure
Westland Insurance needed to migrate their an on-prem data centre to Azure . Allowing them to build and deliver services faster while reducing costs.
Solutions
- Consolidating subscriptions, restructuring subscriptions, designing landing zones, DR and backups
- Extensive Azure networking design to ensure 200+ branches and core business operations are not impacted.
- Deployment of AlwaysOn VPN across 2,000 devices for low latency link to the Canada Central Azure data centre
- Azure Governance setup and deployment.t. Built Azure tenant to Microsoft best practices with optimal sized resources to ensure a cost effective environment
- Migration of entire on-prem data centre into Azure in 5 months.
Outcomes
- Agility, allowing the Westland Insurance to deploy and manage their own services without having to raise tickets with the hosting provider
- Cost savings, services running on Azure were cheaper than through the existing hosting provider