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In today’s digital age, organisations are increasingly relying on cloud-based solutions to drive innovation and efficiency. Microsoft 365 and Azure have become essential tools for businesses of all sizes. However, maximising the value of these platforms requires deep insights and intelligent management.
That’s where SCOUT comes in.
SCOUT is our “Security, Cost, Optimisation & Utilisation Tool”.
Using read-only access, SCOUT delves deeper into Microsoft 365 and Azure environments than even native tooling, delivering actionable insights into cost, security, hybrid working and much more.
Whether your organisation is focused on driving adoption, freeing up resources for reinvestment in digital transformation, or just curious about what’s possible in the world of FinOps, SCOUT’s intelligence is a valuable asset.
Maximise your Microsoft investment by identifying and acting on cost-saving recommendations, enhancing productivity through automation, and streamlining your licences - all from one place.
Close lingering security gaps and make headway on your Zero Trust journey by resolving joiner/mover/ leaver vulnerabilities, automating governance, and securing user identities.
Wield AI-powered intelligence to make decisive and informed business decisions, tapping into cost transparency, automated insights, and powerful metrics – presented in a persona-based experience.
SCOUT is a cloud optimisation tool designed to help customers maximize their Microsoft 365 investment by optimising licenses, improving productivity, and securing identities. It also provides insights into how users interact with solutions, Teams collaboration, and call quality, as well as deeper insights into Microsoft 365.
Additionally, it identifies opportunities to save money on unused licensing, zombie accounts, and duplicated functionality.
SCOUT is a valuable tool for businesses seeking to optimise, secure, and manage your Microsoft 365 environments. By leveraging SCOUT’s recommendations, you can enhance security, monitor access, and make informed business decisions based on upto-date analytics.
Powered by SCOUT’s powerful analytical capabilities, the M365 Health Check is a discreet optimisation analysis of the Microsoft 365 environment, finding ways to optimise costs, resources, and Microsoft functionality. The end result is a summarised snapshot of potential savings opportunities – totalling an average of 17-37% – across a number of technical categories.
The M365 Health Check is free to run, requires read-only access, and is a secure means of uprooting hidden opportunities to right-size, optimise, and enhance M365 resource usage. To maximise the value on offer, the M365 Health Check report contains both summary and deep-reaching insights – starting with a brief overview of findings and recommendations.
The report then dives below the surface to explore the cost, usage, wastage, and optimisation opportunities across highly relevant areas of M365 – including JML processes, finance optimisation, adoption and consumption of features, AD account distribution, and much more.
While migrating on-premises services to the Azure cloud has numerous benefits, businesses often fail to realise their full potential due to poor optimisation. Azure can be optimised in many ways, but the most crucial elements to focus on are cost, security, and resource management.
Additionally, it identifies opportunities to save money on unused licensing, zombie accounts, and duplicated functionality.
Reduce Azure Spend
On average, SCOUT will reduce a customer’s annual Azure spend by 30%. This is achieved through AI-powered understanding of usage and expenditure to regain control over cloud resources and their costs.
Gain Clarity on Azure Billing
SCOUT’s analytics and reporting capabilities can help you identify duplicate functionality and associated costs in your customer’s Azure environments. These insights can enable you to reduce their expenditure or assign these costs to improving their security posture.
Follow Best Practices
By asking the right questions about resilience, security, usage optimisation, and cost, you can help your customers get the most out of their Azure investment. These best practices will not only reduce costs and improve security but also enhance customer satisfaction and reduce churn.
Improve Security Posture
SCOUT can help you identify gaps in your customers’ and prospects’ security posture without requiring multiple third-party solutions. The AI-powered recommendations will indicate which applications should be replaced and highlight potential cost savings.
Stay Compliant
SCOUT can assist businesses in achieving regulatory compliance and streamline compliance reporting. The Tagging Engine categorises services, enabling you to identify business-critical services to invest in and optimise and which areas can be ignored.
SCOUT provides detailed and precise reports that empower financial operations teams to manage cloud consumption, generate accurate forecasts, and facilitate straightforward cost allocation.
Leverage AI tagging to align end-user IT billing with business categories and associate resources with business contexts to facilitate financial operations cost control activities while adapting to their evolving cloud environment.
SCOUT’s recommendations engine provides actionable recommendations that drive cost optimisation, tailoring each strategy to your cost profile objectives.
With the cloud landscape constantly evolving, SCOUT enables us to help you to have a comprehensive understanding of contractual usage optimisation, sprawl and right-sizing.
SCOUT was designed in alignment with multiple pillars of Zero Trust, including identities, networks and policy optimisation with the ability to track and measure security posture improvements over time.
Improve the organisation and efficiency of Active Directory and Azure tags by using business context, automation and optimal license allocation, while tracking resource usage and managing staff changes.
Delivers actionable insights into your Microsoft 365 environment, enabling you to optimise licence utilisation, enhance productivity, and strengthen security.
Provides in-depth analysis of your Azure environment, helping you optimise costs, improve performance, and enhance security.
Contact us today for a free consultation. We’ll discuss your specific needs and recommend the best service for your organisation. Let’s work together to build a robust security shield and keep your business safe from evolving cyber threats.
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