What We Do

Services engineered
for zero tolerance
of downtime.

From the storage array to the app on your customer's phone, every service we offer starts from the same premise: your business depends on technology that works — silently, reliably, and without drama. We engineer every layer for that outcome.

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Service 01

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.

  • 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
Discuss Your Migration →
Migration Architecture
On-Premise Exchange
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Azure Hybrid
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M365 Cloud
Local File Servers
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Migration Engine
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Azure Files
SQL Server (On-Prem)
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DMS
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Azure SQL
Downtime Window< 2 hrs
Data Integrity100%
Rollback PlanAlways Ready
Service 02

High Availability
& Uptime

99.99% uptime is an engineering discipline, not a promise. We design systems where failure is anticipated, isolated, and recovered automatically — without you ever knowing it happened.

  • 99.99% uptime SLA engineering with documented failover paths
  • Active-active and active-passive failover cluster design
  • Geo-redundant deployments across Azure regions
  • Load balancing, health probes, and automatic traffic rerouting
  • Private cloud and hybrid cloud high-availability designs
  • Azure Availability Sets, Zones, and Scale Sets configuration
Architect Your Uptime →
Failover Architecture
Primary
● ACTIVE
Secondary
● STANDBY
Health Probe
←▶
Load Balancer
←▶
DNS Failover
Failover Time< 30 sec
Uptime SLA99.99%
Human InterventionZero
Service 03

Disaster
Recovery

When the worst happens — ransomware, hardware failure, natural disaster — you need to be back online in hours, not weeks. We design and test DR plans so that when you need them, they actually work.

  • Business Continuity Planning (BCP) documentation and review
  • VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) deployment and management
  • Azure Site Recovery setup, replication, and orchestration
  • Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) design
  • Full DR failover testing on a scheduled cadence
  • Ransomware recovery planning and immutable backup strategies
Build Your DR Plan →
Recovery Objectives
RTO TARGET< 4 Hours
RPO TARGET< 1 Hour
VMware SRM
Azure Site Recovery
Immutable Backups
Tested Annually
Service 04

Backup &
Data Protection

Your data is the lifeblood of your business. We architect enterprise-grade backup strategies using the industry's most trusted platforms — with documented recovery procedures and regular verification.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication — certified design and implementation
  • EMC Avamar deduplication backup architecture
  • CommVault enterprise backup and recovery platform
  • 3-2-1 and 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule enforcement
  • Offsite and air-gapped backup configurations
  • Automated backup verification and restore testing
Protect Your Data →
3-2-1 Backup Rule
3 Copies of Data✓
2 Different Media Types✓
1 Copy Offsite / Cloud✓
1 Immutable / Air-Gapped✓
0 Backup Errors on Verify✓
Service 05

Microsoft
Technologies

We don't dabble across every vendor. We go deep on Microsoft — and we've built the certifications, battle scars, and institutional knowledge to prove it. This is our home turf.

  • Azure cloud architecture design, implementation, and optimization
  • Microsoft 365 deployment, licensing, and security hardening
  • Exchange Server 2016/2019 and Exchange Online administration
  • Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure design and management
  • Azure Active Directory, Conditional Access, and MFA deployment
  • Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Power Platform integration
Talk Microsoft Stack →
Microsoft Stack Expertise
Azure
Cloud Architecture
M365
SaaS & Productivity
Exchange
On-Prem & Online
Hyper-V
Virtualization
Azure AD
Identity & Access
Teams & Power
Platform
Service 06

Web & App
Development

Most developers stop at the code. Most infrastructure shops stop at the server. We do both — web consulting, websites, purpose-built business apps, custom databases, and integrations, engineered with the same discipline we bring to mission-critical infrastructure.

  • Web consulting: platform choices, architecture reviews, and honest audits of the site you already have
  • Custom websites and site funnels built to capture and convert leads
  • Purpose-built business apps — point-of-sale, contact capture, booking, and internal tools
  • Custom databases designed around how your business actually works
  • In-house app design: user interfaces and front ends built around how your staff actually work
  • Reporting dashboards and data warehouses that pull accounting, sales, and operations into one view
  • Web apps, client portals, and native iOS and Android apps
  • APIs, CRM integrations, and workflow automation that end manual re-entry
Discuss Your Project →
Web & App Stack
Web Consulting & UXAndré
Websites & FunnelsLead Capture
Web & Mobile AppsPOS · Portals · iOS · Android
Databases & APIsCRM · Automation
Infrastructure UnderneathStorage · Network · Cloud
Hosting & SupportFreighters
Service 07

High-Speed
Hosting

Speed is a ranking factor, a conversion factor, and a visibility factor. We host the sites and apps we build on Microsoft Azure and top-tier CDN and serverless platforms that scale on demand, with SSL, DNS, and monitoring handled by the same team that wrote the code.

  • Hosting on a fast global network with a CDN, so pages load quickly wherever your visitors are
  • SSL certificates (HTTPS) issued and renewed automatically
  • DNS and domain management, handled by people who understand what every record does
  • Search-ready from day one: titles, descriptions, sitemap, and structured data
  • Core Web Vitals tuning — images, caching, and code optimized for real-world speed
  • Microsoft Azure, top-tier CDNs, and serverless platforms that scale automatically — chosen to fit each workload
Talk Hosting →
Request Path
Visitor
──▶
Azure · CDN · Serverless
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Your Site or App
DNS
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SSL / HTTPS
──▶
Cache & Images
SSL CertificatesAuto-Renewed
Core Web VitalsMeasured & Tuned
PlansBase · SEO Web Boss
Service 08

AI Search
Visibility

Your customers are asking AI assistants who to hire. Through our close partnership with SEO Web Boss, we integrate an automated content engine into the sites we build and host — so your business becomes a source those answers can cite.

  • SEO Web Boss integrated directly into your Freighters-built site and hosting
  • Blog articles written and published automatically, on a schedule
  • GEO (generative engine optimization) content built for ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews to find and cite
  • Works in partnership with your Google Business Profile
  • Structured data, FAQs, and an llms.txt file so AI crawlers understand who you are and what you do
  • A technical foundation from Freighters: fast hosting, clean code, and pages crawlers can read
Get Cited by AI →
From Your Site to the AI Answer
Fast, Crawlable SiteFreighters
Structured Data · FAQs · llms.txtFreighters
Scheduled Blog & GEO ContentSEO Web Boss
Google Business ProfileSEO Web Boss
Cited in AI AnswersChatGPT · Gemini · AI Overviews

Real engineers, not a ticket queue.

The people on this page are the people who do the work. No account managers in between, no hand-offs to a help desk.

Meet the team →
Robert Hanson, Principal & Senior Systems Engineer
Robert Hanson
Principal & Senior Systems Engineer
André Rocha, Systems Engineer & Web Solutions
André Rocha
Systems Engineer & Web Solutions
Jenni Hanson, Director of Operations & Accounting
Jenni Hanson
Director of Operations & Accounting
Wevertom Silva, Web Sales & Design Consulting
Wevertom Silva
Web Sales & Design Consulting

The platform we bet on — and why.

We've worked across every major platform. Azure wins for SMBs on every dimension that matters.

99.99% Uptime

Geo-redundancy, automatic failover, and resilient architecture built into the platform by default.

Instant Scalability

Scale resources up or down in minutes. Pay only for what you use — no overprovisioning, no hardware risk.

Enterprise Security

Advanced threat protection, encryption at rest and in transit, Azure AD, and compliance frameworks included.

Fast Recovery

Azure Site Recovery and automated backups get you back online in hours — with documented, tested procedures.

Cost Reduction

Eliminate hardware refresh cycles. Most SMBs reduce infrastructure costs by 30–60% in year one.

Seamless Integration

Native integration with Microsoft 365, Teams, Power Platform, and Dynamics — no complex bridging required.

Verified expertise.
Every technology we touch.

Microsoft AzureMicrosoft 365 & SaaSExchange ServerVeeam CertifiedEMC AvamarCommVaultVMware Site RecoveryNimble CertifiedCompellent CertifiedVMware ExpertsHyper-VPrivate Cloud Architecture

Not sure which service
you actually need?

That's what the free consultation is for. We'll assess your current environment and tell you honestly what matters most.

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