BLOCKPHISH

Cloud Strategy Development

BLOCKPHISH's Cloud strategy development service assists organisations in making sound strategic decisions about the adoption and optimised use of Cloud based services.
This service is suited to organisations looking for expertise to develop a fit for purpose Cloud strategy and achievable roadmap that dovetails with business and IT strategic objectives.

Features

• Develop and produce a business aligned Cloud strategy
• Develop/produce a Cloud adoption roadmap and organisational support model
• Assist with business case analysis and production
• Develop/produce the scope and requirements for a Cloud readiness assessment
• Develop/produce an assessment framework for Cloud solution designs
• Assist in identifying, selecting, and planning Cloud projects
• Assist in identifying and selecting relevant Cloud vendor(s)
• Assist in developing services, support/organisational models for Cloud
• Assist in selecting a suitable Cloud managed services provider
• Assist with Cloud related change management activities

Benefits

• Provides clear guidelines when selecting ways to improve working processes
• Roadmap allows business to plan introduction of new/optimised processes
• Strategy/Projects/Operational model allow for measurable & sustainable benefits realisation
• Carefully planned deployments ensure staff correctly adapt to new technologies
• Cloud requirements & assessment framework reduces technical complexity & risk
• Change management considerations ensure smoother adoption of new/optimised processes
• Cloud support and cost optimisation is introduced and managed timeously
• Experienced and technology/vendor impartial consultants guide organisation towards optimal solutions

£999.00 a person a day

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

538559291338971

Contact

Samantha Jennings
07714705598
Sam.Jennings@BlockPhish.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Cloud hosting/implementation planning services provided by BLOCKPHISH would be run as a project to ensure measurable benefits realisation. The basic steps below describe how BLOCKPHISH assist organisations plan their cloud hosting/software implementations to the point where they can implement themselves or engage a third party to deliver on their behalf. The planning method would be tailored to the scale and complexity of the implementation and can be adapted to Agile methods. 1. BLOCKPHISH ensures that they fully understand the customer requirement and mandate (including budget/timeframe). This may start in the form of a project brief/business case/business requirements document/functional and or technical specifications.; 2. All available information is thoroughly reviewed by BLOCKPHISH consultants and, through a series of interviews/meetings/workshops with various stakeholders, a project initiation document is developed. This is a document set which includes:; A: a project plan with initial constraints/assumptions/risks; B: the descriptions of deliverables/products/scope; C: the quality/acceptance/success criteria; 3. Once completed, all resource requirements are identified, and an implementation schedule with work packages is drawn up which allows the customer, or a third party, to manage/deliver the Cloud hosting/software services.; 4. The customer’s business case/budget is updated and (if approved) the cloud hosting/software services project delivery can begin.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: The BLOCKPHISH Cloud Transition Service provides a full spectrum of Cloud migration assessment/design/planning/implementation and support services to assist organisations migrate existing workloads to a desired Cloud service/platform. Cloud migrations managed by BLOCKPHISH would be run as a project to ensure strategic alignment and measurable benefits realisation.; The below steps outline the basic method BLOCKPHISH uses:; 1. Cloud Assessment & Design: This provides the customer with a clear view of the state of readiness of current workloads for a transition to Cloud or other Cloud services provider. The Cloud readiness assessment would include expected operational costs/performance and specific requirements analysis. BLOCKPHISH can also provide a new/revised Cloud services IT infrastructure design, and a Cloud services migration plan.; 2. BLOCKPHISH would build the Cloud infrastructure components required including connectivity/security/monitoring according to the design. BLOCKPHISH consultants would conduct a POC migration of non-production workloads to validate the approach/technology/tools used and baseline performance.; 3. BLOCKPHISH would manage/perform the transition of production workloads to the new Cloud service and assist/or oversee a 3rd party.; 4. Post transition support would ensure that migrated workloads/services are checked/tested according to agreed specification.; More detail can be found in BLOCKPHISH Cloud Transition Service in the G-Cloud 12 Framework
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: BLOCKPHISH does help customers perform quality assurance and performance testing where required and these are described in greater detail within BLOCKPHISH's Cloud Migration Service and as part of an implementation project. The below outlines how BLOCKPHISH integrate required quality assurance and performance testing within their Cloud Migration Service:; At the start of the engagement/project BLOCKPHISH will establish methods of quality assurance and performance testing that will form part of the project quality and acceptance controls. The agreed quality assurance and performance testing controls would be applied to the design/implementation/migration and support elements to ensure that these deliverables meet agreed requirements/expectations and produce the desired outcome.; BLOCKPHISH is often engaged to provide quality assurance services for a range of projects. BLOCKPHISH independent impartial assessment of the deliverables against the controls set assist the customer in ensuring that the quality delivered meets the desired standards.; More details on quality assurance and performance testing provided by estrat can be found within the BLOCKPHISH Cloud Migration Service listed in the G-Cloud 12 Framework.

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
  • Security audit services
  • Other
• Other security services:
  • Ethical Phishing
  • Security Awareness
  • Security Assurance
  • Cyber Security Certifications
  • Blockchain solutions
  • Security Operations Centre
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Cloud Security
  • Cyber Maturity Assessments
• Certified security testers: Yes
• Security testing certifications:
  • CHECK
  • CREST

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: There are no constraints that buyers should know about.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: No
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: BLOCKPHISH provides their customers with a range of customisable support options outlined within their Cloud Migration Service and eMSP Managed Cloud Support offerings on the G-Cloud 12 Framework.; BLOCKPHISH Cloud Strategy Consulting Service takes into consideration a range of organisational and operational requirements and constraints when developing a Cloud strategy for a customer which includes recommended support levels required to ensure that the various Cloud solutions are properly supported during and after each project.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: Estrat Group Limited

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: NQA Certification Ltd
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 16/08/23
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications:
  • CISSP
  • CISA
  • CISM

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Tackling economic inequality

  BLOCKPHISH has several initiatives in place to support economic inequality including, but not limited to, the following:; ; Reference MAC 2.2/MAC 2.3 - we continually support our staff in training and upskilling to attain certifications and accreditations in cyber security which is a growing area with significant skills shortages. This has included employing candidates who are the 'right fit' for our organisation without any prior professional experience and investing in their development and qualifications to become cyber security consultants. We are also a member of the NCSC CyberFirst Bursary Scheme and, as well as seeking to offer placements to students, we promote CyberFirst activities through our social channels, have sponsored the CyberFirst awards and have spoken at CyberFirst events.; ; Reference MAC 3.1 - our supply chains are made up of other SMEs and start-ups as well as larger organisations. Whilst we are a London based agency, where feasible, we engage with smaller organisations outside of the capital to ensure that there is an economic advantage across the country. A recent example of this is where we used a designer to create some collateral for an event we were attending. The designer was not London based and worked in the north of the UK.

  Equal opportunity

  BLOCKPHISH has an Equality Opportunity and Diversity Policy in place which is reviewed annually by our Partners. The policy is available on the intranet for all staff to access and the key principles of it are outlined in our Staff Handbook. More practically, we have several initiatives in place to support equal opportunity in the workplace including, but not limited to, the following:; ; Reference MAC 6.1 / MAC 6.2 - BLOCKPHISH has documented and inclusive recruitment practices in place from advertising a role through to working with our employees on their professional and personal development plans. Our interview process evaluates the candidates' competencies against the role requirements and is a structured three stage process. The Senior Leadership Team are also working with an external consultant to develop a hiring strategy to increase, amongst other things, the number of females into our organisation. We have also recently hired a female Head of Operations into the Senior Leadership Team.; ; We continually invest in our staff to achieve industry recognised certifications as part of their ongoing development, enabling them to develop new skills. Equally, we support our contractors to attain higher paid work; we have paid the cost for several of our contract staff to attain advanced security clearance to enable them to work on new projects, increasing their exposure to more specialist work, thus increasing their rate of pay.

  Wellbeing

  BLOCKPHISH takes the wellbeing of our staff very seriously and, despite being a small company, we have several initiatives in place to support wellbeing including, but not limited to, the following:; ; Reference MAC 7.1 - all BLOCKPHISH staff have access to a health and wellbeing package as part of their company benefits. This ; includes:; - 24/7 confidential access to an online GP;; - 24/7 access to mental health resources, which includes access to professional and qualified counsellors 'in the moment' support or referral to structured therapy (up to six sessions);; - referral to a range of information / signposting services including health - including menopause information and support - legal, money and debt information and complimentary will writing service;; - access to an online eye screening test;; - gym discount;; - discounts for dining, shopping, travel, leisure activities across various outlets.; ; In addition to this, staff also have a private healthcare plan and private company pension as part of their package. ; ; Our culture around the importance of wellbeing does not stop with our staff. We continually have regular 'coffee mornings' with our contracted staff to ensure they have the support they require on client projects from both a practical and psychological point of view. We include them as part of our team, inviting them to social events and to monthly team meetings.

Pricing

• Price: £999.00 a person a day
• Discount for educational organisations: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at Sam.Jennings@BlockPhish.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.