Deploy Skype for Business Voice Correctly with SOF

Author: Traci Blowers

Microsoft SME & Manager, Cloud Operations for BCM One

No doubt you’ve heard about Skype for Business Voice. You can use this to replace your current PBX and phone carrier. Still, you want to make that transition as seamless as possible. Your phone system is the lifeline of your business, so a careful approach is essential. So how do you decide which partner to work with if you’re considering moving to Skype for Business Voice?

There are tens of thousands of Microsoft partners globally. Trying to identify partners based on experience, subject matter expertise, references and competitive differentiation would be time consuming to say the least. Fortunately, the Skype Operations Framework (SOF) is a proven recipe for successful deployment of Skype for Business Voice. It’s a place where you can find all this information without a lot of hassle. The SOF provides a common vocabulary and a systematic approach to activating Skype for Business Voice. Best of all, it’s embedded with proven best practices derived from expertise over thousands of engagements globally.

BCM One is proud that our Enterprise Collaboration offer is part of the Skype Operations Framework. Fewer than 100 partners worldwide have completed the rigorous review of Microsoft’s engineers. That’s hundreds of man hours invested by BCM One to prove our skill, vet expertise and align historical success models within SOF. And it was well worth the investment.

Our participation in SOF reflects 25 years of telecom experience helping thousands of clients, as well as eight years of efficient migration of over 100,000 seats into the Microsoft cloud platform. Our compelling offer includes:

• Predictable per user, per month pricing with no painful upfront costs
• Proven expertise across the plan, deploy and operate phases of SOF
• Ongoing Microsoft Office 365 tenant administration, management & optimization, including all MACD (moves, adds, changed & deletions)
• Extensive carrier relationships, meaning BCM One handles the difficulty on your behalf
• End user adoption and training assistance

Give us a call to learn more or, if you’re interested in reading more about Skype for Business and the rest of Microsoft Office 365, check out our latest white paper.