R & D project

Streamline Microsoft 365 with cloud assist

Cloud assist simplifies Microsoft tenancy management through automation, improving efficiency, reducing costs and supporting compliance for your organisation.

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Expected outcome:

New service

IT teams face the challenge of manually gathering extensive data on endpoints and remote devices, a process that is both time-consuming and costly due to its inefficiency when done manually.

Cloud assist solves this problem as it works seamlessly with Microsoft 365, using automation and user-friendly SaaS technology, simplifying the management of M365 environments to give time back to your IT teams by equipping you with data and manipulation tools that move away from manual processes.

Cloud assist offers tools such as on-demand health checks of M365 tenancies, automated policy management, and a suite of reporting tools to streamline day-to-day management of M365 environments. It also helps prepare for Cyber Essentials accreditation and other auditing data collection requirements.

Benefits of cloud assist

  • Intune policy automation
  • Non-compliant device removal
  • M365 tenancy health check
  • Preparation for cyber essential accreditation
  • Security: enforces security and compliance standards to safeguard organisational data, ensuring adherence to regulations and compliance with M365's security protocols
  • Detailed reporting: accurate real-time reporting, offering up to date information for IT teams to facilitate quicker decision making
  • Automation of routine manual administrative maintenance tasks
  • Boosts productivity by minimising manual intervention
  • Reduces workload
  • Lowers the risk of human error
  • Zero capital costs (no hardware required)
  • Automated data collection and policy updates lead to significant time and cost savings

Give us your feedback

Cloud assist is currently in the Beta Phase. The focus is on validating and refining the service before launch. We are working with a group of early adopters across HE/FE to test how the platform performs.

This includes testing the core functionality, collecting user feedback on usability and pain points, validating the onboarding and support model and assessing scalability.

Get involved

We believe in the power of collaboration and are keen to work with other organisations interested in our cloud assist.

If you’re interested in collaborating with us, please contact:

Meet the project team

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    Adam Newman

    Product manager - cloud, Jisc

  • Sudeep Bhuller

    Senior product lead, Jisc