Cloud Migrations
Moving to the cloud shouldn't be a gamble. We plan, test, and execute migrations with methodical precision — so your business never skips a beat during the transition.
A cloud migration fails for one of two reasons: nobody mapped the dependencies before cutover, or nobody planned for what happens if something goes wrong mid-move. We treat both as non-negotiable — every migration starts with a full inventory of what actually depends on what (mail flow, shared drives, line-of-business apps, authentication), not just a checklist of servers to move.
We work in Azure primarily because it's the platform we know deepest, not because it's the only option — if your business is genuinely better served by staying hybrid or by a lighter-touch move, we'll tell you that instead of selling you a bigger project. Most SMB migrations we run land in the range of a few weeks to a couple of months, depending on data volume, the number of dependent systems, and how much testing the business needs before it's comfortable cutting over.
- Email & Exchange Server migration to Microsoft 365 or Exchange Online
- File services migration to Azure Files or SharePoint
- SQL database lift-and-shift with near-zero downtime windows
- Full workload modernization to Azure IaaS and PaaS
- Pre-migration assessment, pilot environments, and staged rollouts
- Post-migration tuning, monitoring, and optimization
The process for this engagement.
Inventory & dependency mapping
We catalog every mailbox, share, database, and application that touches the systems moving to Azure — and how they depend on each other — before we plan a single cutover step.
Migration plan & pilot
A written plan with a defined Recovery Time Objective for the cutover window, plus a pilot migration of a low-risk mailbox or workload to validate the approach before it touches anything critical.
Staged cutover
Data and workloads move in batches, not all at once — each batch verified before the next starts, so a problem in one area never cascades into a full outage.
Post-migration verification
We confirm mail flow, permissions, and application connectivity are intact, then stay engaged through the first weeks to catch anything that only shows up under real production load.
About cloud migrations.
Will there be downtime during the migration?
Most migrations run with zero or near-zero downtime — we stage the move so users keep working against the old system until the new one is verified, then cut DNS/mail flow over during a defined low-traffic window.
What happens to our on-prem hardware afterward?
That's your call. Some clients decommission it immediately; others keep it as a fallback for a transition period, or repurpose it. We'll give you an honest read on whether keeping it makes sense for your situation.
Do you migrate from other cloud providers, not just on-prem?
Yes — we've moved workloads from AWS and Google Workspace into Azure/Microsoft 365 as well as classic on-prem-to-cloud migrations. The dependency-mapping and staged-cutover approach is the same either way.
How do you handle data during the migration — is it secure?
Data moves over encrypted channels using Microsoft's native migration tooling wherever possible (rather than third-party transfer tools), and we don't retain copies of your data outside your own tenant once a migration is complete.
See it in practice.
The rest of the stack.
High Availability
99.99% uptime isn't marketing — it's an engineering standard. Failover architectures that keep you online, always.
Disaster Recovery
VMware Site Recovery, full DR testing, and orchestration — so recovery is fast and certain.
Backup & Data Protection
Veeam, EMC Avamar, CommVault. Your data is your business — we treat it like it is.
Microsoft Technologies
Deep expertise across Azure, Microsoft 365, Exchange Server, and Hyper-V — purpose-built for your environment.
Web Solutions
Custom websites, CMS platforms, CRM integrations, and workflow automation. André-built and engineered to perform.
Let's scope your cloud migrations.
A free consultation, an honest assessment, and a clear plan — no obligation.