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AvePoint specialises in helping educational institutions analyse, optimise and manage Microsoft 365 storage to manage costs. AvePoint’s solutions empower educators to transform data into a strategic asset by simplifying and automating data management.
Agreement start: 23 June 2025
Agreement end: 22 June 2028
Subsequent invoice date: Invoiced annually 3 months in advance of the licence anniversary date.
Institutions may participate in the Agreement at any time during the agreement period, and are bound by its Terms and Conditions, including payments, until the end of the Licence Period
SaaS subscription based on the amount of data discovered and intelligently optimised.
Higher and Further Education and Research Councils in the United Kingdom, and to Universities and Colleges of Further Education in Ireland. Other organisations (including Further Education / Research Councils / Colleges) aligned with Jisc's charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Jisc will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.
Since 2001, AvePoint's 20+ year partnership with Microsoft has produced best in class solutions that enable global organisations to extend and complement the latest Microsoft technologies that “right-size” data management, security and governance.
Licensor: AvePoint, UK Ltd, registered in England and Wales, whose registered office is 3 rd Floor, Watchmaker Court, 33 St. John’s Lane, London, EC1M 4BJ
AvePoint delivers tailored solutions for the education sector, helping schools, colleges, and universities in the UK and worldwide enhance data security, streamline governance, and optimise Microsoft 365 storage. Through automated lifecycle policies, intelligent archiving, and cost-effective retention, institutions can efficiently manage data growth, reduce storage costs, and ensure secure, fast access to their data. Supplier home page: https://www.avepoint.com
AvePoint Opus Bundle: Discovery, Analysis & Intelligent Storage Optimisation
Discovery & Analysis:
Scans the tenant and classifies inactive and ROT (Redundant, Obsolete, Trivial) data in your SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive environment, analyses the data, and then presents the inactive and ROT data results in intuitive dashboards.
Intelligent Storage Optimisation:
Based on the findings and recommended optimisation rules, take action to archive or destroy the inactive and ROT data to achieve your storage optimisation goals. The solution continues to automatically optimise any newly created data in SharePoint, Teams & OneDrive and to automate management of archived data to sustain the environment and control costs.
AvePoint professional services are available to support implementation, configuration and training or to provide a fully managed service.
Schedule a scoping call with AvePoint via Jisc to understand software and professional services requirements before ordering through the Chest Framework.
AvePoint has comprehensive user guides and on-demand learning paths to support customers.
The AvePoint Difference: A Robust Information Management Strategy
For complete product descriptions, please visit Storage Optimisation Management.
Please contact help@chest.ac.uk to organise a guided demonstration.
Full product documentation and user guides available.
Customer training is available and paid for requirements would be scoped on initial call. Comprehensive user guides and on-demand training courses are available free of charge.
Premium in-house 24/7/365 telephone, web conferencing, email and portal support included. AvePoint knows everyone could use a helping hand. Whether you've got questions about installation, found a glitch in the system, got locked out of your account, or need a little moral support, AvePoint have got your back. They are here to ensure you get the most out of your AvePoint investment.
Modernization, Data Resiliency & Control SaaS Operations in Your Workspace | AvePoint
Details of release updates and/or new versions and/or new supporting documentation will be notified. AvePoint continually invests in product development and releases updates as often as once every two months to support new or updated functionality. This cadence allows AvePoint to regularly introduce new features and improvements while maintaining stability and alignment with customer needs.
AvePoint will scope professional services requirements on the initial call with the customer. The customer can add the required number of days to their order for AvePoint to deliver the data discovery and subsequent data optimisation. AvePoint Professional Services days break down into 8 hourly increments for flexibility and value.
AvePoint’s information management strategy is designed to deliver secure, compliant, and cost-effective control over Microsoft 365 data by transforming information from a liability into a strategic asset:
AvePoint's Director of Records & Information Management Strategy, Alyssa Blackburn, at Ticker News Insight on why it's important for organisations to manage their data and optimise their cloud storage as businesses continue to bear the brunt of the economic downturn.
This webinar directly addresses the pain points organizations face as unstructured data volumes surge, and it demonstrates practical, automated solutions that replace outdated manual processes.
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