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Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partner
Unlock the Full Potential of Microsoft Cloud with FastTrack & CWSI.
Navigating cloud adoption can be overwhelming, but with the right expertise, your organisation can transition smoothly while maximising efficiency. Microsoft FastTrack is a specialised program that helps businesses accelerate deployment, enhance security, and drive user adoption—all with expert support at no additional cost.
As a Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partner, CWSI provides hands-on guidance to help organisations unlock the full value of their Microsoft Cloud solutions. With exclusive access to best practices, strategic insights, and direct support from Microsoft-certified specialists, we ensure your cloud journey is seamless, secure, and aligned with your business objectives.
What is FastTrack?
FastTrack is a Microsoft initiative designed to simplify and accelerate the adoption of Microsoft Cloud solutions by eliminating challenges and complexity. Available to organisations with 150 or more Microsoft licenses, it provides deployment and onboarding guidance, user adoption resources, elevated security, and ongoing support. Through direct access to Microsoft-certified specialists, organisations receive tailored assistance, strategic resources, and remote support to ensure a smooth transition while maximising efficiency and return on investment.
FastTrack helps organisations confidently plan, implement, adopt, and manage Microsoft Cloud solutions, driving higher adoption, productivity, and long-term success. It streamlines deployment by offering:
- Deployment & Onboarding Support – Expert guidance for setup and configuration, including data migration, security installation, and tenant creation.
- User Adoption & Change Management – Resources for training, communication strategies, and best practices to drive engagement and long-term success.
- Security & Compliance Guidance – Assistance in configuring security features and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Ongoing Assistance – Continued access to Microsoft specialists for optimisation, troubleshooting, and long-term support.
By leveraging FastTrack, organisations can accelerate their cloud adoption, enhance security, and create a more efficient and productive digital workplace.
The Role of CWSI as a Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partner
The FastTrack Ready partner program is an exclusive, invitation-only initiative with only 350 partners worldwide. As a CWSI customer, you benefit from access to our specialised expertise, along with the advantages of FastTrack and industry-leading best practices.
We provide expert guidance, enhanced support, customer engagement, and continuous improvement to ensure customers fully leverage their Microsoft investments. CWSI can offer additional support and services that complement the FastTrack program, including specialised consulting, training, and ongoing support.
The Benefits of Working with CWSI as a FastTrack Partner
- Fully accredited as a FastTrack Ready Partner by Microsoft, the collaborative nature of our relationship with Microsoft as a FastTrack Ready Partner offers you a comprehensive and flexible support system throughout your Cloud journey.
- With decades of experience delivering Microsoft 365 solutions across diverse industries, we bring deep expertise in implementation, optimisation, and strategic adoption.
- Every customer deployment and migration is unique. We collaborate closely with your technical and business teams to develop a tailored strategy that aligns with your specific needs and objectives..
- Access to online resources and training materials whenever you need them.
- Our experts are readily available to provide dedicated support throughout your transition.
The FastTrack Process:
Envision
During this phase you identify and prioritise scenarios while learning about available resources as you plan for roll out. This stage is critical to your journey as you’re setting business goals to measure success.
Onboard
Here you will work with your key stakeholders to build and launch your adoption plan. Prepare your environment and test your adoption approach with Early Adopters. Use feedback to make adjustments before scaling to the business.
Drive Value
The last phase sees full-scale deployment and business success depend on usage and satisfaction. This requires planning through the Envision and Onboard phases plus ongoing operational excellence.
CWSI Support the Below FastTrack-Ready Services:
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra IDThis cloud service simplifies access to Microsoft 365, the Azure portal, and other SaaS apps for employees.
Microsoft Intune
Microsoft IntuneAdminister your organisation’s devices efficiently with Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM). These services integrate seamlessly with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
Microsoft Defender
Microsoft DefenderA comprehensive defence suite that manages detection, prevention, investigation, and response against advanced attacks.
Microsoft Sentinel enables quick identification and mitigation of threats through Real-Time Security Monitoring.
This cloud-native solution scales with your business growth and data volume.
Integrating with Microsoft services, Sentinel reduces the need for extra security tools and cuts costs.
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft PurviewIdentify, classify, and protect sensitive data wherever it is stored or transmitted. Microsoft offers Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Risk Management, and other solutions.
Configure sensitivity labels for your tenant to help users start encrypting and protecting sensitive information.
Check Your Eligibility for Microsoft FastTrack Today
The FastTrack service is available to organisations with 150 or more licenses from eligible plans, including Microsoft 365, Office 365, Microsoft Viva, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Windows. Organisations with fewer than 500 licenses qualify for guidance and advisory support but are not eligible for migration services. To meet eligibility criteria, licenses must be from the same subscription type, such as 150 Office 365 E3 licenses or 500 Intune licenses.
Discover if your eligible today by taking our quick survey.
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CWSI Achieves Prestigious Microsoft FastTrack Partner Status
We are delighted to announce that CWSI has met the rigorous requirements to become a Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partner.
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CWSI Win Microsoft Compliance Partner of the Year 2024 in Ireland!
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Useful Microsoft FastTrack Links:
FastTrack for Microsoft 365 Benefit – FastTrack – Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft FastTrack Assistance Video
Process and Expectations – FastTrack – Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
