Cloud migration for your business

Move critical systems to the cloud without losing control.

When your current systems start getting in the way, we plan and deliver the move to Microsoft 365, Teams Phone and the cloud, from discovery through handover.

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Cloud migration services across your environment

You get one accountable project team for email, files, identity, applications and desktops. Before anything moves, we document the source, dependencies, target design, responsibilities, the planned switch to production (cutover) and acceptance criteria. That work happens before production.

Platform details shape the plan. Microsoft distinguishes external moves from migration between Microsoft 365 tenants, each organisation's separate cloud environment. For file content, Migration Manager supports file shares and several cloud sources, but destination and permission mappings still need review. We resolve these decisions during design, not during cutover.

In our delivery work, the most consequential blockers tend to sit between platforms: a domain attached to two tenants, an application that still relays mail through Exchange or access owned by a departed user. Discovery is where we surface those dependencies.

Email and Microsoft 365

From: Google Workspace, Exchange Server, hosted or IMAP email, or another Microsoft 365 tenant.
Project scope: Identity and domain preparation, migration batches, coexistence where supported, mail routing, DNS changes, client cutover and mailbox validation.

Files and collaboration

From: SharePoint Server, file servers, NAS, Google Drive, Dropbox or Box.
Project scope: Decide what belongs in OneDrive, SharePoint or Teams; scan unsupported items; map owners, users, groups and permissions; then reconcile migrated content and metadata.

Replace separate softphones with Teams

From: Standalone desktop or mobile softphone applications.
What Teams enables: Employees can make and receive business calls in the same familiar app they use for meetings and chat, in the office or remotely. Bring company numbers, presence, call transfer, voicemail, queues and automated greetings into one workspace.

Identity and devices

From: Active Directory, legacy device management or unmanaged endpoints.
Project scope: Choose cloud-native or hybrid identity, prepare Microsoft Entra ID and Intune, then pilot enrolment, compliance, application deployment, multifactor authentication and Conditional Access rules based on identity and device status, with recovery accounts and documented exclusions.

Servers and applications

From: Physical servers, VMware, Hyper-V, applications and databases.
Project scope: Discover dependencies, choose what to retain, rehost, replatform, refactor or retire, and prepare the governed Azure or AWS cloud foundation (landing zone), networking, security, backup, recovery and step-by-step cutover plan.

Desktops and applications

From: Citrix, RDS and legacy virtual desktop estates.
Project scope: Move to Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 or AWS WorkSpaces after validating application compatibility, profiles, peripherals, printing, network capacity, latency and user access.

Mergers and tenant changes

For: Acquisitions, mergers, divestitures and tenant consolidation.
Project scope: Sequence identity mapping, domain release, mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and device changes, with coexistence and ownership agreed for both organisations.

How the migration moves from discovery to handover

Each stage ends with a defined output and approval. The cutover starts only after the pilot results, step-by-step operating plan (runbook), fallback or restore options, communication plan and business acceptance checks are agreed. For infrastructure moves, this dependency-led wave approach aligns with AWS migration planning guidance.

  1. DiscoveryInventory the estate and identify owners, volumes, dependencies and hard business constraints.
  2. Target designDefine the destination and its acceptance criteria.
  3. RemediationResolve source-health issues, unsupported data and missing prerequisites.
  4. PilotTest representative users and business workflows.
  5. Wave preparationBuild migration batches, assign responsibilities, write communications and confirm the change window plus every go or no-go decision.
  6. CutoverRun final synchronisation and complete the approved routing, DNS, identity or access changes.
  7. ValidationReconcile data and permissions. Then test mail flow, calls, applications and complete user journeys.
  8. Hypercare and handoverUse a short post-cutover support period to resolve migration issues, document the final state and transfer operational ownership.

How we protect data, access and business continuity

Controls are selected for the source and destination, then written into the runbook. You know what is protected, what is changing, who approves it and how success will be measured.

Source preservationRetention, backup, restore and decommissioning decisions are agreed before source changes begin.
ReconciliationCounts, exceptions, logs and representative samples confirm what moved and what needs attention.
Access mappingOwners, users, groups and permissions are reviewed instead of copying legacy access blindly.
Change controlDNS, routing, identity and domain changes follow a timed, owned runbook.
Continuity decisionsGo or no-go criteria state what can be reversed, restored or rerouted if validation fails.
Business acceptanceNamed owners test the workflows that matter and approve the result before project closure.

Technical capability across Microsoft, AWS and Citrix

The credentials shown are held by members of the delivery team. During qualification, we match the engineer and platform expertise to the approved migration scope rather than treating a badge as a universal guarantee.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert Citrix Certified Expert Virtualization

Plan your migration with practical comparisons

These guides explain common platform choices before discovery, so your first workshop can focus on constraints, risks and decisions specific to your environment.

Cloud migration questions

Will the business need to stop during migration?

Most projects use pilots, migration waves and coexistence to reduce disruption. If an outage is required, the project plan defines its expected impact, timing, owner and acceptance checks before cutover.

How long does a cloud migration take?

The schedule depends on source health, data volume, integrations, user count, licensing, compliance and supplier lead times. We provide a project schedule after discovery rather than applying a generic duration.

How do you protect data during migration?

The plan defines source retention, available backup or restore points, incremental synchronisation where supported, reconciliation checks and business acceptance criteria. Source systems are not decommissioned until the agreed validation gates are complete.

Can every migration be rolled back?

Not every change can be reversed instantly, especially domain and identity changes. Before cutover, the runbook states what can be reversed, what must be restored or rerouted, and which conditions trigger that decision.

Are Microsoft 365 licences, cloud consumption and third-party costs included?

The design maps requirements to suitable licences and services. Microsoft, AWS, hardware and third-party costs remain separate unless the project proposal explicitly includes them.

Can Teams replace our current softphone?

Yes. Teams Phone brings business calls into the same application employees already use for meetings and chat. It can provide company calling on computers and mobiles, together with presence, call transfer, voicemail, queues and automated greetings. We can coordinate the move of existing numbers where available.

What do you need from our team?

You provide access to technical owners, source and target administrators, application owners and business testers. The responsibility matrix agreed during discovery identifies every decision, credential, approval and validation task.

What happens after cutover?

Migration-specific hypercare covers validation, issue resolution and documentation, followed by a structured handover to your internal team or chosen support provider.

Tell us what you run today and what must move

Share the source platforms, user count, target outcome and the business processes that cannot be interrupted. We will use that context to prepare the first migration discussion.

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