Exchange, Vista and Office form the EVO wave of products, which Microsoft will make widely available from the beginning of 2007. This wave presents massive opportunity for businesses however; it also presents challenges in terms of preparing for significant change, and realising the value in this investment.
To assist IT managers Risual offer a formal readiness assessment workshop, where Risual consultants can help you plan and prepare for Exchange, Vista and Office 2007. The workshop is broken in to three key focus areas:

• Licensing
• Organisational readiness
• Technology readiness

Licensing
The release of new licensing programmes and the benefits of existing licensing agreements mean that many businesses will be able plan and deploy sooner than they have been previously. We will help you look at the opportunities available with your existing licensing agreements, and help you plan your future licensing needs to meet your EVO objectives.

Organisational readiness
Exchange, Vista and Office 2007 will deliver rich business value and we can help you plan and evaluate the readiness of your organisation to utilise and plan for best value from them. We will consider IT skills and supportability, end user training requirements, and usage scenarios, which will meet your business and technical challenges.

Technology readiness
New software releases mean you need to understand the hardware requirements and the potential challenges for deployment in your environment. We will discuss you current server and desktop hardware estate and purchasing plans to understand your hardware readiness, your current software environment and recommend your existing infrastructure readiness.
New technology delivered by Exchange, Vista and Office will lead to opportunities to consolidate, deprecate or existing solutions in your environment from areas such as remote working to data security, so we will work with you to understand these many elements and make you aware of these opportunities to cut costs or improve service delivery.