Microsoft 365, configured the way it was meant to be.
Microsoft 365 does far more than email. We migrate you onto it properly, license you for what you actually use, and switch on the security features already included in the plan you pay for.
- Partner
- Microsoft partner
- Migration downtime
- None in working hours
- Licensing
- Monthly or annual
- Devices
- Intune and Autopilot
- Backup
- Included in 365 Ultimate
Email moved to the cloud. Nothing else did.
The typical tenant we inherit was set up years ago to get email working and never revisited.
What we usually find
Set up once, never reviewed.
- Licences still assigned to people who left
- Business Premium paid for, its security features switched off
- Files split between a server, OneDrive and someone’s desktop
- No backup, because “it’s in the cloud”
- Legacy sign-in still enabled, bypassing MFA
After we’ve been through it
Configured, licensed and documented.
- Licences matched to roles and reviewed every quarter
- Conditional access, MFA and separate admin accounts
- Files in SharePoint with permissions you can explain
- Independent backup of mail, files and Teams
- Devices enrolled, encrypted and remotely wipeable
The whole Microsoft stack, handled.
Migration
From on-premise Exchange, Google Workspace or another tenant. Mail, calendars, contacts and files moved with no working-hours downtime.
Licensing
Bought through us as a Microsoft partner, monthly or annual, with a quarterly review that removes what you don’t use.
Identity and Entra ID
Single sign-on, multi-factor, conditional access and properly separated admin accounts.
Intune and Autopilot
Devices enrolled, encrypted and policy-managed. A new laptop configures itself when the user first signs in.
SharePoint and OneDrive
File servers retired, a structure built around how your teams work, and permissions an auditor can follow.
Teams
Meetings, chat and calling, with the option to route calls through OctoVoIP, our managed phone service.
Security standards
One hardened baseline applied and monitored across every tenant we manage, so drift gets spotted and corrected.
Exchange Online
Mailboxes, shared mailboxes, distribution lists, signatures and mail flow rules looked after properly.
Want it all in one subscription?
Microsoft 365 Ultimate bundles your licence with 24/7 detection and response, advanced email security, independent backup, staff training and managed signatures, on one per-user line.
| Included | Ultimate | Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Licence, email security, backup | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24/7 detection and response | ✓ | – |
| Training and phishing simulations | ✓ | – |
| Managed signatures | ✓ | – |
How a migration actually runs.
Prepare thoroughly, cut over out of hours, and be there the morning after. We have moved businesses off Google Workspace, ageing Exchange servers and between tenants after acquisitions.
Discovery and design
Mailboxes, shared mailboxes, file shares, permissions and the integrations that will bite later.
Weeks 1 to 2Build and pre-stage
Tenant built and hardened, data copied in the background while everyone carries on.
Weeks 2 to 3Cutover
Final sync and DNS change on a Friday evening or weekend. The old system stays readable as a fallback.
Cutover weekendFloorwalk
An engineer with you on the first morning back, because the questions always come in the first two hours.
Monday
Illustration of a typical first tenant review.
“As a small volunteer run charity, we were looking for a company to provide us with advice and support regarding our IT migration to Microsoft 365. From the very first contact, everyone I spoke to was knowledgeable, helpful and a pleasure to work with. The migration was well managed with good communication and a smooth transition. Nick and Caleb were always available to help with any issues and answer questions. It is very reassuring to know that they are managing our ongoing hosting and admin requirements and will be available to help with any future issues.”
Questions we get asked
What does a Microsoft 365 partner do?
A Microsoft partner such as Octotech supplies Microsoft 365 licences and handles everything around them: migration, setup, security configuration, device management, user changes and day-to-day support. Our Microsoft 365 Ultimate bundle adds 24/7 detection, email security, backup and training to the licence.
Do we really need a separate backup?
Yes. Microsoft protect the platform, not your data. Retention settings help with short-term accidents but won’t survive a deliberate deletion, ransomware or a mailbox purged months ago.
Which licence do we need?
For most businesses under 300 people, Business Premium is the sweet spot because it includes the device management and security features that would otherwise be bought separately. We map it against what you actually do rather than selling the top tier by default.
Can you move us from Google Workspace?
Yes, it is a common migration for us. Mail, calendars, contacts and Drive content move across, shared drives map to SharePoint, and both run side by side until cutover.
How much downtime is there?
None during working hours. Cutover happens on a Friday evening or weekend.
Can you take over the tenant we already have?
Usually, yes. We review the configuration against our baseline and give you a report of what we would change and in what order, before touching anything.
Related services
Get more out of the licences you already pay for.
We will review your tenant and show you what you pay for but don’t use, and what is currently left open.