Microsoft FastTrack
As a Microsoft FastTrack partner, Phoenix supports organisations to maximise the value they receive from their Microsoft investments in less time.
The FastTrack Ready partner programme is invitation only, with only 350 FastTrack partners globally. As a Phoenix customer, this means that you get access to our specialised knowledge combined with the benefits of FastTrack and best methodology in practice.
Microsoft FastTrack enables your organisation to deploy Microsoft cloud solutions and drive user adoption with:
- Onboarding assistance
- Engineering expertise
- End-to-end guidance
We are proud to be the leading FastTrack partner in the UK and Europe, and a finalist for the Global Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partner of the Year Award in 2023, providing unparalleled expertise and support to organisations.
Utilise Microsoft FastTrack for your cloud deployments
FastTrack is a funded service for eligible customers that provides remote support and guidance from our Microsoft Specialists to support your cloud deployment and adoption. Find out if your organisation qualifies now with our free Microsoft FastTrack Eligibility Checker.
It is available as part of your Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (Microsoft EA) and includes:
- Remote guidance
- Awareness sessions
- Regular check-ins
- Phoenix and Microsoft deployment best practice and support
- Knowledge bases and links to relevant Microsoft documentation
- Adoption guidance
- Potential credit system
We are the number one UK FastTrack Partner
With over 600 customers onboarded to our FastTrack Programme, deploying over 1,000 active workloads. Our FastTrack process is:
Scoping call:
an initial introduction to the FastTrack programme to explore your eligibility and our FastTrack process
Kick off call:
in this session, the FastTrack team will go over eligible workloads for support, discuss and build out a roadmap, and guide you through
Immersion experience:
once a workload has been identified, we will deliver a tailored immersion experience in a demo environment, showcasing the features of the product and ensuring you are fully aware of the capabilities
Advanced deployment guides:
for each workload available, your FastTrack Manager will run through your customer deployment guide, which will talk you through the deployment and configuration of the selected workload step-by-step
Check-in calls:
your aligned FastTrack Manager will have regular syncs with you to guide you through the deployment of your chosen workloads
Our Microsoft FastTrack services
Our Compliance Centre Immersion Experience (CCIE) is a high-level introduction to the compliance portal available to you as a M365 customer.
The session, typically around one hour, provides insight into the features available to you when investing in Microsoft 365 E3 and more advanced features from the Microsoft compliance stack and E5.
Our Modern Management Immersion Experience (MMIE) is a high-level introduction to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager portal available to you as a M365 customer.
The session, typically around one hour, provides you with insight into the tools that deliver unified endpoint management across company-owned and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scenarios, such as Configuration Manager and Intune.
Our Security Immersion Experience (SIE) is a high-level introduction to the Security Portals available to you as a Microsoft 365 customer.
The session, typically around one hour, gives an insight into the information Microsoft provide to you as a M365 Security customer and the key areas available to view your security posture.
The Teams Apps Discovery Workshop is a high-level introduction to the applications available within Teams, covering the core Microsoft apps, third-party apps, and app templates.
It will also include new Microsoft Viva Products, showcasing the capabilities of the apps and use cases.
The SharePoint Online Immersion experience is a high-level introduction to SharePoint Document collaboration within Teams, including the setup of the Teams Sites and channels.
The session is usually an hour and covers all collaboration features and recommendations for setup.
Join our M365 Heatmap session where we will review the whole range of M365 Products, from Office to Security, and assess your current set up and plan out your next steps. The goal of this session is to ensure Phoenix are supporting you at every stage of your Microsoft journey, whether that is through FastTrack, funding options, or professional services.
NHS Central Tenant FastTrack
Microsoft has chosen Phoenix as one of the FastTrack Partners that will assist NHS Central Tenant organisations with the deployment of various M365 workloads.
Support will be tailored to suit the organisation’s specific needs, ensuring successful adoption to maximise the use of M365 services. Included workloads are:
- Microsoft Teams – Core
- Microsoft 365 Apps
- Microsoft Teams – Rooms
- Microsoft Teams – Phone
- Microsoft Intune (Cloud-attach: Intune, SCCM)
- Windows client OS deployment
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) / Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (MDATP)
Microsoft FastTrack workloads
With FastTrack for Microsoft 365, you can:
- Set up identity, security, compliance, and cloud management
- Use Microsoft Teams for chat, meetings, meeting rooms, voice, and events
- Upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Edge and Employee Experience scenarios, like Microsoft Viva
- Move data and make sure apps work with App Assure
See the available FastTrack workloads below where Phoenix can support:
Intune (E3):
Intune is a cloud-based service that helps you manage and secure your organisation’s devices, apps, and data
Purview Information Protection P2 (E5):
Purview Information Protection is a cloud service that helps you discover, classify, and protect your sensitive data across different sources
AADP P2 / Entra ID P2 (E5):
Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that helps you verify users’ identities, enforce conditional access policies, and protect your organisation from identity-related threats
Defender for Office 365 P2 (E5):
Defender for Office 365 P2 (E5) is a cloud service that helps you protect your email, collaboration, and messaging platforms from advanced threats
Defender for Endpoint P2 (E5):
Defender for Endpoint P2 (E5) is a cloud service that helps you detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks on your endpoints
Defender for Identity (E5):
Defender for Identity (E5) is a cloud service that helps you protect your identity infrastructure from advanced attacks
Defender for Cloud Apps (E5):
Defender for Cloud Apps (E5) is a cloud service that helps you monitor and protect your cloud applications from malicious actors and risky behaviours
Teams Telephony (E5):
Teams Telephony (E5) is a cloud service that enables you to make and receive phone calls from anywhere using Microsoft Teams
Insider Risk Manager (E5):
Insider Risk Manager (E5) is a cloud service that helps you detect and mitigate insider threats in your organisation, such as data leaks, fraud, or sabotage
Microsoft FastTrack Eligibility Checker
Microsoft FastTrack FAQs
If you have 300 or more licenses of one of the eligible plans from these Microsoft product families: Microsoft 365, Office 365, Microsoft Viva, Enterprise Mobility & Security, and Windows 10/ 11, you can get Microsoft FastTrack help. Eligible plans can be for one product (like Exchange Online) or a group of products (Office 365 E3). There are many buying options, so talk to your Phoenix Account Manager for more details.
Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partners are trusted Microsoft partners who offer the FastTrack benefit for Microsoft. They help customers remotely with setting up and using Microsoft products. They use the same content, tools and practices as Microsoft Engineers.
Microsoft FastTrack is a service that helps customers set up Microsoft cloud solutions. Customers who have eligible subscriptions to Microsoft 365, Azure, or Dynamics 365 can access FastTrack without paying extra for as long as their subscription lasts.
It’s time to confidently move to the cloud with Microsoft FastTrack and Phoenix Software
FastTrack for Microsoft 365 is here to support organisations to enable hybrid work with expert guidance at no additional cost. Speak to our Microsoft FastTrack Specialists today to start realising the benefits.
You can also email us at [email protected] or call 01904 562200 – whatever works best for you.