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    AHEAD

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. AHEAD was founded in 2007 and in 2019 merged with Sovereign Systems, and Data Blue. The services formerly available under those brands is now available from AHEAD, LLC.N/A

    Slalom

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ASlalom is a consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, that focuses on strategy, technology, and business transformation. Platforms Slalom provides solutions for are: AWS Google Cloud Microsoft Salesforce Snowflake TableauN/A
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    AHEADSlalom
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    AHEADSlalom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (42 ratings)
    7.3
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    In-Person Training
    8.4
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    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    They are easily our go to company for anything revolving around VMware suite, whether that is infrastructure related, automation related, or monitoring related. It's a no brainier to get their assistance with a lot of tasks as they can competently implement complex designs. Also on the storage architecture side they are great. I'm sure there is much more but for my team we mainly leverage them in these areas.
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    Slalom, LLC
    Slalom has been a close partner for us for our strategy, technology, and digital transformation initiatives. The firm's strategic guidance, project planning, and management for technology initiatives including cloud migration, and IT architecture have been impeccable. The team also possesses a number of core technology certifications across cloud vendors such as Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and a number of other critical platforms for digital transformation.
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    Pros
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    • The provided pre-req documentation was thorough and well thought out, making it easy to jump into the project.
    • The design session to gather our requirements was very helpful, Sovereign's familiarity with the vRealize product line along with diagramming our desired layout confirmed our decision to bring in assistance with the project.
    • When we ran into some issues with Sovereign's custom code their development team was on top of it and solved the issue in a matter of a few days.
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    Slalom, LLC
    • Collaboration.
    • Requirement gathering.
    • Solutioning.
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    Cons
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    • Coordination of product orders with the vendor although I think the vendor is the bigger issue. Insuring delivery time frames are met is of great importance with these kinds of projects.
    • Communication between scheduled project meetings. There could be more contact between meetings.
    • Provide a customer portal for project tracking.
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    Slalom, LLC
    • Enhancing usability of SharePoint for end users.
    • Improved technical documentation made available across the org.
    • Shorter time to deployment and execution.
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    In-Person Training
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    I would not call it training, rather would call it knowledge transfer.
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    Slalom, LLC
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    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    Having extensive pre-implementaton dialogue really made the process much smoother. We had most of our bases covered and were ready for the equipment installation/implementation, except for the previously mentioned network configuration issues that arose.
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    Slalom, LLC
    We evaluated a number of providers across cloud and digital transformation consulting. Across all facets of our diligence and research, including cloud consulting, mobility consulting, and IT strategy consulting, Slalom consistently scored at the top of our scorecard. In evaluating Slalom, we appreciated the breadth of experience that they possessed across functional pillars from business strategy work to technology integration experience to business change management.
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