Microsoft 365 and Office 365 are a core part of our services, including email, collaboration and cloud security.
Microsoft 365 includes the Office desktop and Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint apps, plus the cloud services Teams and SharePoint for collaboration, OneDrive for file storage and Exchange Online for enterprise-grade email. The premium version adds advanced security features, identity protection and device management.
Migration and Deployment
Fully managed migration service, ensuring that the process is as simple as possible, with minimal disruption to your business
Implementation of new Microsoft 365 tenants and configuration of SharePoint, Teams and Exchange Online
Transforming user productivity with cloud solutions and remote working
Support
Comprehensive management and administration of your Microsoft 365
Productivity
Microsoft 365 includes a large suite of apps and services that most businesses don’t fully utilise
We can review your usage to ensure you get the best value from your Microsoft 365 subscription
On-premises vs Cloud Only
Some of our customers have no on-premises servers and are now cloud-only. Others, however, still need an on-premises server
We can review your IT setup, recommend the best options for you and help you decide if migrating to a cloud-only IT setup is the best option for you
Licensing
Microsoft 365 licencing is complex and many different products and subscriptions are available
We will review your current Microsoft licensing and recommend the best options to minimise your costs
Microsoft 365 data backup
Contrary to popular belief, your Microsoft 365 data must be backed up. Microsoft provide very basic data recovery capabilities and resilience for service outages only. They do not back up your data! We ensure all your data is backed up to a 3rd party service. Independant cloud backups are essential, giving longer retention periods, recovery of file-level data and protection against ransomware and both malicious and accidental data loss
The service level agreement for Microsoft 365 states that data backup is the responsibility of the owner. Microsoft only provide guarantees for the service platform
Security
Although the Microsoft 365 platform is very secure, your own data is only as secure as your security settings. Most small businesses have not configured their tenants optimally and almost all have security weaknesses that should be attended to
Full review of your Microsoft 365 tenant
Full security vulnerability report following both Microsoft's best practice recommendations and our experience in implementing and securing Microsoft 365 for many customers We will discuss recommendations and agree a plan for implementation
Identity Protection, Access Management and SSO
Single Sign On to avoid multiple passwords for access to multiple apps and systems
Password management, ensuring strong passwords are used and weak passwords are blocked
MultiFactor Authentication to provide more secure access than just a password
Security policies to control who can access what data and applications
Blanket blocking of access from specified locations (e.g. Russia, China etc.)
