Project Overview
Dyer & Butler integrated newly acquired businesses into an existing Microsoft 365 tenancy, moving from legacy on-premises systems to enable secure remote working and consistent collaboration across divisions.
Transparity delivered a single cloud environment using Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint—supported by Microsoft EMS with Endpoint Manager and MFA—to centralise management, enhance security and reduce VPN bottlenecks. The project reflects our Microsoft 365 consulting services and SharePoint consulting services.
The Challenge
Dyer & Butler have been a valued customer of Transparity for a number of years, with projects mostly spanning migration from legacy, on-premises systems to the Microsoft Cloud. More recently, Dyer & Butler’s parent company had made a couple of new acquisitions, with the need for Dyer & Butler to migrate users and systems onto their existing tenancy. This would create a more collaborative environment across the business whilst ensuring all divisions benefited from Microsoft’s robust security features.
Dyer & Butler were looking to continue their relationship with the Microsoft Cloud expert due to being very happy with the support received over the years. Additionally, Transparity’s experience and knowledge within the Microsoft stack aligned perfectly with Dyer & Butler’s vision for their future progression and evolution.
The Solution
In order to migrate the new acquisitions effectively, Dyer & Butler were looking for solutions that facilitated a centralised and collaborative work environment within the Cloud. Microsoft 365 including Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive presented the best solution to allow for Cloud-based working. The benefit of data syncing across platforms allowed for clear communication as well as efficient file sharing amongst teams.
Many organisations have recognised the need to enhance security when managing a remote workforce, as it is crucial to have a secure and trusted environment outside the office. In turn, Dyer & Butler also saw an opportunity to boost their security posture with the help of the Microsoft Gold Partner’s recommendations and security expertise. With its intelligent mobility management and security platform, Microsoft EMS (Enterprise Mobility + Security) presented the best solution in helping to protect and secure Dyer & Butler’s users whilst empowering them to work flexibly.
Microsoft Endpoint Manager and multifactor authentication (MFA) were implemented to help secure and manage all users and their devices without any disruption to existing processes and systems, whilst also adding a significant protective layer to the sign-in process through identity verification.
The Outcome
Bringing the new acquisitions within Dyer & Butler’s Cloud environment provided a modern approach to managing their integration. Migration to the Microsoft Cloud removed VPN traffic to the same office location for emails/files, helping to eliminate any potential bottlenecks. Additionally, migrating Dyer & Butler’s existing tenant provided a single platform for collaborative working, making it easy for each organisation to work in harmony and be managed from one place.
Most importantly, the implementation of EMS, with particular focus on Microsoft Endpoint Manager and MFA helped each individual company consolidate its third-party application providers to the Microsoft platform, bringing enhanced security benefits. This move also reduced licensing and running costs as it has made it significantly easier to manage and oversee the three groups of users from within the same interface.
