BRIGHTSOLID ONLINE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Brightsolid Consult: Journey to the Cloud

Cloud enables digital business transformation, through agility, security and flexibility to IT. Journey to Cloud is a packaged consulting solution which enables your transformation success by improving understanding of cloud solutions and benefits, debunking cloud misconceptions and engaging your wider business in planning your journey, roadmap and strategy.

Features

• Pre-workshop call
• Brightsolid consultant-led interactive workshop
• Post workshop one-page strategy reports
• Results summary
• High level next steps proposal

Benefits

• Understand what a successful cloud transformation looks like for you
• Understand how your cloud strategy aligns with organisational strategy
• Clearly understand cloud models suitable for your needs
• Understand how your organisations can benefit from cloud models
• Debunk cloud myths and misconceptions
• Create a shared language
• Clearly agree the benefits of cloud services for you
• Engage business owners in your strategy
• Validate your vision of the possibilities of cloud services
• Have an agreed plan for transformation

£0 to £2,500 a unit

• Education pricing available

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 tenders@brightsolid.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

892164230308550

Contact

Alan Gardiner
07932710727
tenders@brightsolid.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: As part of the service, you'll explore the different cloud models including delivery models for hosting including Private Clouds and Public Clouds (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.) and the service models for cloud including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. A clear understanding of the benefits and features of each solution, and how they can be used in your organisation, will help you plan for the cloud hosting and software models you can use in your journey.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: No

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: Brightsolid has been providing hosting services to Public Sector organisations for 25 years, managing large complex hybrid environments across public and private cloud. Our experience of supporting customers as they choose, migrate to, manage and optimise their environments means we are ideally placed to guide customers through that journey.; ; Our team of highly experienced, award-winning multi-disciplinary consultants have worked with some of the largest global enterprises and public sector organisations ensuring real business benefits from cloud adoption. We have many years of practical experience of designing, managing and deploying hybrid cloud services. Our consultants typically have over 10 -20 years of experience in designing and implementing effective hybrid cloud environments and supporting cultures

Service scope

• Service constraints: Journey to Cloud Workshops must be pre-booked in advance and are subject to consultant availability. Brightsolid is based in Scotland and seeks to provide a trusted, personal service to customers

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Brightsolid respond to customer questions within 24 hours, Monday to Friday
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: During the professional service engagement, users will be supported by Brightsolid's named consultant throughout the engagement, with access to wider Brightsolid Service Management capability, including the Brightsolid Service Desk

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

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: British Assessment Bureau
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 12/12/23
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: No
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications:
  • ISO14001
  • ISO9001
  • ISO22301

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  Tackling economic inequality

  Tackling economic inequality

  Tackling economic inequality; ; We provide a hugely discounted Community Cloud via our two Scottish data centres; Dundee and Aberdeen, to local community-based organisations. Benefits of the service include: ; ; Cost savings and predictable billing for organisations ; ; Significant reduction in energy costs ; ; Cap-Ex free computing Increased agility, and the ability to deliver projects more quickly ; ; The ability to foster and drive innovation ; ; The ability to scale as required, in order to drive economic growth and meet customer needs Improved resource utilisation ; ; Simplified maintenance and lower associated costs ; ; Resiliency and redundancy to provide reassurance around continuity of service ; ; We support Dundee Bairns, a local charity that has provided over 300,000 meals in the past year to the area’s most vulnerable children. We undertake a range of fundraising activities throughout the year and whatever money staff raise is matched by the organisation.

Pricing

• Price: £0 to £2,500 a unit
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

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 tenders@brightsolid.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.