Move to the cloud,
without losing a day's work.
Ageing servers, files on a machine under a desk, mailboxes nobody can back up. We plan the move properly, migrate your data and applications out of hours, and stay with you afterwards to keep the costs under control.
hours
Cutover & final sync
Quote before we start
Plan for every stage
Engineers, in-house
The server in the cupboard
is a deadline, not an asset.
Every on-premise server has a date on it: the day the warranty ends, the day the OS stops getting patched, or the day the drive fails. Moving to the cloud turns a capital risk into a predictable monthly cost.
What staying put actually costs
A replacement bill you can't predict
Servers don’t fail on a schedule. When one goes, it’s thousands of pounds and days of disruption, unplanned.
Out-of-support software
An unpatched server operating system is an open door, and increasingly something your insurer and your clients will ask about.
Nobody can work from anywhere
Files that only exist on the office network mean VPN faff, remote desktop workarounds, and staff emailing documents to themselves.
Single point of failure, single location
One fire, flood or burglary takes the live data and the backup drive sat next to it.
Paying for capacity you don't use
Kit specified for peak load five years ago, idling most of the week, and depreciating the whole time.
What a proper migration gives you
A predictable monthly cost
No capital purchases, no depreciation, no surprise replacement, a per-user figure you can budget against.
Work from anywhere, properly
Mail, files and applications reachable from the office, home or a client site, with security that follows the user.
Capacity that flexes
Add five users for a busy season and take them off again. Storage grows when you do, not in £2,000 steps.
Resilience built in
Enterprise data centres, redundant hardware and off-site backup, the sort of infrastructure no small business can buy outright.
Someone else doing the patching
Platform maintenance, updates and monitoring handled, by the provider and by us, not by whoever in your office is “good with computers”.
Mail, files, applications
and the identities behind them.
From a single mailbox move to a full server decommission, planned, migrated and supported end to end by the same team.
Cloud readiness assessment
We audit what you’re running: servers, applications, connections, licences and data volumes, and identify the risks before anything moves.
Migration strategy & roadmap
A staged plan with dates, dependencies, downtime windows and a rollback position for each phase, costed before we begin.
Email & Microsoft 365
Mailboxes, shared mailboxes, calendars, contacts and archives moved to Exchange Online with delta syncs so nothing is missed.
File servers & shares
Shared drives moved to SharePoint and OneDrive with folder structures and permissions mapped, not flattened.
Applications & databases
Line-of-business software rehosted on cloud servers or moved to the vendor’s hosted version, tested by real users first.
Identity & access
Users moved into Entra ID with single sign-on, MFA and conditional access, so one login governs everything cleanly.
Cloud security & compliance
Sharing rules, retention policies, encryption and audit logging configured properly, with the evidence your clients ask for.
Optimisation & cost control
Right-sizing after go-live, licence tidy-ups and unused services switched off, cloud bills creep when nobody’s watching.
Decommission & aftercare
Old kit securely wiped and retired, documentation handed over, and floor-walking support for the first week on the new setup.
Not everything should move
the same way.
Three honest options per workload. Part of our job is telling you which things are worth moving and which are better left alone for now.
The server moves to cloud hosting largely as it is. Fastest route off ageing hardware, with no change for your users.
- Quickest to deliver
- No retraining needed
- Best for older applications
The workload is replaced by the platform version, mail to Exchange Online, shares to SharePoint, the app to the vendor's hosted product.
- No server to maintain
- Per-user, predictable cost
- Best long-term value
Some things stay put, a machine tied to hardware, a licence that won't travel, a regulator that wants data on site. We integrate rather than force it.
- Keeps awkward systems working
- Single sign-on across both
- Staged over time
Whatever route each workload takes, it gets backed up, see managed backup services.
The same business,
two different platforms.
Not everything about the cloud is cheaper, it’s more predictable, more resilient and far easier to work from anywhere. Here’s the honest comparison.
Four stages,
and no surprises in any of them.
The reason migrations go wrong is rarely the technology. It’s an application nobody mentioned, or a cutover attempted on a Tuesday afternoon.
Find out what you're really running
We inventory servers, applications, mailboxes, data volumes, licences and internet connectivity, then talk to the people who actually use the awkward systems. This is where the surprises get found, while they're still cheap.
- Full infrastructure audit
- Dependencies mapped
- Risks written down
Agree the route, the dates and the price
Each workload gets a route, lift and shift, move to a cloud service, or stay put for now. You get a staged plan with downtime windows, a rollback position for every phase, and a fixed quote before anything is touched.
- Route per workload
- Downtime windows agreed
- Fixed quote, rollback plan
Copy, test, then sync again
Data is copied while you carry on working, permissions are mapped, and real users test the new environment before commitment. The final sync and cutover happen out of hours, usually a Saturday evening, so Monday just works.
- Copy without downtime
- User acceptance testing
- Cutover out of hours
Support the first month, then tune the bill
We're on hand for the settling-in period, then review what's actually being used: licences trimmed, storage right-sized, unused services switched off, and old hardware securely wiped and retired.
- Hands-on aftercare
- Licence & cost review
- Old kit securely retired
One workload,
or the whole server room.
Migration is project work, quoted per job once we’ve assessed it. What varies is scope, not the care taken.
Single workload
One system, moved properly
- Email and mailboxes to Microsoft 365
- Or shared drives to SharePoint / OneDrive
- Data copied, verified and delta-synced
- Out-of-hours cutover
- Devices reconfigured and tested
- One week of settling-in support
Fixed price per project
Most common
Full migration project
Server room to cloud, end to end
- Everything in single workload, plus:
- Cloud readiness assessment and roadmap
- Applications and databases rehosted
- Identity, single sign-on and MFA rollout
- Security, sharing and retention policies set
- Old hardware wiped, retired and documented
- Staff floor-walking through the first week
Quoted after assessment · staged payments
Post-migration care
Ongoing, monthly
- Day-to-day IT support for your users
- Licence management and user changes
- Managed security across devices and logins
- Managed backup of cloud data
- Quarterly cost and usage review
- Named contact who knows your setup
Quoted per user, per month
Assessment first, always, we won't quote a migration we haven't looked at properly.
Getting there is a project.
Staying there is a service.
What clients typically put in place around a migration.
Microsoft 365
Licensing, tenant setup, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive, configured for how your business actually works rather than left on defaults.
IT consultancy
If you’re not sure a migration is even the right next move, start here: an honest review of your setup and a costed roadmap in priority order.
Managed backup
Microsoft keeps the service running; your data is your responsibility. Immutable off-site copies of mail, files, SharePoint and Teams.
Common questions
Before you get in touch.
How much downtime should we expect?
For most businesses, none during working hours. Data is copied while you carry on as normal, and the final sync and cutover happen out of hours, usually a Saturday evening. You start Monday on the new platform.
Will we lose any email or files?
No. Migrations run as a copy followed by delta syncs, so anything that arrives during the project is picked up at cutover. The old system stays intact and available until you’re happy, which is also the rollback position.
We have an old application that has to stay on a server. Is that a problem?
Very common, and no. It either gets rehosted on a cloud server as-is, or stays on site in a hybrid setup with single sign-on across both. We won’t force a system to move just to say everything’s in the cloud.
Is the cloud actually cheaper?
Over the life of a server it usually works out comparable or better, but the real gain is predictability and resilience: no capital purchases, no surprise failures, and no five-figure replacement year. We’ll show you the honest numbers for your setup.
How long does a migration take?
A single mailbox move can be a matter of hours. A full project with a file server, line-of-business application and identity rollout is typically a few weeks, most of which is preparation and testing rather than moving data.
What happens to our old hardware?
Once you’ve signed off on the new environment we securely wipe it and retire it, with documentation of what was decommissioned. Where kit is still useful we’ll tell you what’s worth repurposing.
Will our staff need training?
Usually very little, we aim for the first Monday to feel familiar. We’re on hand during the first week for the small questions, and we’ll run short walkthroughs where something has genuinely changed, like moving from a mapped drive to SharePoint.
Do you charge for the assessment?
The initial cloud readiness assessment is free and yours to keep, including the written findings. Detailed design work on a large estate is quoted, and we’ll tell you up front if your project is in that bracket.
Get a free cloud readiness assessment
Tell us what you’re running, how many staff, what’s on the server and which applications you use. We’ll come back with what should move, what shouldn’t, what it will cost and how long it takes. In plain English, no obligation.
Free audit · fixed per-user pricing · 30-day rolling agreement
