How Wyngate Solutions helped Saicon Consultants save money, streamline their operations, and improve their user experience by consolidating their multiple 365 tenants into one.
Background
- Saicon Consultants is a leading IT consulting firm that provides services to various industries, such as healthcare, finance, education, and government.
- Wyngate Solutions is a cloud solutions provider that specializes in Microsoft 365 migration, deployment, and management. They are also a premier solution provider for AI and automation.
- Saicon Consultants had acquired several companies in the past few years, each with their own 365 tenant. This resulted in a complex and costly situation, where Saicon had to manage multiple subscriptions, licenses, and email domains.
- Some employees had accounts in more than one tenant, which created confusion and security risks. Saicon also lacked a unified identity and access management system, which hindered their collaboration and productivity.
- Saicon Consultants wanted to consolidate all their acquired company cloud tenants into one tenant, to simplify their administration, reduce their expenses, and enhance their user experience.
Challenge
- The consolidation of multiple 365 tenants into one tenant was a challenging and time-consuming project, which required careful planning, execution, and testing.
- Saicon Consultants had to migrate their emails, contacts, calendars, and files from the separate tenants to their main tenant, without disrupting their business operations or compromising their data integrity.
- Saicon Consultants also had to consolidate their licenses and subscriptions and ensure that they had the optimal plan for their needs and budget.
- Saicon Consultants had to train their users on how to use the new tenant and address any issues or questions that might arise during the transition.
- Saicon Consultants needed a reliable and experienced partner to help them with the consolidation project and provide them with ongoing support and guidance.
Solution
- Wyngate Solutions was the partner that Saicon Consultants chose to help them with the consolidation project. Wyngate Solutions had the expertise, tools, and resources to manage the migration and deployment of the new tenant.
- Wyngate Solutions conducted a thorough assessment of Saicon’s current tenants, and designed a migration plan that suited their requirements and goals.
- Wyngate Solutions used a proven migration tool to move Saicon’s emails, contacts, calendars, and files from the separate tenants to their main tenant, with minimal downtime and data loss.
- In addition to the email and file migration, Wyngate Solutions also assisted Saicon with migrating their OneDrive and SharePoint data to the main tenant. Wyngate Solutions ensured that all the data was transferred securely and accurately, and that the permissions and sharing settings were preserved. Wyngate Solutions also helped Saicon reorganize and optimize their OneDrive and SharePoint sites, to improve their collaboration and productivity.
- Wyngate Solutions also helped Saicon consolidate their licenses and subscriptions and recommended the best plan for their needs and budget. Wyngate Solutions ensured that Saicon had the right number and type of licenses for their users, and that they were not paying for any unused or unnecessary licenses.
- Wyngate Solutions also provided training and support to Saicon’s users, to help them get familiar with the new tenant, and resolve any issues or questions that they might have. Wyngate Solutions also offered ongoing management and maintenance services, to ensure that Saicon’s tenant was running smoothly and securely.
Benefits
By consolidating their multiple 365 tenants into one tenant, Saicon Consultants achieved several benefits, such as:
- Saving money: Saicon reduced their monthly and annual costs, by eliminating the need for multiple subscriptions, licenses, and email domains. They also optimized their license usage and avoided paying for any unused or unnecessary licenses.
- Streamlining their operations: Saicon simplified their administration, by having a single point of control and management for their tenant. They also improved their security and compliance, by having a unified identity and access management system, and enforcing consistent policies and settings across their tenants.
- Improving their user experience: Saicon enhanced their collaboration and productivity, by having a single email domain and a shared address book. They also increased their user satisfaction, by providing them with a seamless and consistent experience across their devices and applications.
Conclusion
- Wyngate Solutions helped Saicon Consultants consolidate their multiple 365 tenants into one tenant, in a smooth and efficient manner.
- Wyngate Solutions delivered a high-quality service that met Saicon’s expectations and objectives.
- Wyngate Solutions has established a long-term relationship with Saicon and continued to provide them with support and guidance.
- Saicon Consultants was pleased with the outcome of the consolidation project, and the benefits that they gained from it.
- In addition to delivering high-quality service, Wyngate Solutions also provided a cost-effective solution, coming in significantly under budget compared to quotes received from other similar consulting companies.
