In a post-pandemic world, teams no longer need to work together side-by-side to stay connected. And at Doherty Associates, we can empower your people to work collaboratively, productively, and securely from anywhere.
Evolving into a Modern Workplace involves two key factors. Firstly, capitalising on technologies such as cloud-based computing and data intelligence to enhance communication and collaboration. And just as importantly, employing advanced proactive security measures to protect against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
At Doherty Associates, we can work with you to build, manage, and secure your Modern Workplace environment so you can keep evolving your business to make the most of the opportunities you encounter beyond the office firewall.
We’ll take the time to understand your current situation as well as your needs and aspirations, so we can deliver ‘quick wins’ and cost-savings as well as substantial ongoing benefits.
If your organisation is yet to embrace cloud computing, it’s important for us to get under the bonnet of your existing on-premises IT systems, so we can fully understand all the legacy applications and risk profiles.
If you’re moving from a standing start, we’ll work with you to define a roadmap that both sets you on the right path start and sees you gaining benefits from the cloud as quickly as possible. And at every stage we consider the necessary planning and risk management, along with any custom integrations, development or migrations you may need.
For smaller organisations (up to 150 employees) transitioning to an appropriate cloud service such as Microsoft 365 typically brings quick wins in areas such as document storage and sharing, and remote access – often with cost savings as part of the picture. While larger organisations (150+ employees) setting out on their journey soon recognise that cloud-delivered applications and data are far easier to maintain, secure, and keep compliant – plus the cost savings are ongoing.
If your organisation has already transitioned to the cloud or has begun to do so (e.g. by migrating to Microsoft 365) the build phase is likely to be faster, typically around one to six months. Following a detailed assessment, we’ll ensure that your existing configurations align with our SmartPath standards and Microsoft best practices and are optimised for your current needs.
While the benefits of transitioning to the cloud are considerable, we also appreciate that going 100% serverless is not always an option. So, we have helped many of our clients to reduce the number of their on-premises servers from hundreds to tens, or from tens to a single server (or even none at all), with the same cost savings accruing.
Often, our clients choose us to manage their Modern Workplace environment on an ongoing basis, while others turn to us when they need assistance or are keen to recognise their full potential.
Managing for us doesn’t just mean ‘keeping the lights on’. We proactively monitor and respond to security-related incidents, and regularly brief our clients on their current status and any developments in technology that may offer them a competitive advantage.
The move to remote and hybrid working requires a radical rethink of how we keep our people, our data, and our businesses secure. And this is an area where Doherty Associates excels.
The perimeter or edge between a relatively safe internal network and the ‘wild west’ of the public internet no longer starts and finishes with the office firewall. Instead, it now extends to every laptop, tablet and mobile in every hand of every employee. As a result, ‘securing the edge’ now means securing every device and application, while at the same time empowering people to do their best work.
We can help you to successfully make the shift. And to do so in a way that enhances both security and productivity.
Key to this is understanding and mitigating risk by securing devices against cyber crime, phishing and social engineering attacks, and improving the user experience by keeping devices up to date. We therefore put in place the appropriate software and policies to update, monitor, and manage our clients’ devices, wherever they are physically located. This includes ensuring that devices have the right software and settings deployed. For example, that they are running antivirus and have had disk encryption enabled.
Our approach helps organisations to better meet their compliance requirements. And it enables us to respond fast to any security incidents so that any damage can be minimised, or better still prevented. For example, if a user loses a device, we can wipe it remotely if it wasn’t already protected, avoiding data loss and the potential need to make a report to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
The whole process starts with a baseline assessment, so we can be sure of creating the appropriate security policies based on best practice and your existing environment – and of recommending the specific managed services that will deliver the very best outcome.
‘We often encounter situations where an organisation believes their journey to the cloud is complete, yet significant value remains untapped. For example, they may be benchmarking against a prior on-premises environment when they should be looking for significantly greater functionality, value and advantage.’
Terry Doherty
Founder and Chief Executive
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If you’re ready to untap the potential of the Modern Workplace, we’re all set to help.
