Microsoft 365 done properly — and explained in plain English.
We've been deploying Microsoft 365 for years. We know where the rough edges are, how to avoid sprawl, and how to make it genuinely useful for your team.
Microsoft 365
Licensing, tenant configuration, and ongoing management without the surprise renewals.
SharePoint & OneDrive
File structures that make sense, permissions that are actually documented.
Teams
Teams as a workplace, not chaos — channels, governance, telephony, the lot.
Cloud migration
Move off legacy file servers and on prem Exchange with a plan, not a panic.
Business Standard vs Business Premium
The right licence depends on what security and device management your business needs, not just mailbox size. Here's the practical difference for most SMEs.
| Feature | Business Standard | Business Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop Office apps | Included | Included |
| Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive | Included | Included |
| Intune device management | Not included | Included |
| Conditional Access | Not included | Included |
| Advanced threat protection for endpoints | Not included | Included |
| Typical fit | Very small teams with low regulatory pressure | Businesses needing managed devices and stronger identity controls |
More detail: Microsoft 365 Business Standard vs Business Premium.
Moving to Microsoft 365 without losing anything
Whether you're coming off an ageing file server, on-premises Exchange, or Google Workspace, migration is planned around your working week rather than squeezed into a single stressful weekend.
Assess
Map what exists today, files, mailboxes, permissions, shared drives, and flag anything that needs cleaning up before it moves.
Plan
Agree a cutover window, a rollback option, and who needs to know what and when.
Migrate
Move data, mailboxes and permissions, keeping a copy of the source system until everything is verified.
Verify & train
Confirm nothing is missing, then a short walkthrough so the team knows where things live now.
The mess we see in tenants we didn't set up
- SharePoint sprawl, dozens of sites with no naming convention or owner
- Undocumented permissions, nobody sure who can see what
- Too many Teams created for one-off projects and never archived
- Incorrect licensing, paying for features nobody uses, or missing ones the business needs
- Unmanaged personal devices with full access to company data
- Weak identity controls, no MFA, no conditional access, shared logins
Getting the groundwork right before adding AI tools
Microsoft 365 Copilot only respects the permissions already in place in SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams, so if those permissions are messy, Copilot will surface things it shouldn't. Before switching it on, we make sure licensing is correct, permissions are cleaned up, and data is organised sensibly. That's it, no hype, just the groundwork.
How much does this actually cost?
Managed support is normally structured as a predictable monthly partnership rather than an hourly meter. Pricing scales with the number of people you have and how complex your environment is.
- Scope is affected by your security requirements, locations, devices, support needs and any project work.
- We explain what is and is not included before you agree to anything.
- Support should never make someone hesitate to ask for help because they are worried about an hourly bill.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — email, files, calendars and contacts. We plan migrations around your working week so disruption is minimal.
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