When putting together business case to justify a move to the cloud, there are the real and obvious cost savings to be had; reduced server foot print, simplified and reduced licensing costs etc.

There are also hidden or at least not as obvious and some intangible savings; reduced cost of risk, reduced complexity, reduced IT administration costs

One of IT’s most important functions has become managing their data, applying the right controls without inhibiting worker productivity. With Microsoft 365, IT organisations don’t have to choose between providing a great user experience or making that experience secure. They can now do both.

Tangibles

• Consolidate vendor licensing
  • From management and monitoring, to security tools for threats and vulnerabilities, M365 provides tools and features that reduce the complexity and number of tools required to keep your data safe and secure
• Reduced IT overhead
  • The obvious reduction in both compute and data storage footprint leads to cost savings during the next hardware refresh
• Save with automation and process improvements

Intangibles

• Reduce total cost of risk
• Reduced IT administration
  • Potential for reduced head count, or the potential to refocus IT resources to more proactive (rather than reactive) tasks
  • Saving on physical and travel related costs
• True productivity
  • In this new era of WFA (work from anywhere), M365 provides a unified productivity suite that empowers users to collaborate seamlessly across traditional business devices (PC, MAC etc), as well as phone and tablets with a consistent user experience across all their devices