Short Description:
FCCS needs the assistance of a Microsoft Specialist to aid us in upgrading our environment, including the Windows OS, Exchange, AD, Office, group policies, domain, SCCM, and WSUS.
Complete Description:
FCCS needs the assistance of a Microsoft Specialist to upgrade and enhance our current environment. This upgrade will include the following work:
• Upgrade OS from Windows XP to Windows 7
• Upgrade E-mail from Exchange 2003, Active Directory, and Outlook (and OWA) to current versions of each
• Upgrade Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) from 2007 to 2010
• Upgrade our group policies for better security and maintenance
• Help finish the migration to our new network domain
• Install SCCM
• Install WSUS
We have a Windows 2008R2 server environment. We also have SharePoint ES 2010 but do not intend to update it at this time.
Most of this work was begun in 2011 with a plan to complete in 2012, but it was put on hold. We now would like to complete the work. While we recognize that these could be treated as discreet segments of work, they remain a logical whole because of the interdependencies among the tools that need to be upgraded/installed. Therefore we would like to complete them together.
The Microsoft Specialist will collaborate with our network, server, storage, and DBA staff to plan and complete the upgrade. They will also be expected to make recommendations on best practice in terms of how we have organized our forest and setup group policies.
The first phase of the project will require the consultant to complete the requirements and develop a detailed work plan, with tasks, dependencies, and resource requirements . The second phase will require them to execute the plan. Both phases will be done in collaboration with the relevant FCCS technical staff.
The duration of the project will adapt to the plan developed during phase 1.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Windows OS including 7
Required
9
Years
Exchange Server
Required
8
Years
Active Directory
Required
8
Years
Outlook , including 2010 and Outlook Web Access (OWA)
Required
8
Years
Office , including 2010
Required
8
Years
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Required
3
Years
Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Required
3
Years
Windows 2008R2( release 2)
Required
4
Years
Windows group policies
Required
8
Years