Get more value from your Software Assurance (SA) investment

You can use Software Assurance benefits you’ve already paid for to help you evaluate and plan your Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 or Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 implementation. Exchange Deployment Planning Services (EDPS) can help cover the cost of services and activities that will help you understand why and how to implement the Microsoft Unified Communications technologies.

 

Experience the value of an integrated Unified Communications solution

EDPS provides you with an understanding of the key capabilities of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010 or Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and how a well planned deployment can realize significant business value optimization. Additionally, gain an understanding of how a Microsoft Unified Communications solution can interoperate within your current environment as well as how to successfully transition from Exchange Server 2003, Lotus Notes or GroupWise.

Receive deployment best practices and customized deployment planning assistance from Microsoft

Approved Partners share best practices on Exchange Server and Office Communications Server deployment developed by Microsoft Consulting Services. These best practices are based on an analysis of your organization's environment and reflected in the resulting recommendations to help manage your Exchange Server or Office Communications Server implementation and data migration.

What is EDPS?

Exchange Deployment Planning Services (EDPS) is an onsite value and deployment planning benefit available to eligible Microsoft® Volume Licensing customers with Software Assurance. Your EDPS consultant—a local qualified Microsoft Partner or Microsoft Consultant—can help you understand the value and best practices on implementing the latest Unified Communications software in your environment, including Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010 or Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The number of EDPS engagement days varies from 1 to 15 days – as determined by your Software Assurance coverage. Find out how to get started today.

Learn all about the different services available to you through EDPS

EDPS Scenarios – See the value, test it, plan the solution.
Whether you need help building a business case for the investment in a UC solution or need a design review of your current one, view the available services and resources you can leverage in an EDPS engagement.

Here are examples of projects to which you might want to apply your EDPS benefit:

• Upgrade to Exchange Server 2010
• Deployment of IM & Presence and peer-to-peer Voice/Visual Conferencing
• Messaging migration from Lotus Notes or GroupWise
• Audio/Video/Web Conferencing deployment
• Voice Mail Consolidation with Exchange 2010
• Enterprise Telephony deployment

Tailoring EDPS to meet your organization's needs
Additionally, EDPS providers will work with you to customize EDPS to cater to your organization’s specific needs and goals as long as the engagement stays within the scope of deployment planning and does not move into implementation activities.