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Cloud & Microsoft 365

Move off aging servers, clean up a messy Microsoft 365 tenant, or get to the cloud without the horror stories. LRG plans the move to minimize disruption — with security built in from day one, then keeps managing it so you're never left holding a tenant you don't understand.

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Microsoft 365 & Azure
Security-first migrations
Entra ID + Intune
[ 01 — The pressure ]

The cloud was supposed to make this simpler.

For a lot of businesses, it didn't. Aging on-premise servers you're nervous to touch, one hardware failure away from a bad week. A Microsoft 365 tenant nobody really set up — full of stale accounts, weak security, and permissions no one can explain. A half-finished migration that left files in two places and broke email for a day. The cloud isn't the problem. An unplanned move is.

[ 02 — What LRG handles ]

From the first plan to the day-to-day, one accountable owner.

Microsoft 365 migration & setup

01

Email, files, Teams, and SharePoint moved and configured properly — with security settings and licensing right from the start, not left at the defaults.

Azure & hybrid infrastructure

02

Servers and workloads moved to Azure, or run in a hybrid setup where it makes sense — designed for your needs instead of a one-size template.

Tenant cleanup & hardening

03

Stale accounts removed, MFA turned on, permissions tightened, and security baselines applied to a 365 environment that grew without a plan.

Identity & device management

04

Microsoft Entra ID for logins and Intune for the laptops and phones that connect — so the right person on a trusted device reaches only what they should.

Security & compliance embedded

05

Encryption, access controls, and the safeguards your industry requires built into the move from the start, not bolted on after something goes wrong.

Ongoing cloud management

06

Backups for your cloud data, monitoring, license right-sizing, and a real person to call when something's off.

[ 03 — How a cloud move works ]

Four phases, planned so your team keeps working.

STEP 01 · ASSESS

Cloud readiness assessment

We review what you're running today — servers, your 365 tenant, how people work — and deliver a clear findings report and migration plan with the risks called out up front. Free, no obligation.

STEP 02 · PREPARE

Plan & stage

We design the target environment, set up security and identity, and stage everything so the cutover is quick and reversible.

STEP 03 · MIGRATE

Move & verify

We move email, files, and workloads on a schedule built around your business — usually with the heaviest lifting off-hours — and verify everything landed before we call it done.

STEP 04 · ONGOING

Manage & optimize

We keep the environment monitored, backed up, secure, and right-sized, and tune it as your business grows.

SURFACE_02 · CLOUD
Migration posture
Planned
Identity
Entra
Devices
Intune
Data loss
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[ 04 — Why ours don't become horror stories ]

The plan is the whole job.

Most painful migrations fail in the planning, not the technology. We inventory what you have, find the dependencies that quietly break things, and sequence the cutover around your business hours — so the migration itself becomes the boring part. And security comes along for the ride: it's far cheaper and safer to build it in during the move than to add it after.

01
Security from the start
Encryption, MFA, and conditional access set up as part of the migration — so you land in the cloud already hardened, not exposed.
02
Identity & devices included
Entra ID for who logs in and Intune for what they log in from, so a lost device can be locked or wiped and access always matches the role.
03
One team after the move
The same local team that planned the migration keeps managing it — the cloud becomes part of your managed IT, not a thing you babysit.
[ FAQ ]

Cloud & Microsoft 365 questions, answered.

How long does a Microsoft 365 migration take, and will we lose email or files?+

For most small and mid-size businesses a migration runs from a few days to a few weeks depending on how much data and how many systems are involved — and the goal is zero lost email or files and minimal downtime. We get there by planning thoroughly first: inventorying everything, staging the move, and scheduling the cutover around your business hours so the heaviest work happens off-hours.

Our Microsoft 365 feels like a mess — can you fix it instead of migrating?+

Yes, and it's a common request. Tenants that grew over the years are usually full of stale accounts, weak or default security, and permissions no one can explain. We assess your existing tenant and clean it up — removing dead accounts, turning on multi-factor authentication, tightening permissions, and applying proper security baselines — so you keep your environment but finally have it set up right and managed.

Should we move to the cloud or keep our on-premise servers?+

It depends on your business, which is exactly what the readiness assessment is for. Many businesses are best served fully in the cloud; others have an application or constraint that calls for a hybrid setup with some on-premise systems. We look at your actual workloads, costs, and compliance needs and recommend the mix that fits — rather than pushing everything to the cloud because it's trendy.

Is the cloud actually secure for a small business?+

It can be very secure — but only if it's set up that way, and the defaults usually aren't enough. The cloud gives you enterprise-grade tools, but they have to be configured: multi-factor authentication, conditional access, encryption, and proper permissions. We build those controls in during the migration and manage them afterward, including the data controls regulated industries require.

Do you keep managing our cloud after the move, or just set it up and leave?+

We keep managing it — that's the point. A migration that hands you back a tenant you don't understand isn't a finished job. After the move, the same local team monitors your environment, backs up your cloud data, keeps security current, right-sizes your licensing, and answers the phone when something's off.

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Get to the cloud without the war stories.

A cloud readiness assessment shows you exactly what a move would involve — what to migrate, what to fix first, and where the risks are — in a clear findings report. No obligation, no pressure.

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