Changing the Game

'Change is inevitable –?How people adapt to it is not'?(Benjamin Disraeli)

What Changing the Game Means to Me

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the phrase "changing the game" is more than just a buzzword—it's a call to action. For me, changing the game means bring your whole self to work, challenging the status quo, embracing innovation, and fostering an environment where diversity and inclusion are valued. It’s about looking beyond immediate gains to create a sustainable, equitable future in technology.

Changing the game is about more than just technological advancement; it's about redefining what success looks like in our industry. It means prioritising ethical considerations, ensuring that our innovations are inclusive and beneficial to all of society, and creating pathways for underrepresented groups to thrive in tech. It’s about breaking down barriers and rewriting the rules to ensure that everyone has a seat at the table.

As a certified AMPG and Prosci Change Manager Practitioner, I understand the importance of managing change effectively. Leading technology change is not just about deploying new tools; it's about guiding employees at all levels of the organisations through the transition, ensuring that employees are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. By fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptability, we empower our clients to embrace change and thrive in the digital age.

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How the Insight Cloud Advisory Team is Changing the Game

It is hard to believe but this time last year, the Insight Cloud Advisory Team (ICAT) did not exist, but there was a need to do something different.? The reason we exist as team today is due to the fact we thought about the needs of our clients and that them first in our forming process.

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What needs to our clients have?

• Innovation: The need to deploy cloud solutions but they are perhaps limited by team capacity or technical capabilities
• Modernisation: The need to modernise legacy infrastructure because it inhibits speed, efficiency and innovation and because traditional environments keep IT team stuck in never ending cycle of repetitive maintenance tasks, limiting strategic efforts
• Mitigate costs and risks: The need to keep up with the pace of constant change, whilst developing and executing a strategic cloud roadmap and investing effectively due to budget constraints
• Improve ways of working: The need to enable the business to work in a more flexible, collaborative, productive and secure way

We formed a new multidisciplinary multilingual team to support clients across the whole Microsoft Cloud journey (Security, Azure, Microsoft 365 & Copilot), so Insight doesn’t leave smaller clients behind, ensuring they can benefit from tailored Microsoft cloud consultancy, effectively consume these products in a way that is optimal for their needs to remain competitive and achieve ROI.?

As newly formed team, we established our key operating principles. We are incredibly proud of our team vision is to “Drive Microsoft cloud transformation with innovation, quality and client-centric solutions”.? We’re especially passionate about our mission of how “get there together” and our “success for us and for our customers”.? We also use our “pioneering spirit”, “problem solving strength” and our passion for sharing knowledge and collaborating to deliver tangible value.

What is our game changing solution?

With the dream team formed, the ideation process started to develop our unique service to drive Microsoft cloud transformation for our clients and the Insight Cloud Advisory Service was formally launched in September 2024:

• Phase 1: Assessment of current tech environment and 12 month strategic roadmap
• Phase 2: Ongoing technical consultancy

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Find out more here: How Insight's Cloud Advisory Service can help you maximise your Microsoft Cloud investment

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The proof is always in the pudding and we are thrilled that our service is resonating with organisations who we are delighted to be supporting on this journey.? Before starting Phase 1, we asked one client:

“Is there a formal IT or Cloud strategy in place.? If so, what are the details and how is this progressing?”

“Not currently, hoping this review will help us create one” is how they responded.

For a different Phase 1 client they could see the benefit of Phase 2 before starting the assessments, so we are pleased to be working on a long-term basis with them We’ve also been able to delight them by securing financial investment from Microsoft to achieve their outcomes in a more cost-effective way.

For another Phase 2 client we were providing 1 day per week of ongoing Copilot consultancy and they have chosen to increase this 2 days because they can see the value and want to accelerate the timeline.

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Insight’s Cloud Advisory Team has and continues to change the game with our Insight Cloud Advisory Service, teamed with our ability to maximise Microsoft investment for our clients (utilising relevant and available CSI & MCI fully and part funded engagements.)

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Conclusion

In conclusion, the formation of ICAT marks a significant milestone in our journey to revolutionise the tech industry. By prioritising client needs and fostering a culture of innovation, collaborative, and inclusion, we are not only changing the game but also setting new standards for excellence. Our multidisciplinary and multilingual approach ensures that we can provide tailored solutions that address the unique challenges faced by our clients, helping them to thrive in the digital age. As we continue to drive Microsoft cloud transformation with our pioneering spirit and problem-solving strength, we remain committed to delivering tangible value and achieving success together with our clients. The future is bright, and with ICAT leading the way, we are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of the ever-evolving technological landscape.